Provident Fund Monthly Return Filing Online

In order to make the PF payment online through the EPFO Portal, the following procedure needs to be followed:

Step 1

Go to Statutory Management, PF Challan, Select Company and Period for which PF Return need to be filed.

Select Tab ECR Report for PF Challan

Step 2

Click on Print and Select PF Report

Step 3

Next, save the excel file as a CSV file. Make sure to delete the first column with particulars. Now, open the CSV file in txt format and remove all the extra commas, if any.

Step 4

Replace all commas (,) between two fields with #~# and save the file as a text document.

Step 5

Upload the ECR file

Login to the EPFO Portal, go to Payments> ECR Filing> ECR Upload. Select the Wage Month for which you are filing the return and other required details and upload the Text file.

Step 6

Generate TRRN and make payment

Next, verify the ECR uploaded and a Temporary Return Reference Number (TRRN) will be generated. Further, click on “Prepare Challan” and fill in the EPF and EDLI charges as applicable. Also, enter the number of employees, excluded number of employees and their salary. Now, click on “Generate Challan”> “Finalize” and make the payment by clicking on “Pay”.