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191 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for April 2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : This update outlines critical compliance deadlines across FEMA, GST, Income Tax, Companies Act, and more for April 2026. It helps ...

April 2, 2026 51732 Views 2 comments Print

PF Withdrawal for International Workers in India – Why Age 58 Still Matters (SSA vs Non-SSA Explained)

Corporate Law : International workers from non-SSA countries cannot withdraw PF on exit. The article explains why age 58 remains the key condition...

March 21, 2026 924 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026 simplifies Rule for Due Date for Deposit Employee Contributions

Income Tax : The Central Government, in the Union Budget 2026, has proposed an important amendment concerning employee welfare funds. The objec...

March 10, 2026 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2026 Aligned Provident Fund Tax Rules with EPF Framework from 1st April 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits. The changes bring income-tax rul...

February 4, 2026 3273 Views 0 comment Print

Employee Contribution to PF/ESIC allowable if Paid by ITR due date

Income Tax : The amendment replaces the fund-specific due date with the return-filing deadline for claiming deductions. Employers gain greater ...

February 2, 2026 2997 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


EPFO Urges Employers to Enroll Under Employee Enrolment Scheme-2025

Corporate Law : A six-month special scheme allows employers to enrol left-out employees and regularise EPF non-compliance with minimal penalties....

December 23, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

Government Launches Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2025

Corporate Law : Ministry of Labour launches EPF Enrolment Campaign 2025 (Nov 2025 - Apr 2026) to expand social security. Employers can regularize ...

October 14, 2025 969 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Raises Auto-Settlement Limit to Rs. 5 Lakhs

Corporate Law : EPFO increases the auto-settlement limit for advance claims to ₹5 lakhs, enabling faster access to funds for members across vari...

June 30, 2025 1140 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Simplifies PF Transfer & UAN Generation Process

Corporate Law : EPFO introduces easier PF transfer with revamped Form 13 and bulk UAN generation for employers (without immediate Aadhaar)....

April 25, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Empanels 15 Banks for Contributions, Total Now 32

Corporate Law : EPFO adds 15 banks for employer contributions, expanding to 32 banks. The move aims to enhance efficiency and reduce transactional...

April 3, 2025 969 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes PF/ESI Disallowance as Section 143(1) Adjustment Held Beyond Scope

Income Tax : The Tribunal examined disallowance made for delayed employee contributions under Section 143(1). It held that debatable issues can...

April 30, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

No demand as EPF Scheme amendment to Para 27AA could not be imposed on exempted establishments without official notification

Corporate Law : Paragraph 27AA of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme could not be automatically imposed on establishments exempted under S...

April 23, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

Coconut Held is Fruit Under EPF Act Due to Beneficial Interpretation of Welfare Law: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : The issue was whether coconut falls under the fruit category for EPF applicability. The Court held it does, emphasizing liberal in...

March 21, 2026 561 Views 0 comment Print

SC Issues Notice on Late PF/ESI Deposit Deduction Dispute

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has taken up the controversy over delayed employees’ PF/ESI deposits, while the High Court upheld disallowance...

January 28, 2026 1263 Views 0 comment Print

EPF/ESI Disallowance from CPC Not Open in Section 143(3) Appeal

Income Tax : The assessee sought to contest an EPF/ESI disallowance arising only from CPC processing. ITAT ruled that issues from 143(1) must b...

December 27, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


EPFO Allows Transgender Identity Certificates for Name & Gender Corrections

Corporate Law : EPFO has approved acceptance of transgender identity certificates for name and gender corrections. The move strengthens inclusivit...

December 26, 2025 561 Views 0 comment Print

Erroneous EPS Contributions Corrected Due to Ineligible Membership: EPFO

Corporate Law : The authority held that pension contributions wrongly paid for ineligible members must be recalculated with interest, transferred ...

December 19, 2025 2103 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory Aadhaar–UAN Seeding Deadline Ends: No Further Extensions

Corporate Law : EPFO has confirmed that the Aadhaar–UAN seeding deadline will not be extended beyond 31 October 2025. Employers must ensure full...

December 1, 2025 942 Views 0 comment Print

Salient features of Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025

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...

October 29, 2025 1530 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Launches Revamped ECR System for Employers

Corporate Law : EPFO introduces a revamped Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) from September 2025 with system-based validations, revised filing o...

September 26, 2025 1431 Views 0 comment Print


ESIC & PF paid before due date of filing income tax return allowable till AY 2020-21

February 5, 2022 8880 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. B. Lal Clinical Laboratory Private Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Jaipur) In the instant case, admittedly and undisputedly, the employees’ contribution to ESI and PF collected by the assessee from its employees have been deposited well before the due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act. Further, the ld D/R […]

EPFO Payroll data: EPFO added 13.95 lakh net subscribers in Nov, 2021

January 25, 2022 879 Views 0 comment Print

The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on 20th January 2022 highlights that EPFO has added 13.95 lakh net subscribers during the month of November 2021, showing an increase of around 2.85 lakh net additions over the previous month of October, 2021 with a growth rate of 25.65%.

Withdraw of Fund from EPF account related to Covid

January 23, 2022 3714 Views 0 comment Print

The government has notified the amendment in EPF scheme rules regarding withdrawal of funds from the EPF account to deal with coronavirus-related financial exigencies. The government had allowed employees to withdraw from their provident fund account in case they needed emergency funds due to financial stress caused by the covid-19 pandemic. According to the amended […]

Amendment to Section 36(1)(va) & 43B of Income Tax Act not Retrospective

January 18, 2022 5253 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT hold that the amendment to section 36(1)(va) and 43B of the Act will not have application for the relevant assessment year, namely assessment year 2018-2019.

Air India agreed to be governed by EPF Act

January 13, 2022 1443 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Air India Limited and the majority of its employees have agreed that the provisions of the Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952)should be made applicable them. OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER (DELHI & UTTARAKHAND) (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th January, 2022 No. […]

8 Steps to Submit EPF/EPS Nomination Digitally!

December 29, 2021 8739 Views 0 comment Print

Members should file e-nomination today to ensure social security of their family. Follow these easy steps to file EPF/EPS enrollment digitally. Submit EPF/EPS Nomination Digitally! Steps to submit EPF/EPS Nomination Digitally: Step 1- Visit EPFO website i.e. https://www.epfindia.gov.in > > Services > For Employees > > Click ‘Member UAN/Online Service ‘. Step 2- Login with […]

Addition for PF/ESI paid beyond due date under respective Laws but before due date of ITR filing not sustainable

December 28, 2021 4170 Views 0 comment Print

Adama Solution P. Ltd. Vs ADIT (ITAT Delhi) ITAT allowed the issue raised by the assessee holding that the addition/disallowance made by the learned assessing officer of late deposit of employees contribution to the provident fund and ESI, as it is deposited before the due date of the filing of the return of an income […]

Debatable issues not permitted to be made adjustments u/s 143(1)

December 28, 2021 3495 Views 0 comment Print

S.V. Engineering Constructions India (P) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) It is settled issue that no debatable issues are permitted to be made adjustments u/s 143(1) of the Act. In the instant case, what was added in the intimation u/s 143(1) was the employees contribution to PF and ESI. Hon’ble Madras High Court in the […]

Belated payment of employees contribution to ESI & PF for AY 2019-20 allowed as paid before ITR filing due date

December 28, 2021 5256 Views 0 comment Print

Chodavaram Vs Asst. Director of Income Tax (ITAT Visakhapatnam) We are of the considered view that as in the instant case, the employees contribution qua ESI & PF for the Asst. Year: 2019-20 has been deposited before the due date of furnishing the return of income u/sec. 139(1) of the Act and therefore cannot be […]

Addition for belated payment of PF/ESI prior to amendment by Finance Act, 2021

December 28, 2021 3300 Views 0 comment Print

Ridhi Sidhi Mills (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Jodhpur) In the present cases, it is not in dispute that the assessees deposited the contribution of PF & ESI belated in terms of section 36(1)(va) of the Act, however, the said deposits were made prior to filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the […]

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