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Income Tax Form 187: Appeal on Refusal or Withdrawal of Provident Fund Recognition/Approval

Income Tax : Form 187 allows appeal against refusal or withdrawal of recognition of provident, gratuity, or superannuation funds within 60 days...

March 27, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 186: Application for Recognition of Provident Fund

Income Tax : Form 186 application process, eligibility, documents, filing rules, and recognition of provident funds under Income-tax provisions...

March 27, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form 185: Accounts of Subscribers to Recognised Provident Fund

Income Tax : Form 185 sets format for maintaining provident fund subscriber accounts, including contributions, interest, and balances, with ann...

March 27, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

PF Withdrawal for International Workers in India – Why Age 58 Still Matters (SSA vs Non-SSA Explained)

Corporate Law : International workers from non-SSA countries cannot withdraw PF on exit. The article explains why age 58 remains the key condition...

March 21, 2026 717 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2026 Aligned Provident Fund Tax Rules with EPF Framework from 1st April 2026

Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits. The changes bring income-tax rul...

February 4, 2026 2790 Views 0 comment Print


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EPFO Simplifies PF Transfer & UAN Generation Process

Corporate Law : EPFO introduces easier PF transfer with revamped Form 13 and bulk UAN generation for employers (without immediate Aadhaar)....

April 25, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Empanels 15 Banks for Contributions, Total Now 32

Corporate Law : EPFO adds 15 banks for employer contributions, expanding to 32 banks. The move aims to enhance efficiency and reduce transactional...

April 3, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Simplifies PF Transfer Process for Easier Claims

Corporate Law : EPFO has streamlined the PF transfer process, eliminating employer approval for most claims, aiming to reduce turnaround time and ...

January 21, 2025 1899 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO introduces Auto claim settlement for Education, marriage & housing

Corporate Law : EPFO is revolutionizing service delivery by introducing auto-mode settlement for education, marriage, and housing claims, reducing...

May 13, 2024 2370 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Extends Deadline for Employers: Upload Pension on Higher Wage Details

Corporate Law : EPFO grants a five-month extension to employers for uploading wage details regarding pension on higher wages. Learn about the late...

January 3, 2024 1008 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


PF/ESI Due Date Verification Incomplete, Matter Sent Back to AO

Income Tax : The issue centered on employees’ PF contributions and statutory due dates post-Checkmate ruling. The ITAT held that detailed ver...

January 6, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Appeal Dismissed as Infructuous After HC Quashes Recall Under Section 254(2)

Income Tax : The High Court held that the Tribunal exceeded its limited powers under Section 254(2) by recalling a final order on merits. Once ...

December 23, 2025 324 Views 0 comment Print

PF Delay Partly Disallowed, MAT Issue Sent Back for Verification

Income Tax : The Tribunal remanded the MAT issue after noting lack of factual verification on whether reserve withdrawals were credited to the ...

December 22, 2025 165 Views 0 comment Print

PF/ESI Disallowance to Be Examined Only After Deciding Delay

Income Tax : SEO Description: The Tribunal held that an appeal cannot be dismissed solely on limitation without examining reasons for delay. Th...

December 16, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

Recalled Case Ends Against Assessee as PF/ESI Delay Proves Fatal

Income Tax : Tribunal relied on Supreme Court’s Checkmate ruling to uphold disallowance of delayed employees’ PF/ESI contribution under Sec...

December 3, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Salient features of Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025

Corporate Law : EPFO's campaign (Nov 2025–Apr 2026) allows employers to enroll employees missed from 2017 to 2025. Pay only employer's share and...

October 29, 2025 1422 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Launches Revamped ECR System for Employers

Corporate Law : EPFO introduces a revamped Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) from September 2025 with system-based validations, revised filing o...

September 26, 2025 1377 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory UAN Allotment and Activation via UMANG

Corporate Law : Starting August 1, 2025, UAN allotment and activation will be mandatory through the UMANG app using Aadhaar-based Face Authenticat...

July 30, 2025 2352 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO Simplifies PF Transfer & UAN Generation Process

Corporate Law : EPFO introduces easier PF transfer with revamped Form 13 and bulk UAN generation for employers (without immediate Aadhaar)....

April 25, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO: UAN Activation via UMANG App with Face Authentication

Corporate Law : EPFO introduces UAN allotment and activation through UMANG app using Face Authentication (FAT). Simplifies access to EPFO services...

April 8, 2025 7098 Views 0 comment Print


Admin charges payable by employer on EPF amended WEF 01.06.2018

May 21, 2018 18969 Views 5 comments Print

Government reduces normal administrative expenses payable by the employer with effect from 1st June, 2018 at 0.50 per cent of the pay subject to a minimum sum of seventy-five rupees per month for every non-functional establishment having no contributory member and five hundred rupees per month per establishment for other establishments. Earlier the charge was revised to 0.65 per cent from 01.04.2017 and will remain applicable till 31st May 2018.

Timelines for settlement of Medical claims of Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries

May 14, 2018 1068 Views 0 comment Print

It has now been decided to review the timelines prescribed for processing and settlement of medical claims of pensioner CGHS beneficiaries in compliance of the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in their Judgement in the WP(Civil) No 694 of 2015 between Shiva Kant Jha Vs UOI delivered on 13th April 2018 and in supersession of the earlier guidelines as per the details given under:

Eligibility of Permanently Disabled Unmarried Son of a CGHS Beneficiary

May 7, 2018 3294 Views 6 comments Print

An unmarried son of a CGHS beneficiary suffering from any permanent disability of any kind (physical or mental) will be entitled to CGHS facility even after attaining the age of 25 years.

EPFO: Reg. Defaulting Establishments mandated for inspection

May 3, 2018 6954 Views 0 comment Print

(1) The following categories of establishments are mandated for inspection without referring/seeking permission for inspection from CAIU, Head Office : (a) List of establishments generated through Shram Suvidha Portal of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India for inspection.

Submission of Life Certificate/non re-marriage certificate by Pensioners under EPS, 1995

April 9, 2018 9444 Views 0 comment Print

It is requested to issue suitable instruction to field offices under your jurisdiction for taking necessary actions adopting the methodology explained in the circular for acceptance of life certificate /non re-marriage certificate by the Banks and release of pension to pensioners.

Impact of Recent Changes vide Budget 2018 in EPF Act, 1952

April 3, 2018 16641 Views 4 comments Print

IMPACT ANALYSIS OF RECENT CHANGES ENACTED THROUGHT BUDGET 2018 IN THE EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ACT, 1952

Test Check genuineness of Online EPF Claims for settlement: EPFO

April 2, 2018 9051 Views 0 comment Print

(i) Out of the list of online claims being provided, atleast 1% of online cases must be test checked for genuineness. (ii) The member/employer may also be contacted, if felt necessary based on the above observations, to confirm genuineness of the claim.

Pensioner’s Portal at EPFO website

March 28, 2018 1623 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO has launched the pensioner’s portal https://mis.epfindia.gov.in/PensionPaymentEnquiry. The pensioner’s portal is recently launched service, available at EPFO website by which all EPFO pensioners may get the details of pension related information like Pension payment order number, Pensioner’s Payment Order details, Pensioner’s passbook information & other related information such as date of credit of pension, submission of pensioner’s life certificate etc.

Know PF Balance Through Missed Call AND SMS Alert

March 14, 2018 14766 Views 1 comment Print

UAN Activated Members Can Know PF Balance Through Missed Call AND SMS Alert Members registered on the UAN portal may get their details available with EPFO by giving a missed call at 011-22901406 from their registered mobile number.  If the UAN of the member is seeded with any one of the Bank A/c number, AADHAAR […]

Mandatory online EPF claim if settlement amount exceeds Rs.10 lacs

February 27, 2018 1869 Views 0 comment Print

Based on the decision taken in the meeting chaired by CPFC on 17.01.2018, I am directed to convey that in case the amount of claim settlement is above Rs.10.00 lacs for PF claims and Rs.5.00 lacs in respect of the EPS withdrawal claims, the claim form must be accepted through online mode only.

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