PF, ESI and professional tax files
Enter your rates, then make the PF ECR file, the ESI contribution file and the professional tax report from a pay run.
Updated Nov 3, 2026
# PF, ESI and professional tax files
Pop Books does not know the current rates and wage limits. You type them and confirm them. Until you do, the files stay locked.
Rates
Open India: GST, TDS and payroll files, Payroll files, Rates. Type each rate and limit from the current rules, or press Fill with the starter figures and then check each one. Tick the box that says you checked them and press Save the rates. The starter figures are examples and can be out of date.
Employees
Each employee needs a UAN for PF and an ESIC number for ESI, and switches saying whether PF, ESI and professional tax apply.
The files
- PF ECR: pick a posted pay run on PF and ESI and download the text file. Upload it on the EPFO employer portal.
- ESI: the same page makes the contribution sheet for the ESIC portal. People above the wage limit are listed.
- Professional tax: the report shows tax taken in pay runs, by state, for the dates you pick. Enter your state slabs first.
Check totals against your pay run before you upload.
Verify with your tax adviser. Last reviewed 2026-11.