Kolkata, West Bengal
HR and payroll software for Kolkata companies
Offrd runs offer letters, payroll and attendance for Kolkata companies with up to 250 employees. West Bengal professional tax is nil up to ₹10,000 a month, then ₹110, ₹130, ₹150 and ₹200 by slab, paid within 21 days of month end, and Offrd puts the right line on every Kolkata payslip. Credit packs start at ₹99 for 10 credits, or ₹50 per active employee a month.
This page covers what a Kolkata employer has to run: West Bengal professional tax with its monthly and annual dates, the Labour Welfare Fund twice a year, Shops and Establishments registration (one day, no renewal), EPF and ESI, and where the Kolkata EPFO and ESIC offices are.
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Last updated 12 October 2026. Statutory figures checked against the government pages listed at the foot of this page on 12 October 2026.
How much is professional tax in Kolkata, and when is it due?
West Bengal professional tax has five bands and two deadlines: the monthly payment and the annual return.
| Monthly salary | Professional tax a month |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹10,000 | Nil (the ₹8,501 to ₹10,000 band went to nil from 1 August 2016) |
| ₹10,001 to ₹15,000 | ₹110 |
| ₹15,001 to ₹25,000 | ₹130 |
| ₹25,001 to ₹40,000 | ₹150 |
| Above ₹40,000 | ₹200 |
- Register as an employer within 90 days of becoming liable, under section 5 of the West Bengal State Tax on Professions Act 1979.
- Pay the tax deducted for each of the first eleven months within 21 days of the end of that month.
- File the annual return in Form III within one month of the end of the financial year, so by 30 April, electronically on wbprofessiontax.gov.in. The late fee is ₹200 for the first month and ₹100 for each month after.
Offrd applies the West Bengal slab when the company address is in Kolkata and gives your CA the monthly figure to pay.
What else does a Kolkata employer have to run?
| Item | West Bengal rule | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Welfare Fund | Employee ₹3 and employer ₹15 per employee per half year. | Within 15 July for the half year to 30 June, and within 15 January for the half year to 31 December. | West Bengal Labour Welfare Board, online. |
| Shops and Establishments Act 1963 | Registration through the Labour Department's online services. The Labour Commissionerate has ordered one day registration (2017), eliminated renewal (2018), restricted inspection before registration (2018) and notified deemed approval (2022). | Once, on starting. | Labour Commissionerate, West Bengal. |
| EPF and ESI | Central rules. EPF 12 percent each side on wages up to ₹25,000. ESI 0.75 percent employee and 3.25 percent employer up to ₹21,000. | Monthly. | EPFO zonal office, DK Block, Sector II, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091, and an EPFO Park Street office. ESIC Regional Office Kolkata, 5/1 Grant Lane, Kolkata 700012. |
| Written appointment letter | Required for most workers under the OSH Code 2020, in force from 21 November 2025. | On joining. | Generated in Offrd, 10 credits. |
The state rules above are the same whether the office is in Kolkata district, North 24 Parganas (Salt Lake, New Town, Barrackpore) or Howrah. The municipal body differs, so check your local corporation's own requirements separately.
Where are Kolkata's industrial clusters and government offices?
Salt Lake and Sector V
The EPFO zonal office for West Bengal is in DK Block, Sector II, Salt Lake.
EPFO contact page
Central Kolkata
EPFO has a Park Street office, and the ESIC Regional Office for West Bengal and Sikkim is at 5/1 Grant Lane.
EPFO, ESIC
Hosiery and fans
The MSME-DI district profile for Kolkata counts a hosiery cluster of 1,375 units employing 43,246 workers and a fan manufacturing cluster of 260 units (2011-12 data). ESI applies to every employee on gross wages up to ₹21,000.
MSME-DI Kolkata
North 24 Parganas
The district profile counts 6,876 registered industrial units, with large and medium industry employing 416,545 (2011-12 data).
MSME-DI North 24 Parganas
What does Offrd do for a Kolkata company?
Offrd is HR document and payroll software for Indian companies with up to 250 employees. You set up the company once, with its state, and the statutory lines follow from that. For a Kolkata company that means the West Bengal professional tax slab on the payslip, the OSH Code appointment letter, and EPF files your CA uploads to the Kolkata office that holds your establishment code.
- Offer and appointment letters. CTC, role and joining date go in, and the letter comes out with PF, ESI and, where the state levies it, professional tax worked out. The OSH Code 2020, in force from 21 November 2025, requires a written appointment letter, and the generator produces one. 10 credits a letter.
- Onboarding. The new hire fills a self serve form. Aadhaar and PAN are verified in real time. 15 credits.
- Payroll and payslips. An Excel style grid, with EPF at 12 percent each side on wages up to the ₹25,000 ceiling, ESI at 0.75 and 3.25 percent up to ₹21,000, and West Bengal professional tax from ₹110 to ₹200 a month above ₹10,000. 2 credits per payslip, and the first payslip for each employee is free. Your CA gets EPF export ready files. Offrd does not file returns.
- Attendance. The Atndnz app is free with Offrd: office QR check in, GPS check in within 500 metres for field staff, biometric sync, named shifts with grace periods.
- Exits. Relieving and experience letters, and a full and final settlement with 19 deduction heads and 13 payouts, built for the two working day final wage rule under the Code on Wages.
- Form 16. Offrd builds Part B from payroll and declarations, you upload Part A from TRACES, and Offrd combines and sends it. Needs the company TAN and PAN.
Pricing is the same in every city. Credit packs start at ₹99 for 10 credits and credits do not expire, or pay ₹50 per active employee a month with everything included. New accounts get 50 free credits, no card, enough for five offer letters. See the pricing page.
Questions Kolkata employers ask
How much is professional tax in Kolkata?
West Bengal professional tax is nil up to a monthly salary of ₹10,000, ₹110 from ₹10,001 to ₹15,000, ₹130 from ₹15,001 to ₹25,000, ₹150 from ₹25,001 to ₹40,000 and ₹200 above ₹40,000. The employer pays the tax deducted within 21 days of the end of each month and files the annual Form III return by 30 April. Offrd applies the slab for West Bengal addresses.
When is the West Bengal professional tax return due?
The annual return in Form III is due within one month of the end of the financial year, so by 30 April, filed electronically on wbprofessiontax.gov.in. Late filing costs ₹200 for the first month and ₹100 for each month after. Monthly payments for April to February are due within 21 days of month end.
How much is the Labour Welfare Fund in West Bengal?
₹3 from the employee and ₹15 from the employer per employee per half year, paid to the West Bengal Labour Welfare Board within 15 July for the half year ending 30 June and within 15 January for the half year ending 31 December. The Board's portal takes the payment online. A Labour Department notice of 19 November 2024 may have changed the employer share; check the Board portal for the figure it shows before paying.
How does a Kolkata office register under the Shops and Establishments Act?
Online through the West Bengal Labour Department. Under the Labour Commissionerate's ease of doing business orders, registration under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act 1963 is issued in one day (2017 order), renewal was eliminated in 2018, inspection before registration was restricted in 2018, and deemed approval was notified in 2022. Check with your municipal corporation separately for any local licence it requires.
Where are the EPFO and ESIC offices for Kolkata?
The EPFO zonal office for West Bengal is at DK Block, Sector II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700091, and EPFO also has a Park Street office. The ESIC Regional Office for West Bengal and Sikkim is at 5/1 Grant Lane, Kolkata 700012. Offrd gives your CA EPF export ready files; Offrd does not file with EPFO or ESIC.
What does Offrd cost for a 20 person Kolkata company?
On the subscription, ₹50 per active employee a month, so ₹1,000 a month with documents, payroll and attendance included. On pay as you go, credit packs start at ₹99 for 10 credits. An offer letter uses 10 credits, an onboarding 15, a payslip 2 per employee with the first payslip for each employee free. Credits do not expire. You start with 50 free credits, no card.
Sources and official references
Figures on this page were read from these government pages, and newspaper pages where marked, on 12 October 2026. Where a figure could not be found on an official page it is not printed.
- Government of West Bengal (Silpasathi), professional tax slabs: https://silpasathi.wb.gov.in/read-bytea-file-all/aWQ%3D/MTQ4/NDQ%3D/ZW9kYl9zdGF0aWNfcGFnZV9wZGZfbWFuYWdl/cGRmX2NvbnRlbnQ%3D/RHV0aWVzLUxldmllcy0xLnBkZg%3D%3D
- West Bengal State Tax on Professions Act 1979, section 5 registration (India Code): https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/14628/1/1979-6.pdf
- West Bengal Finance Department notification 06-F.T. of 2 January 2015, 21 day payment and Form III return: https://comtax.wb.gov.in/notification/06_FT_02012015.pdf
- West Bengal Finance Department notification 663-F.T. of 24 April 2023, electronic annual return: https://comtax.wb.gov.in/notification/663-FT_20230424.pdf
- West Bengal Labour Welfare Board payment portal, ₹3 and ₹15, 15 July and 15 January: https://lwf.wblabour.gov.in/wblabour/Admin/dashboard
- West Bengal Labour Commissionerate, ease of doing business notices on Shops Act registration: https://lc.wb.gov.in/eodb-notice
- EPFO zonal office Kolkata address (EPFO contact page): https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/Contact_us.php
- ESIC Regional Office Kolkata address: https://dmd.esic.gov.in/regional-offices/23/who_is_who
- MSME-DI District Industrial Profile, Kolkata: hosiery cluster figures: https://dcmsme.gov.in/old/dips/KOLKATA.pdf
- MSME-DI District Industrial Profile, North 24 Parganas: https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/NORTH%2024-PARGANAS.pdf
- ESIC contribution rates, 0.75 and 3.25 percent: https://www.esic.gov.in/contribution
- ESIC coverage limit, ₹21,000 a month: https://www.esic.gov.in/coverage
- Labour Codes in force from 21 November 2025, appointment letters, two working day final wages (PIB): https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2192463
- Gratuity ceiling ₹20 lakh (PIB): https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=178218
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