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...
ESI means self-funded social security and health insurance scheme specifically for Indian employees. This is managed with the help of ESI Act 1948, by employee’s state insurance corporation based on rules and regulations. Eligibility criteria: The ESI funds are applicable only for the employees whose salary is not exceeding beyond 21,000 rupees which does not […]
The Government of India has taken a historic decision to reduce the rate of contribution under the ESI Act from 6.5% to 4%(employers’ contribution being reduced from 4.75% to 3.25% and employees’ contribution being reduced from 1.75% to 0.75%). Reduced rates will be effective from 01.07.2019.This would benefit 3.6 crore employees and 12.85 lakh employers.
In a historic decision, the Union government has cut the contributions made by employers and employees toward the health insurance scheme of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). The total contribution has been cut to 4 per cent from the current 6.5 per cent. The contribution rate cut is expected to help firms save around Rs […]
Section 36(1)(va) Vs. Section 43-B If the assessee fails to deposit the PF, ESIC etc Contribution before the due dates as per the respective Acts. Effect of Section 43B on unpaid liability towards contributions to any provident fund or superannuation fund or any fund set up under the provisions of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, […]
List of documents required for closure of ESI account In case of company the following documents may be an evidence for closure of your ESI code No: 01. Proof of Sale of your machinery; 02. Full & final Settlement of workers along with evidence, such as acquitance of all the discharged employees towards full and […]
The ESI Act, 1948 is applicable to all factories and notified establishments in an implemented area employing 10 or more employees employed for wages. a) For Factory:‑ The threshold for coverage of “factory”, as per section 2(12) of the ESIC Act is 10 which are located in implemented areas. At present the Act is extended […]
Spice Form has Widened its Scope by Covering Three Important Registration Viz GSTIN, ESIC and EPFO The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in its notification dated 29th March, 2019, inserted a new Rule 38A under the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019. Scope : The application for Incorporation of Company under Rule 38 shall be accompanied […]
Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) is a self-financing social security and health insurance scheme for Indian workers. ESI is just like a social insurance scheme that would protect the interest of workers in possibilities such as sickness, maternity, temporary or permanent physical disablement and death due to employment injury resulting in loss of wages or earning […]
ESI Corporation took important decision towards improvement in its service delivery mechanism. It was decided that ESIC will also bear the 1/8th share of expenditure earlier used to be borne by States.
Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued Gazette Notification G.S.R 121 (E) dated 15/02/2019 (Notification attached) notifying Draft Rules proposing to reduce Employee Contribution for ESIC to 1% from 1.75% and Employer Contribution to 4% from 4.75 %. Currently, the employee’s ESI contribution rate is 1.75% of the wages and that of employer’s is 4.75% […]
