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PF & ESI Disallowance Removed as Income Tax Act 2025 allows Deposit till ITR Due Date

Income Tax : Under the earlier law, even a one-day delay in depositing employee contributions resulted in permanent tax disallowance. The new r...

May 8, 2026 1395 Views 0 comment Print

175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for May-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for May 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income tax...

May 4, 2026 53070 Views 2 comments 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 2391 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 3552 Views 0 comment Print

PF/ESI Deduction Denied for Late Deposit, Allowed for Holiday – 143(1) Adjustment Upheld

Income Tax : Delhi High Court upholds disallowance of delayed PF/ESI contributions under Section 143(1), but permits deductions when the due da...

September 14, 2025 1569 Views 0 comment Print


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ESIC Amnesty Scheme 2025: Guidelines for ESI Case Settlement

Corporate Law : ESIC launched a one-time Amnesty Scheme (Oct 2025-Sept 2026) to settle pending court cases on ESI contribution, coverage, and dama...

October 6, 2025 1389 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC Amnesty Scheme 2025: Settle ESI Court Cases

Corporate Law : ESIC launches the Amnesty Scheme 2025 (Oct 2025-Sep 2026) to settle ESI court cases, withdrawal of prosecution, and reduce litigat...

October 3, 2025 2979 Views 0 comment Print

ESI/EPF Registration in e-form AGILE-PRO-S: Request to Develop Optionality

Company Law : Explore the challenges faced by newly incorporated companies regarding mandatory ESI and EPF registrations in India, with proposed...

May 24, 2024 2775 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC: Dormant Status of Companies Registered Through MCA Portal

Corporate Law : As we all know that registration on Sham Suvidha Portal for new Companies was discontinued w.e.f. 15.02.2020 and thereafter, Compa...

December 29, 2022 20268 Views 3 comments Print

ESIC felicitates donors to ESIC Hospitals during COVID-19 Pandemic

Corporate Law : Through the coordinated efforts of Government, Private Institutions, Civil Society, NGOs and Private Citizens overcame the health ...

July 15, 2021 663 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 594 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Upheld as AO Failed to Verify TDS Rates & Delayed PF/ESI Payments

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the original assessment was not erroneous or prejudicial except for TDS verification and PF/ESI disallowanc...

December 1, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Found Erroneous for Not Applying Checkmate Law—Revision Justified

Income Tax : ITAT confirmed Section 263 revision after finding that the AO wrongly allowed delayed PF/ESI contributions despite binding Supreme...

November 30, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

PF/ESI Paid After Statutory Due Date Not Deductible, Sectiom 143(1)(a) Adjustment Sustained

Income Tax : The assessee’s plea that delayed PF/ESI deduction was a debatable issue was rejected because Checkmate had settled the law retro...

November 19, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in EPF/ESIC Deposit Attracts Disallowance Even in 143(1) Processing: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed that employees’ contributions to EPF and ESIC deposited after the statutory due dates are disallowable un...

November 9, 2025 837 Views 0 comment Print


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ESIC Registration Mandated After Social Security Code Rollout

Corporate Law : The Government of India has implemented the Code on Social Security, 2020 with nationwide effect from November 21, 2025, consolida...

December 11, 2025 4896 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC SPREE Scheme: Employer-Employee Registration

Corporate Law : ESIC launches SPREE, a scheme from July 1 to Dec 31, 2025, for employers and employees to register under the ESI Act without retro...

July 1, 2025 2850 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC’s SPREE 2025: Registration with no enquiry for previous periods

Corporate Law : ESIC's SPREE 2025 scheme offers a time-bound opportunity for employers to register their businesses and employees without past pen...

July 1, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

ESIC Draft Rules on Medical Benefits for Retirees

Corporate Law : ESIC proposes new rules for medical benefits to retired employees and spouses, open to public suggestions for 30 days from notific...

April 4, 2025 1635 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in the Employees State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950

Corporate Law : Explore the latest amendment to the Employees' State Insurance Rules 1950, raising the threshold from INR 5 to 25 crores. Get insi...

February 26, 2024 2772 Views 0 comment Print


Analysis of SC verdict on allowability of delayed payment of Employee PF Contribution

October 13, 2022 19662 Views 1 comment Print

Explore the impact analysis of the recent Supreme Court verdict in Checkmate Services Pvt Ltd vs CIT-1 on the treatment of delayed Employee PF Contribution payment under the Income Tax Act. Understand the background, adjustments in summary proceedings, Finance Act 2021 amendments, and the way forward for ongoing litigation.

ESIC launches facility for online submission of Maternity Benefit Claims

September 22, 2022 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Online submission of Maternity Claim has been deployed. The I.W. whose UAN number has been seeded in the system, can claim for Maternity Benefit through IP Portal.

BCCI is a ‘shop’ for the purposes of applicability of ESI Act

August 18, 2022 2421 Views 1 comment Print

BCCI is a ‘shop’ for the purposes of applicability of the ESI Act as activities of the BCCI can be said to be systematic commercial activities providing entertainment by selling tickets etc.

Employees’ contribution to PF deposited before filing of return is allowable deduction

August 18, 2022 2955 Views 0 comment Print

Held that disallowance u/s 36(1)(va) unsustainable as the amount of employees’ contribution to the provident fund deposited before filing of return.

India Payroll Taxes: 2022 Update

August 1, 2022 4773 Views 0 comment Print

With almost 1.4 billion residents, India is slowly overtaking China as the country with the most population in the world. The private sector is quickly expanding and tightening the ties with the developed economies, becoming a hot destination for multinational companies seeking to expand to new markets.

Provisions of ESI Act applicable to BCCI as its activities are commercial in nature

July 9, 2022 1467 Views 0 comment Print

Since the nature of activities conducted by the Board Of Control for Cricket in India were commercial activities, therefore, the appellant Board was covered by the provisions of ESIC Act and was liable to pay ESI contribution on the wages paid to the coverable employees.

Delay in depositing employee’s contribution to PF – ITAT refers matter back to CIT(A)

July 3, 2022 1938 Views 0 comment Print

Soul Clothing Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Surat) We note that the issue involved in the present appeal of assessee is covered against the assessee, as the assessee has not deposited Employees Provident Fund (EPF) with the prescribed authority within stipulated time, therefore as per the judgment of the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the […]

Amendment to Section 36(1)(va) & 43B by Finance Act, 2021 applicable from AY 2021-22

June 30, 2022 6855 Views 0 comment Print

In a significant decision, ITAT Jaipur, in Suman Solanki vs DCIT case, rules that timely deposited PF/ESI contributions before return filing are admissible deductions. Explore the detailed analysis.

Prior to AY 2021-22 Employee’s contribution to PF deposited before due date of filing of ITR allowable

June 29, 2022 1776 Views 0 comment Print

Explore ITAT Delhi ruling in Sandeep Kumar Agarwal vs. ADIT, allowing employer deduction for EPF & ESIC, even if paid post EPF & ESIC due date but before income tax return deadline.

Amendment to Sec 36(1)(Va) & 43B by Finance Act, 2021 not applicable to AY 2019-20

June 24, 2022 3381 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent decision, ITAT Bangalore grants deduction for employees contribution to PF and ESI, citing judicial pronouncements. Learn about the case and its implications.

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