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Professional tax is a state-level levy on income earned from salaries, professions, trades and callings, and in Karnataka it is administered by the Commercial Taxes Department under the Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1976. Every employer and most self-employed persons operating in the state have obligations under this law, discharged online…

A registered Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is what allows an employer to digitally approve and forward requests on the EPFO Unified Employer Portal, from member KYC to online transfer claims. Without a live DSC (or Aadhaar e-Sign) mapped to the authorised signatory, most attestation actions on the portal simply cannot be completed. This guide explains…

Professional tax is a state levy on income earned through employment, trade, callings and professions, and in Maharashtra it is governed by the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1975. Almost every business, professional and employer operating in the state comes into contact with it through two distinct certificates: the Professional…

Your Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account holds a meaningful part of your retirement savings, and the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) makes it simple to review the balance at any time. As of 2026, you can check your PF balance through four reliable channels: the EPFO member passbook portal, the UMANG mobile app, an SMS,…

How to register your establishment as an employer on the ESIC portal and log in — the 9-step process, documents required, contribution rates (3.25% + 0.75%), and employee benefits.

How to record TDS on salary in Tally — the ledgers involved, the accounting logic, and the exact journal entries for booking salary, paying the employee, and depositing TDS.

How to register a newly joined employee as an Insured Person (IP) on the ESIC portal within 10 days of joining — eligibility, the full Form-1 process, and Aadhaar bulk upload.