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...
1. Login to Member Interface of Unified Portal http://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in 2. Go to online services and Click on Claim (Form-31,19,10C & 10D) Tab 3. Enter your Bank account number and Verify. 4. Click on ‘Proceed for Online Claim’ 5. Select PF Advance (Form 31) Form the Drop Down Menu 6. Select Purpose as ‘Outbreak of Pandemic […]
With the aim to boost economy amid the lockdown due to emergence of COVID-19, several state governments have decided to suspend most of the labour laws in their respective state via ordinance. This has been done with an aim to give curb the effects of lockdown on Indian economy and provide employers with more flexibility […]
Employee Provident Fund (EPF) refers to the scheme which provides monetary benefits to the salaried class people upon retirement. It is governed by the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF & MP Act 1952). The Act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It is applicable […]
Clarification on Employees Provident Fund Deductions (EPF) Under Covid-19 Relief On 13th May 2020, Government of India announced relief under Employees Provident Fund Act for all eligible establishments stressed due to Covid-19. The relief announced was as under, 1. **For all those employees and establishment who are NOT covered under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna […]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Reduction in statutory rate of EPF contribution from 12% to 10% Q 1. What is revised rate of EPF contribution announced by the Central Govt. under Atmanirbhar Bharat package? Ans. Under this package the statutory rate of EPF contribution of both employer and employee has been reduced to 10 percent of basic […]
Support and reduction in Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) contribution for businesses and workers by the GOI The wage-earners earning below Rs.15000/- per month in businesses having less than 100 workers are being supported by the Government of India (GOI) by way of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP). On 26th March 2020, FM has proposed […]
Lower rate of EPF subscription 10% with EPFO notified placing higher liquidity in the hands of employees and employers during COVID -19 pandemic. Government Sector, their PSEs and establishment whose subscription is being borne by Union Government under PMGKY continue to have subscription at old rates of 12%. Lower rates to be applicable for salary months of May, June and July 2020.
Considering the difficulty faced by the establishments in timely deposit of contributions or administrative charges due for any period during lockdown, the EPFO has decided that such delays due to operational or economic reasons shall not be treated as default and penal damages should not be levied for such delay.
Q.1: How do I know if I require a PF transfer? Ans. If the member has more than one PF member IDs (MIDs) and the PF amount of these MIDs has not been transferred into the latest MID, member is required to get his PF transferred into his current MID. Q.2: What are the types […]
Q.1: Why is it necessary to have DSC/e-Sign? Ans. Many important tasks like KYC attestation, transfer claim attestation etc are done online by the authorized persons of employer using their digital signatures or Aadhaar based e-Sign on EPFO portal. This ensures seamless online service to members. Q.2: What role does EPFO plays in use of […]
