EPF (Employees' Provident Fund)
For employees with monthly basic ≤ ₹15,000, PF is mandatory. AskBooks computes the employee + employer contributions, and on the 1st of each month generates the ECR text file for upload to the Unified portal.
ESIC (Employees' State Insurance)
For employees with gross salary ≤ ₹21,000, ESIC applies. The contribution split is fixed (0.75% employee, 3.25% employer). AskBooks generates the ESIC return ECR.
Filing
Both portals accept the ECR uploads we generate. Once filed and the contribution paid (we link to the payment gateway), the challan number flows back into AskBooks for your audit trail.