CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Corporate Law : EPFO simplified PF withdrawal rules by reducing categories and easing eligibility, but most claims continue to fail because of KYC...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has explained the tax treatment of gratuity, pension, leave encashment, provident funds, NPS, and retire...
Income Tax : Under the earlier law, even a one-day delay in depositing employee contributions resulted in permanent tax disallowance. The new r...
Corporate Law : International workers from non-SSA countries cannot withdraw PF on exit. The article explains why age 58 remains the key condition...
Corporate Law : A six-month special scheme allows employers to enrol left-out employees and regularise EPF non-compliance with minimal penalties....
Corporate Law : Ministry of Labour launches EPF Enrolment Campaign 2025 (Nov 2025 - Apr 2026) to expand social security. Employers can regularize ...
Corporate Law : EPFO increases the auto-settlement limit for advance claims to ₹5 lakhs, enabling faster access to funds for members across vari...
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces easier PF transfer with revamped Form 13 and bulk UAN generation for employers (without immediate Aadhaar)....
Corporate Law : EPFO adds 15 banks for employer contributions, expanding to 32 banks. The move aims to enhance efficiency and reduce transactional...
Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the disallowance of employees' PF/ESI contributions deposited beyond the due dates prescribed under the ...
Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that proportionate interest disallowance cannot be sustained without establishing a direct nexus between b...
Income Tax : The Agra ITAT held that disallowance of employees' PF and ESI contributions could not be made through Section 143(1) processing wh...
Income Tax : The Tribunal rejected the challenge to disallowance of delayed PF and ESI employee contributions, relying on the Supreme Court's d...
Income Tax : The Tribunal examined disallowance made for delayed employee contributions under Section 143(1). It held that debatable issues can...
Corporate Law : EPFO has approved acceptance of transgender identity certificates for name and gender corrections. The move strengthens inclusivit...
Corporate Law : The authority held that pension contributions wrongly paid for ineligible members must be recalculated with interest, transferred ...
Corporate Law : EPFO has confirmed that the Aadhaar–UAN seeding deadline will not be extended beyond 31 October 2025. Employers must ensure full...
Corporate Law : EPFO's campaign (Nov 2025–Apr 2026) allows employers to enroll employees missed from 2017 to 2025. Pay only employer's share and...
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces a revamped Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) from September 2025 with system-based validations, revised filing o...
The issue was whether the EPF appellate tribunal could mechanically order pre-deposit. The High Court held that failure to consider prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury renders such an order unsustainable.
The Court held that the petitioner challenged a 7A order without first using the statutory appeal under Section 7-I. The writ was dismissed as Article 226 cannot be invoked to circumvent prescribed remedies.
The Tribunal held that the original assessment was not erroneous or prejudicial except for TDS verification and PF/ESI disallowance. The assessee’s claim under Section 10AA was rejected. Compliance with statutory deductions is critical for valid assessments.
EPFO has confirmed that the Aadhaar–UAN seeding deadline will not be extended beyond 31 October 2025. Employers must ensure full verification as ECR filing from November 2025 will be allowed only for compliant members.
ITAT confirmed Section 263 revision after finding that the AO wrongly allowed delayed PF/ESI contributions despite binding Supreme Court law. The reassessment was deemed erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue.
The new labour code unifies 29 laws to create uniform definitions for wages, employees, and payment timelines. The ruling strengthens equal pay, mandates faster settlements, and ensures no wages fall below the national floor. It enhances worker protection through consistent compliance rules for all establishments.
The judgment confirmed that Section 11(2) of the EPF Act creates a first charge that overrides SARFAESI’s priority clause. Thus, provident fund contributions, interest, penalties, and damages must be paid before clearing secured creditors’ dues.
The Tribunal confirmed that employees’ contributions to EPF and ESIC deposited after the statutory due dates are disallowable under Section 36(1)(va). The assessee’s appeal was dismissed as the delay was not condonable.
EPFO’s campaign (Nov 2025–Apr 2026) allows employers to enroll employees missed from 2017 to 2025. Pay only employer’s share and ₹100 damage for compliance.
This case addresses the disallowance of employees’ PF and ESI contributions deposited after the due dates specified in the respective Acts, following the Supreme Court’s Checkmate Services decision. The ITAT required a fresh verification to allow the deduction if the payments were made within 15 days of the actual salary disbursement.
