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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 51735 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 927 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Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits.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 3009 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 390 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 1269 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


Consider only investments which actually yielded dividend income for section 14A: ITAT Kolkata

December 26, 2021 1386 Views 0 comment Print

AO to consider only the opening and closing value of those investments which actually yielded dividend income to the assessee during the relevant year for the purposes of computing the disallowance under section 14A of the Act read with Rule 8D(2)(iii).

Delayed deposit of ESI/PF u/s 36(1)(va)- ITAT allowed deduction

December 26, 2021 1824 Views 0 comment Print

Transzone Logistrics (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) It is an undisputed fact that though there has been delay in deposit of PF/ESI dues but it is also an undisputed fact that money collected from employees, have been deposited with the appropriate authorities before filing of return of income. We find that Delhi Bench […]

Amended provisions of section 43B & 36(1)(va) not applicable for AYs prior to AY 2021-22

December 25, 2021 2988 Views 0 comment Print

Eskay Heat Transfers Private Limited Vs ADIT (ITAT Bangalore) Till Assessment Year (AY) 2020-2021 Assessee would be entitled to deduction of employees’ contribution to PF and ESI provided that the payments were made prior to the due date of filing of the return of income u/s 139(1) of the I.T.Act as Amendment by Finance Act, […]

ITAT deletes addition for Retention money kept with Electricity Board

December 24, 2021 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Lumino Industries Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) Retention money kept with the Electricity Board which would be released latter only once the assessee fulfills all the obligations under the contract then only the assessee would acquire the right to receive such retention money so this is contingent in nature, so the amount in question cannot […]

Conflicting judicial opinion – No adjustment U/s. 154 can be made 

December 24, 2021 1296 Views 0 comment Print

Nikhil Mohine Vs DCIT (ITAT Jabalpur) Sec. 43B(b) does not include the employee contribution, and even regarding so is to no avail, rendering the Explanations under reference, even as suggested by their express language, explanatory. An examination of the Notes on Clauses to, and the Memorandum explaining the Provisions of, Finance Bill, 2021, however, resolves […]

Amended provisions related to deduction for ESI/PF applicable from AY 2021-22

December 24, 2021 6006 Views 0 comment Print

Abhimanyu Sharma Vs ITO (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 and therefore, the legal proposition laid down in aforesaid […]

Amendment to Section 36(1)(va) by Finance Act, 2021 applies to AY 2021-22 & subsequent AYs

December 23, 2021 6021 Views 0 comment Print

Jai Enterprises Vs DCIT (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 has referred to the explanation […]

Allowability of employees’ contribution to PF & ESIC paid after due date

December 23, 2021 11244 Views 0 comment Print

Star Facilities Management Limited VS ITO (ITAT Delhi) he only question to be decided in the grounds raised by the assessee is regarding the allowability of employees’ contribution to PF and ESI if deposited after the due date prescribed under the relevant Act, but, before the due date of filing of return of income u/s […]

Delayed payments of employee’s contribution to PF/ESIC allowable for AY 19-20 if deposited before filing of return U/s. 139(1)

December 23, 2021 3855 Views 0 comment Print

Pachouli Wellness Clinic LLP Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is not in dispute that the payments on account of PF/ ESI were made by the assessees after due date prescribed under the respective acts, but before due date of filing of return under the I.T. Act. The Ld. Sr. DR has also not contradicted the […]

Section 36(1)(va) – Amendment by Finance Act, 2021 applicable w.e.f. assessment year 2021-22

December 23, 2021 5337 Views 0 comment Print

Jagmohan Singh Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh)  In the instant case, it is not in dispute that employees’ contribution to ESI and PF collected by the assessee from its employees had been deposited well before the due date of filing of return of income u/s 139(1) of the Act. We find that the issue is squarely […]

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