CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Income Tax : Under the earlier law, even a one-day delay in depositing employee contributions resulted in permanent tax disallowance. The new r...
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 ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the disallowance of employees' PF/ESI contributions deposited beyond the due dates prescribed under the ...
Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that proportionate interest disallowance cannot be sustained without establishing a direct nexus between b...
Income Tax : The Agra ITAT held that disallowance of employees' PF and ESI contributions could not be made through Section 143(1) processing wh...
Income Tax : The Tribunal rejected the challenge to disallowance of delayed PF and ESI employee contributions, relying on the Supreme Court's d...
Income Tax : The Tribunal examined disallowance made for delayed employee contributions under Section 143(1). It held that debatable issues can...
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...
Navrathan Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. Vs ADIT (ITAT Bangalore) Explanatory memorandum to the Finance Act, 2021 proposing amendment in section 36(1)(va) as well as section 43B is applicable only from 01.04.2021. These provisions impose a liability on an assessee and therefore cannot be construed as applicable with retrospective effect unless the legislature specifically says so. In […]
Hon’ble Supreme Court, in M/s Texmo Industries Vs. ESIC held that the payment of Conveyance Allowance on the fact of present case does not fall under the definition of term ‘wages’ as defined in section 2(22) of the ESI Act.
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation hereby notifies its decision to extend Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for a period 01.07.2021 to 30.06.2022 with enhanced rate of relief and relaxed eligibility conditions as notified in the Gazette of India, (Extraordinary), Part III – Section – 4 (Sl. No. 436) dated 16.10.2020. and Sl. No. 15 dated 11.01.2021.
Now it has been provided that the due date in section 43B is of no consequence to judge the applicability of provisions of section 36[1][va]of the Act and that too with effect from 01.04.2021.
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 […]
