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Fix the PF amount for an employee

Last updated May 27, 2025 · Tushar Agarwal

Steps to fix the PF of an employee

Follow the steps below to fix the PF of an employee at 1800/- or any other amount, whatever the employee's Basic salary is.

Step 1. Navigate to Control Panel → Payroll → Salary Template.

Step 2. Clone the existing salary template.

Step 3. Rename the cloned salary template as required.

Step 4. Go to the Pay component section and configure PF under the "Statutory component"

Step 5. In the Name section drop-down, select "PF fixed" and set the pay frequency to "Monthly".

Step 6. Do the same for EPF, selecting EPF PF Fixed in CTC components.

Step 7. Click Next and finish the salary template.

Step 8. Go to Employee salary, check the PF Contribution option, enter 1800/- on both the employee and employer sides, and click update.