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EPF Calculator

Calculate your Employee Provident Fund corpus at retirement with year-by-year growth, employer match and current 8.25% interest rate.

EPF Details
Salary grows each year by this %
Current rate: 8.25% (FY 2023-24)
Employee contributes 12% of Basic+DA. Employer contributes 12%: 8.33% to EPS (capped at ₹1,250/mo) + remainder to EPF. This calculator shows EPF portion only.

EPF Key Rules

EEE Tax Status

EPF enjoys Exempt-Exempt-Exempt (like PPF). Employee contribution qualifies for 80C (old regime). Interest and maturity are tax-free up to limits.

Withdrawal Rules

Full withdrawal allowed after 58 years or 5+ years of unemployment. Partial withdrawal for house purchase, marriage, education, medical emergency.

EPS - Pension Scheme

8.33% of employer's 12% goes to EPS (max ₹1,250/month). Provides pension after age 50 with 10+ years service. Not part of EPF balance.

UAN - Portability

Universal Account Number links all EPF accounts across employers. Transfer your PF within 10 days of joining a new employer to avoid penalties.

EPF Calculator India

The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) is a mandatory retirement savings scheme administered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), established under the EPF and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Every Indian employee earning up to Rs 15,000 per month must contribute 12% of their basic salary to EPF; employers match this contribution. As of 2024, EPFO manages over Rs 20 lakh crore in assets and covers more than 7 crore active members - making it the largest defined-contribution pension system in the world by membership.

Current Interest Rate and Tax Benefits

The EPFO board declared an interest rate of 8.25% for FY 2023-24 - one of the highest guaranteed returns available on a government-backed savings instrument in India. EPF contributions up to Rs 1.5 lakh per year are deductible under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Maturity proceeds are fully tax-exempt if the employee has completed 5 years of continuous service. This makes EPF one of the most tax-efficient long-term savings vehicles available to Indian salaried employees.

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your monthly basic salary, your current EPF balance (if any), expected annual salary increment, and years to retirement. The calculator compounds interest monthly and shows a year-by-year breakdown of employee contributions, employer contributions, and accumulated corpus. This helps employees plan supplementary investments such as NPS or PPF to fill any retirement gap.

EPF Questions

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) is a retirement savings scheme under EPFO. It is mandatory for employees earning ≤ ₹15,000/month in establishments with 20+ employees. Employees earning more can voluntarily opt in. Employee contributes 12% of basic + DA; employer also contributes 12% - of which 8.33% goes to EPS (pension, capped at ₹1,250/month) and 3.67% to EPF (main corpus).

The EPF interest rate for FY 2023-24 is 8.25% per annum - the highest since 2016-17. Interest is credited annually on March 31 and calculated on the monthly running balance. EPF interest is tax-free if the annual contribution does not exceed ₹2.5 lakhs (₹5 lakhs for government employees). The rate is declared by the Central Board of Trustees and notified by the Ministry of Finance each year.

Of the employer's 12% contribution: 8.33% of basic (capped at ₹1,250/month) goes to EPS (Employees' Pension Scheme - provides monthly pension at retirement); 3.67% goes to EPF (main corpus). Employer also pays 0.5% towards EDLI (Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance - provides life cover up to ₹7 lakhs for nominees). The employee's full 12% goes to EPF only - not pension or insurance schemes.

Yes. Partial withdrawal is allowed for: home purchase/construction (after 5 years, up to 36 months' basic + DA); medical emergencies (any time, up to 6 months' basic + DA); marriage/education (after 7 years, up to 50% of employee's share); unemployment - 75% after 1 month, 100% after 2 months of unemployment. Full withdrawal is allowed on retirement at age 58. Claims can be filed online via EPFO's Unified Member Portal.

EPF has EEE (Exempt-Exempt-Exempt) tax status: contribution up to ₹1.5L deductible under 80C; interest tax-free on contributions up to ₹2.5L/year; maturity tax-free after 5 years of continuous service. Interest on contributions above ₹2.5L is taxable as income. Withdrawal before 5 years is taxable - TDS at 10% if withdrawn amount exceeds ₹50,000. This makes EPF one of India's best tax-efficient retirement instruments.