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Provident fund return:

• The employers that have PF registration have to file the PF returns monthly on 25TH of each month.

• The employers can file the PF return through the website : https://www.indiafilings.com/learn/unified-portal/

FORMS FILED WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDENT FUND:

FORM 2:

• Form 2 is filed as a declaration and nomination under the Flagship scheme of the Employment Provident Fund and the Employment Family Pension Scheme.

• Form 2 must be filed by the employees who are joining the establishment.

• This form needs to be submitted along with form 5

• FORM 2 have two parts:

1. PART A

PART A of form 2 deals with the EPF balance of the particular account holder in the event of his or her death.

2. This part of the form includes the following details:

• Name, Address, Relationship with the subscriber ,Age, Sum of the money to be paid to the nominee, Guardian Details ( in case the nominee is a minor)

This Part has to be signed or needs to have a thumb impression to be made at the end of the section.

PART B

• The details of the nominee as already mentioned in Part A should also be included in Part B. Additionally, the details of the members who are eligible to receive the children/ widow pension must be furnished.

• This Part again must be signed duly or a thumb impression has to be made at the end of the section.

FORM 5:

Form 5 is a monthly report that contains the details of the employees who are newly enrolled in the provident fund scheme. Form 5 must include the following details:

• Name of the organization/company, Address of the organization/ company, Code number of the organization/ company, Account number of employee, Name of the employee, Father’s/ husband’ name, Date of birth of employee, Date of joining, Term/ period of previous/work (as on joining date)

The form should be signed and stamped by the employer along with the date of filing the said form.

• EPF Form 5 needs to be updated every month, with all new joinees expected to fill up the relevant data.

• This form should be submitted to the Commissioner’s office before the 25th of the next month.

FORM 10:

It is a monthly report that includes the details of the employees who have ceased to be a part of the scheme on the given month.

Form 10 includes the following details:

• Account number, Name of the employee, Father’s/ Husband name, Date of leaving the service, Reason for leaving the service.

The form should be signed and stamped by the employer along with the date of filing the said form.

Form 12A

This Form 12 A is a report that contains the payment details that are contributed to the account of the respective employee in a particular month.

Annual PF Return Filing

The annual returns are to be filed by the 30th of April in a given year. The forms that are utilized for filing the annual PF returns are

• Form 3A

• Form 6A

Form 3A

The Form 3A depicts the month-wise contribution to the subscriber or members and the employers towards the Employee Provident Fund and the Employee Pension Fund in a year. The data is calculated by every member who is a part of the scheme. Additionally, the scheme will include the following details

• Account Number, Name of the subscriber, Name of the father or the husband, Name and address of the establishment, The statutory rate of contribution, Voluntary contribution in case if there is any.

Form 3A must contain the signature and the seal of the employer.

Form 6A <

Form 6A is a consolidated annual contribution statement that includes details about the annual contribution of each member of the establishment. The Form has to include the details as they are enumerated below:

• Account number,Name of the members of the subscriber

• Wages, retaining allowance if there is any, and the D.A that includes the cash value of the food concession that is paid during the currency period.

• The amount of contribution that is deducted from the wages.

• Employer’s contribution (Both EPF and Pension)

• Refund of the advances

• Rate of the higher voluntary contribution (If there is any)

• Remark

Besides this, the following details should also be included in the amount remitted column:

• The month of the contribution

• The remitted contribution that includes the refund of the advances

• EDLI Contribution

• Pension Fund Contribution

• Administrative charges

• Aggregate contributors.

Annual Account Statement

The employer has to file the PF returns through the above-mentioned forms, the Employee Provident Organization sends the annual account statement of each subscriber through the employer. The statement of the accounts will reflect the prevails the following details:

• The opening balance of the contribution includes the interest of both the employer as well as employee.

• The annual contribution of both the employer and the employee.

• Interest that is earned on the contributions

• A total number of contributions that are made by the employer and the employee.