Registrations

PF Registration

Hiring staff? We register your business with the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), set up your employer account and employee UANs, and explain your monthly obligations.

  • Coverage checked for your business
  • Employer and employee set-up done
  • Monthly routine explained
  • In-house team, never outsourced
  • Handled or reviewed by CAs and CSs
  • Data privacy first
On this page
  1. Who needs PF registration?
  2. What's included
  3. How it works with us
  4. Why register on time?
  5. Good to know
  6. Why choose Happy Filings?
  7. Related services
  8. Documents required
  9. FAQs

Provident fund applies to establishments with employees above the number set by the law, and some register voluntarily. Employers and employees both contribute every month.

Happy Filings, a Coimbatore-based firm, handles PF registration online for clients anywhere in India.

At a glance

Who it's for
Employers hiring staff
What you get
PF registration and employer login
Filed on
The EPFO portal
Documents
Business proof, PAN and employee details

Who needs PF registration?

  • Growing employers

    Your headcount has reached the level that requires coverage.

  • Employers choosing to register

    Offering PF as a benefit before it's mandatory.

  • Businesses taking over another

    Coverage and accounts need to continue.

What's included

  • Checking whether coverage applies
  • Registering on the EPFO portal
  • Setting up the employer login and digital signature
  • Creating or linking employee UANs
  • Explaining monthly contributions and returns

Not included

  • Contribution amounts
  • Monthly returns (see [PF return filing](/services/other-services/pf-return-filing/))

How it works with us

  1. Tell us about your business

    Share what you do and the documents you have.

  2. We check eligibility

    We confirm you qualify and list what's needed.

  3. We prepare the application

    We prepare the application and check every document.

  4. We file it

    We submit it on the EPFO portal and answer any queries.

  5. You get your registration

    We share the certificate and explain what to keep up to date.

Why register on time?

  • Employers are responsible for coverage once it applies.
  • Employees value PF as a benefit.
  • Getting the set-up right makes monthly filing simple.

Good to know

Why choose Happy Filings?

Happyfilings.com is a Coimbatore-based firm that helps clients across India with payroll compliance. Everything happens online, so it works the same wherever you are.

  • An in-house team handles your work. It is never outsourced.
  • Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries handle or review every filing.
  • Your documents stay private and are used only for your work.
  • One point of contact who knows your business, from start to finish.

Hiring staff?

Let's check whether PF applies and set it up.

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FAQ's on PF Registration

When your establishment reaches the number of employees set by the law. You can also register voluntarily.

A Universal Account Number that stays with the employee across jobs.

Possibly. ESI has its own coverage rules. See ESI registration.

Yes. See PF return filing.

Documents Required for PF Registration

Certificate of Incorporation / Registration Or GST / Udyam / Shop registration for proprietors.
PAN Card PAN of the establishment.
Business Address Proof Utility bill, rent agreement or property tax receipt.
Cancelled Cheque Of the business bank account.
Employer KYC PAN and Aadhaar of the proprietor / partners / directors.
Employee Details Name, Aadhaar, date of joining and wages of each employee.
Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Whose Class 3 DSC will sign the filing, and its expiry date. No DSC? Write "Please arrange" and we'll issue one. Don't upload the DSC file.

Optional / if applicable

Date of Commencement Proof E.g. first sale invoice or first salary payment, if the start date differs from registration.
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