Navigating TDS and Compliance for Contractual Employees: What Are the Rules?

TDS Deduction for Contractual Employees

Please guide me on how much percentage of TDS needs to be deducted from a contractual employee's salary per month.

Compliance for Employees with CTC Below 21000 INR

Please guide me if the CTC per month of an employee is below 21000 INR and the employee requests that PF and ESIC should not be deducted from their salary. Should this be considered for contractual employees, and what compliance needs to be followed by the company and the employee?

ESIC Deduction for Employees from Nepal

If an employee is working in India but is originally from Nepal with parents residing in Nepal, and the employee wishes that ESIC should not be deducted from their salary, what should be done?

It is not the choice of the employee as to whether his PF, ESI, or TDS is to be deducted or not. Similarly, CTC has no applicability in deciding; it is based on what the employee draws. When the employee is drawing less than Rs. 21,000/-, he has to be a member of ESI, and in case it is below Rs. 15,000/-, then PF contribution is a must. TDS is deductible as per the statutory requirement. The reasons stated for non-deduction of ESI are not legally valid.