HivePayroll Payroll Alerts · India

Short alerts on Indian payroll rule changes, each checked against the official source.

When a PF, ESI, professional tax, TDS or labour law rule changes, we publish a HivePayroll Payroll Alert: what changed, from when, and what employers need to do. Every alert links the official notification. Newest first.

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What a HivePayroll Payroll Alert is

An alert is a short note on one rule change that affects how Indian employers run payroll. It gives the date the change applies from, the amounts, and the first payroll or return it affects, then points to our detailed page for the full rules.

Our rule: every alert links the official notification, and we never publish a date we haven’t read in the official source. Where sources conflict, we say so and wait for the official copy.

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PF ·

PF wage ceiling ₹25,000 from 17 September 2026: the September ECR has two ceilings

The PF wage ceiling rose from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 on 17 September 2026. The September ECR, due 15 October, is a single file with two ceilings: wages for 1–16 September count up to ₹15,000 and wages for 17–30 September up to ₹25,000, each pro-rated by days. The maximum EPS contribution rises to about ₹2,083 a month.
Professional tax ·

West Bengal professional tax: new salary slabs from 1 October 2026

New monthly slabs for salaried employees: nil up to ₹20,000, ₹100 up to ₹30,000, ₹140 up to ₹50,000, ₹170 up to ₹1,00,000 and ₹208 above. September 2026 salaries stay on the old slabs. The 1 April 2027 date applies only to professionals and traders, not to salaries.
TDS ·

Form 138 replaces Form 24Q for salary TDS: Q2 due 31 October 2026 on FVU 1.2

From tax year 2026-27, the quarterly salary TDS statement is Form 138 under the Income-tax Act, 2025, not Form 24Q. The Q2 statement (July to September) is due by 31 October 2026 and is validated with FVU 1.2, which added interest and others allocation to every challan and requires each payment date to fall within the quarter.

Further reading: Form 138 replaces 24Q: a practical checklist for the Q2 salary TDS return (our article on CAclubindia).

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Alerts are summaries as of their date, checked against the official source linked in each. Governments sometimes amend or extend rules, so check the source before filing. A guide, not legal advice.