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...
Finance Act 2021 made an amendment in sub-sections (11) and (12) of section 10 of the Income Tax Act to provide that interest accrued on a provident fund account of any person to the extent it relates to the contribution made by the employee over and above Rs. 2,50,000 (Rs. 5,00,000 in case where employer is not […]
1. The Government had capped the tax-free interest earned on provident fund contribution by employees to a maximum of Rs. 2.5 lakh in a year vide Budget 2021-22. 1.1 Section 10(11) and 10(12) of the Income Tax Act provides an exemption for the statutory provident fund and recognized provident fund respectively. Till 31st March 2021, […]
Indian Geotechnical Services Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: Deduction on payment of employees contribution towards PF/ESI made before the due date of filing Income Tax Return under section 139(1) was allowable as the amended provisions of section 43B as well as 36(1)(va) were not applicable for the assessment year under consideration. Held: Assessee raised the […]
With an amendments passed in the Finance Act, 2021, government has take away the benefit of exemption from taxation (w.e.f financial year 01st April, 2021 and onwards) which was earlier available for an interest income earned by the taxpayers on their provident fund contribution. However, their specific rules to determine their taxability was awaited from […]
CBDT notifies RULE 9D. Calculation of taxable interest relating to contribution in a provident fund or recognised provided fund, exceeding specified limit vide Notification No. 95/2021-Income Tax Dated: 31st August, 2021. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) New Delhi Notification No. 95/2021-Income Tax Dated: 31st August, 2021 G.S.R. 604(E).—In exercise […]
Indo States Exports Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The only effective ground is against the disallowance of Rs.3,01,631/- on account of late payment of employee’s contribution towards EPF and ESI. Ld. Counsel for the assessee submitted that authorities below were not justified in disallowing the claim of the assessee in respect of employee’s contribution. Hon’ble Jurisdictional […]
Ministry of Labour & Employment (Government of India) EPFO LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC FACILITY FOR PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS TO VIEW EPF COMPLIANCES OF THEIR CONTRACTORS Now, EPFO registered employer engaging employees through contractor(s) can add the details of contractor(s) & contract employees at EPFO’s Unified Portal: https://unifiedportal-emp.epfindia.gov.in/epfo/ Principal Employers (PE) not registered with EPFO can register on Unified […]
Rate of Interest on General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds for Q2 of FY 2021-22 – General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) w.e.f. 1st July, 2021 to 30th September, 2021. This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st July, 2021. […]
Long-term savings is a big commitment, but they need to be done to increase benefits and future emergencies. The Provident Fund (PF) is a pension fund that helps people regularly save a portion of their salary to provide enough money for a good and healthy lifestyle after retirement. This program is provided by the Employment […]
Each and every person who employed or going to employed need to know some basic rights and benefits before joining to any organisation. This would help him or her to confident and prepare for any future discrepancy or dispute arise. I am trying to explain few of these in this article. Offer Letter – Before […]
