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Income Tax - 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 applicab...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 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 Pra...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Employees' Provident Fund Organization, India Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has issued 'Frequently Asked Questions: ECR Filing And Payment Of Contributions' dated 03rd May, 2020. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, India, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has issued FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON EPF ADVANCE TO FIGHT COVID-19 PANDEMIC Dated 26/04/2020. FAQ’s ON EPF ADVANCE TO FIGHT COVID-19 PANDEMIC Q1: What is the process for change in name on marriage of a woman member against UAN w...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, India, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has issued FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS on UAN AND KYC Dated 13/04/2020. Q 1. What is Universal Account Number (UAN)? Ans. UAN is 12-digit number provided to each member of EPFO. The UAN acts as an umbrella for the multiple Member...
Read MoreIncome Tax - To extend the availability and reach of online services, which have become crucial in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO updated Know your Customer (KYC) data for its 52.62 lakh subscribers in the month of April and May 2020....
Read MoreIncome Tax - What is Employee Provident Fund and the latest amendment. Employees’ Provident Fund or EPF is a popular savings scheme that has been introduced by the EPFO under the supervision of the Government of India. This is focused mainly on the salaried class of India to inbuilt their habit of saving money to build a substantial retirement co...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 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 R...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 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 [&hel...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 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 ...
Read MoreM.V.S Engineering Ltd Vs The CIT (Delhi High Court) - In this case high court held that payment of employees contribution under the Employees Provident Fund and Misc. Provision Act, 1952 and the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 is allowable if paid before the due date of filing Income Tax Return or filing of Income Tax Return whichever is earlier e...
Read MoreThe Madras High Court bench here has ruled that the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) cannot claim damages from employers for delayed payment of their contribution "if there is no intention to commit a prohibited act or actus reus" (action...
Read MoreUnion of India & Anr. Vs Ogale Glass Works (Supreme Court of India) - Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India and others v Ogale glass Works 1971 AIR 2577 held that the award of industrial tribunal cannot stand in the way of enforcing the statutory provision cast on the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Misc...
Read MoreNotification No. S.O. 1513(E) - (18/05/2020) - 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 rat...
Read MoreNo. C-1/Misc./2020-21/Vol.I/112 - (15/05/2020) - 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 ...
Read MoreNotification No.C-I/Misc./2019-20/Vol.II/Part./9 and Press Release ID: 1614747 - (15/04/2020) - It is Clarified that the employers who seeks to avail the Relief, need to file ECR for wage month March , 2020, on or before 15.05.2020, duly certifying the disbursement of wage to employees by declaring actual date of disbursement of wages for march 2020....
Read MoreRelease ID: 1612849 - (10/04/2020) - Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), an statutory body under Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has processed about 1.37 lakh claims across the country disbursing an amount of Rs. 279.65 crore under a new provision especially formulated by amending the EPF Scheme to help subscribers figh...
Read MoreNo. WSU/37(1)2019/DOB - (03/04/2020) - in case of a dispute in the date of birth, any of the following documents may be accepted as valid proof of date of birth: > Birth Certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths. > Any school/education related certificate. > Certificate based on the service records of the Central/State G...
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