Fema / RBI : The issue concerns delays in pension credit caused by banks. The guidelines mandate 8% interest compensation for such delays. The ...
Income Tax : This guide breaks down the complete taxation of salary income in India—covering allowances, perquisites, retirement benefits, an...
Finance : A comprehensive overview of India's National Pension System (NPS), covering eligibility, account types, investment choices, tax be...
Income Tax : Learn how pensioners can file income tax returns effortlessly using TaxBuddy’s DIY platform. Step-by-step instructions tailored ...
Corporate Law : Learn about the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for Central Govt employees under NPS. Check eligibility, contribution details, assure...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced the AI-powered Pension Sahayak portal, replacing the earlier CGMS with a multilingual, voice-enabled grievanc...
Corporate Law : PFRDA introduced multiple NAVs to reflect different fee structures for government and non-government subscribers. The change ensur...
Income Tax : The issue revolved around concerns of exemption removal under the new tax regime. The Government clarified that the exemption cont...
Corporate Law : Authorities cautioned investors about entities promising monthly returns on deposits without regulatory approval, advising the pub...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has issued a public notice cautioning investors about an unregistered website and mobile app offering high-return schemes. T...
Corporate Law : Madras High Court permits senior citizen to withdraw ₹2 lakh monthly from attached pension account, citing hardship, while tax a...
Corporate Law : Patna HC rules on joint option under EPF and Pension Scheme for higher pensions, citing Supreme Court precedents, impacting retire...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that PFRDA Act, 2013 doesn’t prescribed any due date for payment of employee’s contribution to National Pe...
Income Tax : In the case of G.K. Reddy vs. DCIT, Madras High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to lift the attachment of a pension a...
Income Tax : Read the full text of the judgment by Punjab and Haryana High Court granting a refund of income tax on exempted disability pension...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced the StAR NPS platform to enable a fully digital and assisted onboarding process for NPS subscribers. The fram...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced a Regulatory Sandbox framework allowing controlled testing of innovative pension products and FinTech solutio...
Corporate Law : PFRDAs 2026 amendment redefines the assets of the National Pension System Trust, expressly covering subscriber funds, securities, ...
Corporate Law : The Office Memorandum increases Dearness Relief rates for CPF beneficiaries and eligible family members under the 5th Central Pay ...
Corporate Law : Accounts with no contributions for four consecutive quarters will be classified as dormant and charged reduced AMC. This lower fee...
1. What is Pension? Pension is described in Section 60 of the CPC and Section 11 of the Pension Act as a periodical allowance or stipend granted on account of past service, particular merits, etc. It involves three essential features. Firstly, pension is a compensation for the past service, secondly, it owes its relationship to a past employer-employee relationship or master servant relationship. Lastly, it is paid on the basis of earlier relationship of agreement of services as opposed to an agreement for service.
Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2020- 12B. Restoration to normal pension in cases of grant of commutation. – The normal pension in respect of those members who availed the benefit of commutation of pension under the erstwhile paragraph 12A of this Scheme, on or before the 25th day of September, 2008, shall be restored after completion of fifteen years from the date of such commutation.
It seems that the government is not happy for people earning more and the raise of salary they get after many years of hard-working. If people want to have a very good quality of retirement and improvised lifestyle in retirement is that act of Fraud. We financial advisor advice investor to have financial planning and […]
Budget 2020: Rationalization of tax treatment of employer’s contribution to recognized provident funds (RPFs), superannuation funds and national pension scheme (NPS). Under the existing provisions of the Act, the contribution by the employer to the account of an employee in a recognized provident fund exceeding twelve per cent. of salary is taxable. Further, the amount […]
1. These regulations may be called the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Pension Fund) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020. 2. These shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette.
People working in government services or those working with government departments get pensions after retirement from their services additionally people who have contributed towards Employee Provident Fund (EPF) also get pension under Employee Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995. Even after the death of the employee their family members are also entitled to get the pension from the employer as well as under EPS.
To discuss the tax treatment of the pension received, comprehensively, the employees have been divided in two types, government and non-government. Even the pension received can be of two types, commuted and uncommuted.
Article discusses Tax Treatment of Various retirement benefits i.e Gratuity, Leave Encasement, Commuted Pension, Uncommuted Pension, Statutory Provident Fund, Recognised Provident Fund and Unrecognised Provident Fund.
Section 80C replaced the existing Section 88 with more or less the same investment mix available in Section 88. The new section 80C has become effective w.e.f. 1st April, 2006. Even the section 80CCC on pension scheme contributions was merged with the above 80C. However, this new section has allowed a major change in the method of providing the tax benefit. Section 80C of the Income Tax Act allows certain investments and expenditure to be tax-exempt.
(i) Under the existing provisions of section 10 of the Act, any payment from the NPS Trust to an assessee on closure of his account or on his opting out of the pension scheme, to the extent it does not exceed forty per cent of the total amount payable to him at the time of […]
