Compliance setup
The final setup step decides which statutory (legally required) deductions apply to your business. You switch on what applies and enter your registration numbers — Webelio does all the maths from there.
This is step 7 of the setup wizard, and is edited later under Settings → Compliance. Don't worry about rates, slabs or formulas — you never enter those. You only answer "does this apply to me?"
Does this apply to my business?
Use this table as a quick check. Each row links to a full guide.
| Deduction | Applies when | Decided by |
|---|---|---|
| Provident Fund (PF) | You have 20 or more employees | Your headcount |
| Employee State Insurance (ESI) | An employee's gross salary is ₹21,000/month or less | Each employee's salary |
| Professional Tax (PT) | Your work location is in a state that levies PT | Location state |
| Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) | Your work location is in a state that levies LWF | Location state |
| Income Tax (TDS) | An employee's salary is high enough to be taxable | Each employee's income |
| Statutory Bonus | You have eligible employees (basic pay ₹21,000/month or less) | Each employee's salary |
| Gratuity | You provision for staff who may complete 5 years of service | Your policy |
A few plain-language notes:
- PF becomes mandatory once you cross 20 employees — and stays on even if your headcount later drops below 20.
- ESI is per-employee: it covers lower-paid staff (gross up to ₹21,000/month) and switches off for someone once their salary rises above the threshold.
- PT and LWF are entirely state-driven. Some states charge them, many don't. Because they follow the branch state, make sure your locations are set first.
Not sure? Turn on what clearly applies (PF if you're at 20+ staff; ESI if you have lower-paid employees) and revisit the rest later. Everything on this screen can be changed any time under Settings → Compliance.
Two-level switches
Each deduction has two levels of control:
- Company switch — turn the deduction on for the whole business (this screen).
- Employee flag — for someone who is an exception, turn it off (or on) on their profile.
For a deduction to apply to a person, it must be on at both levels. This lets you, for example, run PF for everyone but exclude a specific employee who has opted out.
Entering registration numbers
When you switch a deduction on, Webelio asks for the matching registration number — the identifier the government issued you for that scheme (for example your PF establishment code or ESI number). These go on the files Webelio generates for you to upload. Enter them here; you can add or correct them later under Settings → Compliance.
What Webelio does, and what you do
- Webelio does — works out who's eligible, calculates each contribution every month at the current rates, and generates the filing files (such as the PF ECR and ESI return).
- You do — switch on what applies, enter registration numbers, and upload the generated files to the government portals on time.
Switching a deduction on changes take-home pay and employer cost from the next payroll run. If you're mid-year, review one payroll carefully after enabling anything new.
What's next
- Compliance overview — how compliance works across Webelio
- Full guides: PF · ESI · Professional Tax · TDS · LWF
- Add your employees — now that setup is complete