EPFO revamps ECR to simplify employer filings

Employers can continue to file three types of returns: regular, supplementary, and revised.

- SHIVA RAJORA

In a bid to streamline the return filing process for employers and establishments, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a revamped electronic challan-cum-return (ECR) facility, effective from the wage month of September, according to a notification issued by the Central Provident Fund Commissioner on Friday.

Among other features, the revamped facility separates the return submission process from the payment generation process and introduces system-based validations to prevent the submission of incorrect ECRs.