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After EPFO Registration: First Steps for New Employers

By Kusum · Reviewed by Harish, Labour Consultant, Delhi on · Updated

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Independent guide by India Customer Care. We are not EPFO. Use only the official EPFO portals and the UMANG app for your account, and never share your password or OTP with anyone.

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  1. The first month
  2. Keep these records from day one
  3. Sources

Once you have the establishment ID, activate the employer portal, register your authorised signatories' DSC or e-sign, enrol every eligible employee with a UAN, and file your first returns within the time the scheme allows. Then the monthly routine starts: ECR and payment by the 15th.

The first month

  1. Log in to the employer portal; set the password
  2. Register signatories' DSC or e-sign; approve on the portal
  3. Collect UANs; new joiners generate one on UMANG
  4. Register members and link UANs to your establishment
  5. First return and payment accepted
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  1. Employer portal: log in to the EPFO employer portal with the establishment ID.
  2. Signatories: register the DSC or e-sign of each authorised person. Approvals of KYC, transfers and corrections need it.
  3. Employees: collect existing UANs; people without one generate it through face authentication on UMANG. See onboarding employees.
  4. Returns: the EPF Scheme 2026 requires a newly covered employer to file its first return of employees within 15 days of coverage; follow the forms the employer portal asks for. Back months from the coverage date must also be paid.
  5. Monthly: file the ECR and pay by the 15th of the following month. See monthly ECR.

Keep these records from day one

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