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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Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 updates Schedule XI to remove outdated contribution and investment limits.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 Modifies guidelines for rates of Levy of Surcharge

February 1, 2017 10143 Views 0 comment Print

Modifies guidelines for rates of Levy of Surcharge in view of New Pattern of Investment prescribed by the Government of India vide notification No. S.O. 1433 (E) dated 29.05.2015 to be levied on BoT of the Exempted/Relaxed Establishments by RPFC on A/c of deviation from the prescribed pattern of investment – Regarding.

Submission of Aadhar as Id by Pensioners & EPS Members must wef 01.02.2017

January 31, 2017 2451 Views 0 comment Print

As per the said notification members or pensioners of the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 desirous of continuing the benefit of the said scheme are required to furnish proof of the possession Aadhaar Number or required to make an application for Aadhaar Number enrollment by 31′ January 2.13l 7

EPF & MP Act, 1952 on NRHM State/District Health Societies

January 25, 2017 3879 Views 0 comment Print

It is to be noted that coverage of ALL the NRHM units has to be taken up in a mission mode and has to be completed as more than 500 State/District Health Societies in which lakhs of contract/casual workers have been working and are yet to be covered under the EPF & MP Act,1952

Employees’ Provident Funds (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2017

January 24, 2017 1527 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. 67(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by section 5, read with sub-section 1 of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following scheme further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952

Amendment in Maternity Benefits under ESIC

January 20, 2017 4731 Views 0 comment Print

Provided also that the insured woman having two or more than two surviving children shall be entitled to receive maternity benefits during a period of twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks shall precede the expected date of confinement.

Contract Workers on Indian Railways under EPF & MP Act 1952

January 19, 2017 2037 Views 1 comment Print

Please find enclosed herewith a letter No. E(LL)2015/PNM/AIRF/1 dated 20.10.2015 alongwith a letter No.2012/CE-I/CT0/22 dated 14.12.2012 and E(NG)/II/2005/RC4/SC/2 dated 21.06.2013 issued to the General Manager (P) All Zonal Railways & Production Units.

Govt announces interest rate on special deposit for non Govt PF Funds

January 18, 2017 3121 Views 1 comment Print

No.5(4)-B(PD)/2016.—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. 1 6(1)-PD/75 dated 30th June, 1975, shall with effect from 1st January, 2017 to 31st March, 2017, bear interest at 8.0% (eight per cent). This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st January, 2017.

Provident Fund in India – An Overview

January 17, 2017 43537 Views 14 comments Print

Article tries to explain applicability, contribution rates, various methods for calculation of contribution, types of provident fund, taxability of contribution to various funds and so on.

Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2017 from 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017

January 17, 2017 2032 Views 0 comment Print

This is regarding Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2017 during period 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017, in order to extend social security benefits to all eligible workers in country.

Cover employees covered under ESIC but not under EPFO

January 16, 2017 2623 Views 0 comment Print

All employees registered with ESIC but not covered with EPFO must be brought under the coverage of EPFO as per due procedure.

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