Income Tax : Form 187 allows appeal against refusal or withdrawal of recognition of provident, gratuity, or superannuation funds within 60 days...
Income Tax : Form 186 application process, eligibility, documents, filing rules, and recognition of provident funds under Income-tax provisions...
Income Tax : Form 185 sets format for maintaining provident fund subscriber accounts, including contributions, interest, and balances, with ann...
Corporate Law : International workers from non-SSA countries cannot withdraw PF on exit. The article explains why age 58 remains the key condition...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits. The changes bring income-tax rul...
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces easier PF transfer with revamped Form 13 and bulk UAN generation for employers (without immediate Aadhaar)....
Corporate Law : EPFO adds 15 banks for employer contributions, expanding to 32 banks. The move aims to enhance efficiency and reduce transactional...
Corporate Law : EPFO has streamlined the PF transfer process, eliminating employer approval for most claims, aiming to reduce turnaround time and ...
Corporate Law : EPFO is revolutionizing service delivery by introducing auto-mode settlement for education, marriage, and housing claims, reducing...
Corporate Law : EPFO grants a five-month extension to employers for uploading wage details regarding pension on higher wages. Learn about the late...
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 case dealt with disallowance of employee contributions deposited beyond statutory due dates. The Tribunal remanded the matter ...
Income Tax : The case addressed disallowance of employee contributions deposited beyond prescribed timelines. The Tribunal upheld the legal pos...
Income Tax : The case examined whether delayed employee contributions could be disallowed under Section 143(1). The Tribunal held such adjustme...
Income Tax : The case involved disallowance of employee contributions during return processing. The Tribunal held that such debatable issues ca...
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...
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces a revamped Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) from September 2025 with system-based validations, revised filing o...
Corporate Law : Starting August 1, 2025, UAN allotment and activation will be mandatory through the UMANG app using Aadhaar-based Face Authenticat...
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces easier PF transfer with revamped Form 13 and bulk UAN generation for employers (without immediate Aadhaar)....
Corporate Law : EPFO introduces UAN allotment and activation through UMANG app using Face Authentication (FAT). Simplifies access to EPFO services...
A few minor changes have since been made in the revised single application form to include the details of family members accompanying the employee abroad and the business activity (Industry, Trade Services) of his/her present employer in India to be incorporated if required .
Procedure to be adopted by Indian Banks who have branches in Nepal for submission of life certificates of Nepalese pensioners. The Bank Managers or authorized officials of Nepal SBI Bank Limited (NSBL)/Everest Bank Limited (EBL) located in Nepal may certify the physical copy of the Life certificate of the pensioners residing in Nepal and forward the same to the Pension Paying Branch of SBI/PNB respectively of the concerned pensioner in India.
PFRDA rolls-out Aadhar Powered Digital on Boarding into APY through eNPS platform for wider reach; Benefits of APY@eNPS include paperless registration; No need to visit Bank Branch & to have Banking Id and 24*7 Online En-rollment at the customer’s convenience. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has embarked upon several digital friendly steps for […]
Vide circular under reference above, RPFCs have been directed to ensure compliance of all the exempted establishments regarding filing of online monthly/ annual returns and to issue Show Cause Notice to all the defaulting establishments, which have not filed the online returns.
1. A grievance registered through this portal is required to be disposed of within thirty days of its lodgement. 2. A grievance is taken as disposed of only after the satisfaction of the person who lodged the grievance is ascertained and recorded.
EPFO has now introduced the free Aadhaar based e-Sign in addition to DSC to be used by Employers. It is very easy to use in comparison to DSC. Authorised signatory of establishments whose DSC is already registered can directly activate their e-Sign by providing Aadhaar at Unified Portal.
Please find enclosed herewith the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Inspection Policy and answer prepared on the direction of Central Information Commission for uploading the same on the official website.
Aadhaar number shall be the unique identifier for the purpose of establishing the identity of Public Provident Fund account holder. Provided that where Aadhaar number has not been assigned, the depositor shall submit proof of application of enrollment for Aadhaar.
EPFO has implemented online filing of returns by exempted establishments. Subsequent to the introduction of the new software, real time monitoring of exempted establishments has also commenced. It is required that all the exempted establishments/employers are required to file the statutory online returns in time i.e. on or before 25th of the month following that to which it relates.
In the wake of recent digital initiatives with the objective of making EPFO a Paperless Organization, the new procedure has been formulated for transfer of accounts of a member on change of employment to facilitate seamless and hassle free service to subscribers.
