A business whose CA files PF and ESI
- Today. Wages and days sent to the CA on WhatsApp, then typed again into the formats.
- With Takkada. The ECR file and ESI sheet prepared from the confirmed month and handed to the CA.
HomeGOVERNMENT FILES
The month's PF ECR file and ESI sheet, prepared from confirmed salary for you or your CA to upload.
Every month someone copies each person's wages and days into the EPFO and ESIC formats by hand. The Staff and Payroll add-on prepares those files from the salary you confirmed, and works out professional tax, labour welfare fund and TDS on salary for your CA to check.
- PF ECR file and ESI sheet from confirmed salary
- PF with the pension split, ESI, PT and LWF on every slip
- TDS on salary worked out, new or old regime, for your CA to check
- Quarterly TDS statement data (Form 138) for your CA
WHO IT'S FOR
Made for employers who pay PF and ESI
An owner who uploads PF himself
- Today. The ECR built in Excel and fixed after every upload error.
- With Takkada. The ECR text file prepared from the same figures as the payslips.
A business with staff in the tax bracket
- Today. Declarations collected on paper in March, and tax worked out once a year.
- With Takkada. Declarations sent from the staff phone, and TDS worked out every month.
Work you stop doing
- Retyping wages into the ECR format
- Totalling ESI by hand
- Collecting tax declarations on paper
- Building the quarterly TDS data from scratch
GOVERNMENT FILES
From confirmed salary to the files your CA needs
PF ECR and ESI, prepared
The Government files screen prepares the month's PF ECR text file and ESI sheet from confirmed salary, with PT and LWF totals. The screen tells you to upload them on the EPFO and ESIC sites, because the app does not send them. If the ESIC site asks for .xls, save the sheet in that format.
Every cut on the slip
PF with the pension (EPS) split, ESI, professional tax and labour welfare fund are cut from pay and shown on the slip, worked out from the rates in the app for your CA to check.
Tax declarations from the staff phone
Staff send their 80C, 80D and home loan declarations from their phone. You check and accept them, and TDS on salary is worked out every month under the new or old regime, for your CA to check.
Challans and the quarter
Record each TDS challan from the bank receipt. Each quarter the app prepares the TDS statement data for your CA: a text file for Q1 to Q3 and an Excel sheet for Q4.
SIDE BY SIDE
Monthly government files, by hand and with Takkada
| What you need | Tally with Takkada | Excel and Tally |
|---|---|---|
| PF ECR | Text file prepared from confirmed salary, for you or your CA to upload. | Built in Excel from the salary sheet. |
| ESI | Sheet prepared from the same figures. | Typed into the ESIC format. |
| PT and LWF | Cut on every slip and totalled for the month. | Worked out separately. |
| TDS on salary | Worked out every month, new or old regime, for your CA to check. | Worked out once a year, often in March. |
| Quarterly TDS data | Text file for Q1 to Q3, Excel for Q4, for your CA. | Collected by the CA from scratch. |
The PF, ESI, professional tax, labour welfare fund and income-tax rates in the app are worked out from the rates it holds and are not yet checked by a CA; have your CA check the figures before you pay or upload them. Uploading is done by you or your CA on the EPFO and ESIC sites; the app does not upload or file anything. Form 130 (earlier Form 16) is issued from TRACES; the app gives a yearly Salary and tax statement PDF with the figures behind it.
Staff and Payroll is an add-on, priced by your partner. Ask them for the add-on price, or message us and we will switch it on for your company.
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See what every plan includesQuestions distributors ask
The ECR (electronic challan cum return) is the monthly file an employer uploads on the EPFO site, listing each member's wages and PF and pension contribution. The Staff and Payroll add-on prepares it as a text file from the salary you confirmed.
No. It prepares the PF ECR file and the ESI sheet for you or your CA to upload on the EPFO and ESIC sites, and the screen says so. Uploading and paying stay with you.
The app works them out from the rates it holds and shows every line on the slip so your CA can check it. The ESI rates have been checked; the PF wage-ceiling option, professional tax and labour welfare fund rates are not yet CA-checked, and the app says so on screen.
It holds professional tax for Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Assam, and labour welfare fund for Maharashtra and Karnataka. These rates are not yet CA-checked, so have your CA check the first month.
No. Form 16 is now Form 130 and is issued from TRACES. The app gives each staff member a yearly Salary and tax statement PDF and prepares the quarterly TDS data (Form 138, earlier Form 24Q) for your CA.
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