How Many Employees Are Needed for PF Registration and What's the Process?

Hello, please help me with PF registration and PF information. How many employees are required for PF registration and what is the procedure?

Thanks,

Prakash Mhadaye

In accordance with the provision as stipulated in section 1(3) of the EPF and MP Act, 1952, 20 employees are required to cover the establishment under the EPF Act. If the employment strength is fewer than 20 employees in the organization, an establishment could be covered in accordance with the provisions as mentioned in 1(4) of the Act on the mutual consent of both the parties, i.e., employee and the employer.

Documents Required for EPF Coverage

For coverage of the establishment under this act, the following papers are required:

1. PAN of the Company
2. 1st Sale Bill
3. 1st Purchase Bill Raw Material
4. 1st Purchase Bill Machinery
5. Memorandum of Association and Articles in case of Pvt/Ltd Company
6. Partnership deed, in the case of a partnership firm
7. List of employees
8. Coverage Proforma
9. Cross Cancelled Cheque
10. Address proof of the authorized signatory/directors/prop/partner
11. ST/CST/VAT Registration Certificate if registered with the Sales Tax Department
12. Central Excise Registration No if any
13. Service Tax No if any
14. In the case of Society, Trust, etc., Registration of the organization with the concerned authority.

These are the documents required for coverage of the establishment under the EPF and MP Act, 1952.

Regards,
R B Yadav
Advocate

If you have 20 or more employees, then you can apply for the registration of an E.P.F. Code. Where is your office? Kindly update us with the location, and we will help you out. Alternatively, you can call me at [Phone Number Removed For Privacy Reasons].

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Regards

Please let me know what the process is after getting registered. Do we need to upload Annexure II with employee details before we upload the ECR? And when will PF numbers be allotted?

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Dear All,

Please let me know the process to open a PF & ESI account for a Trust (Educational). What documentation do we need?

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Our company wants to register the PF for the employees, and the confusion is that we have fewer than 20 employees currently, but in the near future, we will have around 20 more. Can you please help me with this?