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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 372 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 396 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 330 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 1365 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Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits.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 4365 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 1074 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 1125 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 1989 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 2406 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 1050 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Delayed PF & ESI Deposits Not Deductible as SC Precedent Applies: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The Tribunal rejected the challenge to disallowance of delayed PF and ESI employee contributions, relying on the Supreme Court's d...

June 7, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands PF/ESI Disallowance Case Due to Uncertainty Over Due Date Interpretation

Income Tax : The case dealt with disallowance of employee contributions deposited beyond statutory due dates. The Tribunal remanded the matter ...

May 5, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

Delayed PF/ESI Contributions Not Deductible, ITAT Rules Citing SC Precedent

Income Tax : The case addressed disallowance of employee contributions deposited beyond prescribed timelines. The Tribunal upheld the legal pos...

May 5, 2026 2022 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes PF/ESI Disallowance as Issue Was Debatable at Time of Processing

Income Tax : The case examined whether delayed employee contributions could be disallowed under Section 143(1). The Tribunal held such adjustme...

May 5, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes PF/ESI Disallowance as Issue Was Debatable Under Section 143(1)

Income Tax : The case involved disallowance of employee contributions during return processing. The Tribunal held that such debatable issues ca...

May 5, 2026 309 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 1722 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 1980 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 2610 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 1074 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 9048 Views 0 comment Print


EPFO: Implementation of e-court software- revised procedure

July 24, 2017 2160 Views 0 comment Print

As you are aware, in the e-court software the allotment of 7A & 14B cases among assessing authorities is automatic so as to ensure that the workload is spread uniformly and cases are allotted randomly.

EPFO enables online Transfer Claims under Unified Portal

July 21, 2017 2493 Views 0 comment Print

As you are aware, new Facility to apply for Transfer has been launched in the Member Interface and Employer Interface under Unified Portal with effect from 27th May 2017 replacing the functionality of the erstwhile OTCP Portal.

EPF Compliance in respect of multiple units establishments

July 21, 2017 25515 Views 0 comment Print

In accordance with the cited instructions, there are many establishments which have employees working at different locations and branches but the payment of PF dues of all the workers is made under a single PF code number. However there were demands to give a facility for field offices to monitor compliance in their inspection area or information driven scrutiny of compliance.

Govt. notifies 7.8% interest rate for 2nd quarter on non-Govt. PF, Superannuation and Gratuity Fund

July 17, 2017 1257 Views 0 comment Print

It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announced in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No.F.16(1)-PD/75 dated 30th June, 1975, shall with effect from 1st July, 2017 to 30th September, 2017, bear interest at 7.8% (Seven point eight percent). This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st July, 2017.

Aadhaar enabled online filings of claims by EPF members

July 7, 2017 2649 Views 0 comment Print

A new facility has been launched in employee’s Member Interface of Unified Portal for the employees/members to submit Online Claims based on Composite Claim Form (Aadhar) for availing the benefits under EPF (Form-19), Pension (Form-10C) & PF Part Withdrawals (Form-31).

Collections of EPF started with 4 more banks in addition to SBI

July 6, 2017 1359 Views 0 comment Print

ollections of EPF dues have been started with PNB, Allahabad Bank, Indian Bank, Union Bank of India in addition to State Bank of India through direct online mode.

Revised Application Form for Certificate of Coverage of Indian Worker

June 30, 2017 1404 Views 0 comment Print

The different application forms for Certificate of Coverage (COC) in respect of Indian Worker (having Indian Passport) going to work in a country with which India is having Social Security Agreement (SSA) has been revised into a single form keeping in view the new COC application software being developed by IS division.

Benefit of two years weightage of service to the EPF members

June 21, 2017 3501 Views 0 comment Print

Several references have been received from the field offices that cases where two years weightage was given where the past service comes out to 20 years, the new application software while generating the worksheet has reduced the past service benefits in comparison to that calculated in legacy software. The matter has been examined and the following clarification is issued.

Definition of International Worker under EPF scheme 1952

June 8, 2017 14937 Views 0 comment Print

An Indian employee will be treated as International Worker only when (i) he has worked or is going to work in a foreign country with which India has entered into Social Security Agreement and (ii) he is eligible to avail the benefits under a social security programme of the said foreign country.

Disbursement of benefits to eligible EPF members under PMRPY/PMPRPY Schemes

June 8, 2017 3255 Views 0 comment Print

EPFO has been nominated as the nodal organisation for implementation of the PMRPY/PMPRPY Scheme vis-à-vis verification of the credentials of the eligible beneficiaries and payment of benefits to them in accordance with the guidelines of PMRPY/PMPRPY schemes besides creating awareness for maximum outreach of the PMRPY/PMPRPY

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