Income Tax : Under the earlier law, even a one-day delay in depositing employee contributions resulted in permanent tax disallowance. The new r...
CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for May 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income tax...
Income Tax : The Central Government, in the Union Budget 2026, has proposed an important amendment concerning employee welfare funds. The objec...
Income Tax : The amendment replaces the fund-specific due date with the return-filing deadline for claiming deductions. Employers gain greater ...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court upholds disallowance of delayed PF/ESI contributions under Section 143(1), but permits deductions when the due da...
Corporate Law : ESIC launched a one-time Amnesty Scheme (Oct 2025-Sept 2026) to settle pending court cases on ESI contribution, coverage, and dama...
Corporate Law : ESIC launches the Amnesty Scheme 2025 (Oct 2025-Sep 2026) to settle ESI court cases, withdrawal of prosecution, and reduce litigat...
Company Law : Explore the challenges faced by newly incorporated companies regarding mandatory ESI and EPF registrations in India, with proposed...
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...
Corporate Law : Through the coordinated efforts of Government, Private Institutions, Civil Society, NGOs and Private Citizens overcame the health ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal examined disallowance made for delayed employee contributions under Section 143(1). It held that debatable issues can...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the original assessment was not erroneous or prejudicial except for TDS verification and PF/ESI disallowanc...
Income Tax : ITAT confirmed Section 263 revision after finding that the AO wrongly allowed delayed PF/ESI contributions despite binding Supreme...
Income Tax : The assessee’s plea that delayed PF/ESI deduction was a debatable issue was rejected because Checkmate had settled the law retro...
Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed that employees’ contributions to EPF and ESIC deposited after the statutory due dates are disallowable un...
Corporate Law : The Government of India has implemented the Code on Social Security, 2020 with nationwide effect from November 21, 2025, consolida...
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...
Corporate Law : ESIC's SPREE 2025 scheme offers a time-bound opportunity for employers to register their businesses and employees without past pen...
Corporate Law : ESIC proposes new rules for medical benefits to retired employees and spouses, open to public suggestions for 30 days from notific...
Corporate Law : Explore the latest amendment to the Employees' State Insurance Rules 1950, raising the threshold from INR 5 to 25 crores. Get insi...
Transport Corpn. of India Ltd. Vs Employees State Insurance Corpn. (Supreme Court of India) Non-challenge of validity of Regulation 31-A confirms interest demand under the same Facts- The subject matter of the present dispute is demand made by the Employees State Insurance Corporation by way of contribution payable by the appellant for the period from […]
Addition on account of deposits of employees’ contribution of ESI and PF prior to the filing of return of income u/s 139(1) could not be disallowed under section 43B read with section 36(1)(va) if the same was prior to the amendment made by the Finance Act, 2021 w.e.f. 1.4.2021 vide Explanation 5.
Analysis of Issue of late deposit of ESI and EPF by Assessees us 36(1)(va) of Income Tax Act, 1961 1. Provision of Section 36(1) (va) any sum received by the assessee from any of his employees to which the provisions of sub-clause (x) of clause (24) of section 2 apply, if such sum is credited […]
Vedvan Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The solitary ground is directed against the addition of Rs.94,33,788/- u/s 36(1)(va) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Brief facts as noted from the impugned order are that an addition u/s 36(1)(va) has been made by the DCIT, CPC, Bangalore on account of delay in depositing the […]
Indian Geotechnical Services Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Conclusion: Deduction on payment of employees contribution towards PF/ESI made before the due date of filing Income Tax Return under section 139(1) was allowable as the amended provisions of section 43B as well as 36(1)(va) were not applicable for the assessment year under consideration. Held: Assessee raised the […]
Indo States Exports Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The only effective ground is against the disallowance of Rs.3,01,631/- on account of late payment of employee’s contribution towards EPF and ESI. Ld. Counsel for the assessee submitted that authorities below were not justified in disallowing the claim of the assessee in respect of employee’s contribution. Hon’ble Jurisdictional […]
a) The IP who died due to COVID-19 disease must have been registered on the ESIC online portal at least three months prior to the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in his/ her death. b) The deceased IP must have been in employment on the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 disease and contributions for at least 70 days should have been paid or payable in respect of him/ her during a period of maximum one year immediately preceding the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in death.
Through the coordinated efforts of Government, Private Institutions, Civil Society, NGOs and Private Citizens overcame the health crisis caused by second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. More than 100 donors across India made donations of equipment/kits/disposables etc. to ESIC Hospitals amounting to the sum of Rs.13 Crore.
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, do hereby notifies the scheme ESIC COVID-19 RELIEF SCHEME under Section 19 of the Act as a welfare measure for the Insured Persons who are employees under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act under which in case of death of IP due to COVID-19, the eligible dependant family members of IP […]
Provided further that in case an Insured woman who is in receipt of maternity benefit and due to reason of which, a shorter contribution period is available to her in the contribution period ending in which the Maternity Benefit falls, she shall be qualified to claim sickness benefit in the corresponding benefit period if the contribution in respect of her were payable for not less than half the number of days available for working in such contribution period
