Corporate Law : EPFO simplified PF withdrawal rules by reducing categories and easing eligibility, but most claims continue to fail because of KYC...
Corporate Law : Learn about the key features of EPFO 3.0, including instant withdrawals, mobile access, and faster claim settlements. Understand h...
CA, CS, CMA : Summary of notifications and circulars from August 18-24, 2025, covering new income tax rules for employee perquisites, GST update...
Corporate Law : A summary of the EPFO's new mandate requiring UAN generation and activation through the UMANG app with Facial Authentication Techn...
Corporate Law : Key Labour law rulings in November 2024: ESI, ID Act, Provident Fund, and more across various High Courts....
Corporate Law : Simplified online registration, auto-enrolment via MCA portal, and digital initiatives have led to a 251% rise in new EPFO registr...
Corporate Law : A six-month special scheme allows employers to enrol left-out employees and regularise EPF non-compliance with minimal penalties....
Corporate Law : The Labour Ministry clarified EPFO reforms, which simplify withdrawals by merging 13 provisions into three, reducing eligibility t...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Labour launches EPF Enrolment Campaign 2025 (Nov 2025 - Apr 2026) to expand social security. Employers can regularize ...
Corporate Law : The EPFO extended the ECR filing deadline for the September 2025 wage month to October 22 due to employer difficulties with the re...
Corporate Law : NCLAT held that provident fund dues assessed during moratorium under Section 14 IBC cannot be admitted in CIRP. The resolution pla...
Corporate Law : Provident fund dues were protected by statute and same were excluded from the liquidation estate of a company under Section 36(4)(...
Corporate Law : NCLAT Delhi held that demand made by the EPFO on the basis of an inspection report made after initiation of moratorium is not enfo...
Corporate Law : NCLAT Delhi held that demand of EPFO raised on the basis of inspection report dated 10.05.2023 and assessment order dated 25.09.20...
Corporate Law : Liquidator vide letter dated 20.11.2021 did not accept the claim principally on the ground of violation of Moratorium. On instruct...
Corporate Law : EPFO permits de-linking of wrongly linked Member IDs even when contributions exist, subject to limits. The circular outlines a str...
Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...
Corporate Law : The government clarified that employees under the Unified Pension Scheme are eligible for Fixed Medical Allowance. The key takeawa...
Corporate Law : EPFO streamlined the process for transferring pension contributions and nominee payments. The instructions aim to avoid procedural...
Corporate Law : EPFO has approved acceptance of transgender identity certificates for name and gender corrections. The move strengthens inclusivit...
G.S.R 24(E) Place of filing appeals.– The appeal shall ordinarily be filed by the appellant with the Registrar of the Tribunal within whose jurisdiction the cause of action has arisen. Every appeal filed with the Registrar shall be accompanied by a fee of two thousand rupees to be remitted in the form of crossed demand draft on a nationalised bank in favour of the Registrar of the Tribunal and payable at the main branch of that Bank at the station where the seat of the said Tribunal is situated.
Recently, EPFO allowed its subscribers to file their PF withdrawal applications directly to the retirement fund body without employers’ attestation thereby easing the process of PF withdrawal by employees.
As per paragraph 38(1) of the EPF Scheme, 1952, paragraph 3 of EPS, 1995 and paragraph 8(1) of EDLI Scheme, 1976, the employers are required to pay the contributions and administrative charges within fifteen days of dose of every month. The employer, as per para 5.1.3 of Manual of Accounting Procedure (Part-I General), is also allowed a grace period of 5 days to remit the contribution.
While reviewing the progress of EPFO on all fronts for the month of November, 2015, Shri K.K. Jalan, CPFC noted that by November end, the organization has settled more than 76 lakh claims in the current fiscal out of which more than 40% were settled within 3 days.
EPFO has madea provision forchange the name of EPF members in the application software. Members who wish to get their name to be changed in the EPF Database can apply for the same through their employer alongwith supporting documents. In this regard a circular has already been issued to the field offices mentioning the supporting […]
The Central Government has amended the ceiling for contributions under the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act) and the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Scheme, 1952 (EPF Scheme) from Rs. 6,500 to Rs. 15,000, with effect from 1 September 2014. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has, by its circular […]
After leaving employment, employees were supposed to get their forms for withdrawals attested through employer as earlier it was only the employer who could identify the worker and his/her details. After launch of UAN, EPFO has started collecting the KYC details such as Aadhaar, PAN, Bank details etc.
In a major step, the organization has clarified that student trainees who are paid stipend during on the job training while pursuing course in technical /professional educational institutions would not come under the definition of employee for the purpose of EPF &MP Act. This removes the ambiguity surrounding the eligibility of such student-trainees for enrolling as members of the Fund and is expected to bring about greater clarity among employers and also reduce litigations.
Joined Up Service NA – DIN – COI – PAN – TAN – ESIC – EPFO Description:- This joined up service enables the applicant to fill a common form for ‘MCA-Name, DIN and COI’, ‘CBDT-PAN, TAN’, ‘MoLE- ESIC and EPFO’ services and the same is then routed sequentially to the respective department for processing. While […]
Section 7A Proceedings under Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 remains highly controversial more so in view of latest Judgment by Various Hon’ble High Courts on the Issue
