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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Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits.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 396 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 1272 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 666 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 564 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


Submission of Form-11 & seeding KYC in UAN Portal- Reg

October 18, 2018 1731 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order on the Aadhar Act, 2016, dated 26.09.2018, it is advised to avoid any coercive action by way of prosecution till further orders.

Labour Laws – Compliance Checklist and Calendar

October 12, 2018 11337 Views 0 comment Print

Labour Laws – Compliance Checklist and Calendar under THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948, MINIMUM WAGES ACT 1940, PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936 and other Labour Laws

Tribunal cannot condone Delay in Filing Appeal of more than 120 days under EPF & MP Act

October 8, 2018 3546 Views 1 comment Print

Tribunal does not have powers to condone the delay beyond the period of 120 days as mentioned in Rule 7(2) of the Rules. As sequel of above discussion, it is held that appeal filed by the appellant herein is hopelessly time barred as such the delay in filing the appeal is uncondonable in view of the embargo contained in Rule 7(2) of the Rules. Accordingly the application is rejected.

Refund of Double Payment by Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) -Reg

October 5, 2018 35538 Views 0 comment Print

In spite of guidelines issued in above matter, a number of complaints are being received in Head Office in connection of non refund of wrong / excess / double payments made by establishment through ECR.

Rate of Interest on Various Provident Fund Schemes WEF 01.10.2018

October 4, 2018 1545 Views 0 comment Print

It is announced for general information that during the year 2018-2019, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8% (Eight percent) w.e.f. 1st October, 2018 to 31st December, 2018.

EPF: Settlement of Death case claims with 7 Days

September 27, 2018 3219 Views 0 comment Print

This is bring to your notice on circular no. CSD-1/CPGRAMS/Pragati e-Samiksha/2016/12866 dated 31-10-2016 wherein given direction that all death case claims submitted by spouse/’nominee/legal heir of EFF member be invariably settled within a period of 7 days from dale of submission of claim form in concerned field office where the deceased members accounts are being maintained.

Generation of UAN without Aadhaar for residents of Assam, Meghalaya & Nagaland

August 29, 2018 4809 Views 0 comment Print

Hence, a provision has been made available in the Unified Portal in the Establishment login for generation of UAN without Aadhaar for employees resident in Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland states. It is being allowed initially for a period of 3 months from 24/08/20 18 to 23/11/2018. EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISAT ION MINISTRY OF LABOUR & […]

Two New Facilities for ESIC Beneficiaries Launched

August 23, 2018 840 Views 0 comment Print

In order to empower Insured Persons and their beneficiaries and create awareness among other Stakeholders, ESIC has come up with two new user friendly initiatives. The initiatives include the facility of ‘IVR (Interactive Voice Response)/Help Desk’ for ESIC Toll Free No. – 1XXX-XX-2526 and production of seven Audio-Visual clips on ESI Benefits. ESIC has started […]

Present Rate of Contribution to EPF, EPS and EDLI with notes

August 22, 2018 33354 Views 1 comment Print

PRESENT RATES OF CONTRIBUTION TO CONTRIBUTION AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS OF  EPF, EPS AND EDLI BY CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS EPF EPS EDLI EPF@@ EDLI @@ EMPLOYEE 12% /10% ## 0 0 0 0 EMPLOYER Difference of EE share and Pension Contribution 8.33% ## 0.5% ## 0.50%  !! [w.e.f. 01-06-2018] 0 [w.e.f. 01-04-2017] 10% rate is […]

EPF Act 1952 vis-á-vis Income Tax Act – Tax Treatment of PF Dues

August 20, 2018 95874 Views 25 comments Print

Employer’s contribution and Employees’ contribution in India are governed by EPF Act, 1952. The employees’ contributions are obtained by employer @12% and along with equal contribution are deposited with the PF trust or PF commissioner at the designated bank account by the latter.

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