Running a compliant payroll means hitting the same statutory deadlines every month and quarter. Missing one, a PF deposit, an ESI payment or a TDS challan, invites interest and penalties. This calendar lists the recurring dates most employers must track.
Deposit the TDS deducted from salaries and other payments in the previous month with the government by the 7th, except for March, which has a later date.
Deposit EPF contributions (file the ECR) and ESI contributions for the previous month by the 15th. Professional tax due dates vary by state, some monthly by a set date.
File the quarterly TDS return (Form 24Q for salaries) by the due date after each quarter, which feeds Form 16 and each employee's Form 26AS.
File the ESI return for the two contribution periods, April to September and October to March, after each period closes.
Issue Form 16 to employees by 15 June, and pay statutory bonus within eight months of the close of the accounting year.
EPF must be deposited and the ECR filed by the 15th of the following month.
By the 7th of the following month, with a later date for the March deduction.
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