Statutory
ECRElectronic Challan cum Return
The ECR is the monthly PF return: a file listing every member, their wages and contributions, uploaded to the EPFO portal and paid in one step.
The ECR text file carries UAN, member name, gross wages, EPF wages, EPS wages, EDLI wages, the three contribution amounts, NCP days and refunds for each employee. The portal validates it and generates the challan.
It is due, with payment, by the 15th of the following month.
In Indian payroll
Payroll software should produce the ECR directly from the run, in the portal's format. Retyping it is the origin of most PF mismatches.
What is ECR?
The ECR is the monthly PF return: a file listing every member, their wages and contributions, uploaded to the EPFO portal and paid in one step.
Why does ECR matter in Indian payroll?
Payroll software should produce the ECR directly from the run, in the portal's format. Retyping it is the origin of most PF mismatches.
Related terms
In Kuzhu
The Payroll module in Kuzhu is where ECR is handled, on the same employee record as everything else.
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