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EPF Taxability if withdrawn before 5 year of Service & Foreign Employees Exemption
In this regard, a letter is being issued to all General Manager of Indian Railways (all Zones), Kolkata Metro Corporation, Director General, RDSO and Chairman & Managing Director, IRCTC for ensuring compliance in respect of contract workers being Principal Employers.
Employees’ Provident Fund- Contribution Rate The EPF & MP Act, 1952 was enacted by Parliament and came into force with effect from 4th March, 1952. A series of legislative interventions were made in this direction, including the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Presently, the following three schemes are in operation under the […]
Following steps are to be followed to digitize physical Form No. 9:- 1) Scanning of physical Form No. 9 and upload the same in the system 2) Approval of scanned copy of Form No. 9 3) Approval of member data available in the system 4) Archiving the scanned Form-9 duly indexed for reference.
At the time of registration of an establishment, employer has to upload digitally signed copy of PAN card. There is a mandate of Ease of Doing business to eliminate the requirement of submitting scanned copy of PAN card at the time of registration.
Real Time Default Management System is in operation in EPFO for reducing current default of establishments. New Enforcement Officers are also being provided to Regional Offices after completion of their training for effective default reduction.
Currently UAN (Universal Account Number) has become mandatory for every employee and UAN remains portable throughout the lifetime of an employee and they don’t have to apply for PF transfer claims at changing jobs, because merely providing your UAN number to your new employer shall be sufficient so the employees starting their career afresh have the benefit of UAN which was launched in 2015.
The solitary common issue that arose in these appeals was with regard to the legality of dis-allowance of deduction made towards belated deposit of employees contribution of Provident Fund/Employees State Insurance. A reading of the order passed by the Tribunal shows that the first appellate authority confirmed the order of dis-allowance following the order passed by the Tribunal in ITA No.454/2014.
It is hereby clarified that Part -E shall contain the information related to the actual investments and other receipts/payments made in the wage month with which the online return For example in monthly return of March 2017, Part – E will contain the actual contribution receipts, payments and details of the investments made between 01 March 2017 and 31 March 2017.
It has been decided that irrespective of the amount, the EPF claimant should submit cancelled cheque in original (containing claimant’s name, bank account number & IFS Code of the bank branch printed on it) with all type of claims.
