Withdrawal of retirement funds soon to be automated: EPFOThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, will soon automate final provident fund withdrawal claims. This will speed up money transf...
13 May, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
EPFO overhauls PF trust rules: Risk-based audits, 2% interest cap on exempted establishmentsNew rules are set for companies managing their own provident fund trusts. Mandatory annual audits are replaced by a risk-based system. Inte...
07 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Here’s how to fix errors in EPS records now to avoid PF claim rejection, pension lossIf you spot discrepancies in your EPS contributions, take immediate corrective measures or face rejection in EPF withdrawal or transfer cla...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Rs 15 lakh PF deducted but not deposited: HC allows criminal case to continue against director of company that turned insolventThe Orissa High Court ruled that a company director will face a criminal case for failing to deposit Rs 15 lakh deducted from employee sala...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
8.25% interest rate on EPF balance for FY 2024-25 got final nod from Govt: Check how it will impact your EPF balance8.25% interest rate for EPF for FY 2024-25: The Central Government has approved an 8.25% interest rate for FY 2024-25, which ended on March...
28 May, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Can you transfer EPF account from unexempted trust to EPFO, exempted trust?EPF account transfer from unexempted trust: Many salaried individual have Employees' Provident Fund account either with EPFO or exempted tr...
21 May, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
You could lose section 80C tax benefit on EPF contribution; here's whySection 80C tax benefit on EPF: Many salaried individuals claim Section 80C tax benefit on their own Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contrib...
17 May, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Automatic EPF account transfer from old to new job: How EPFO's facility worksAutomatic EPF account transfer: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members can now automatically transfer their provident fund accounts from th...
12 Apr, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
How to transfer EPF account from EPFO to employer’s EPF trust and vice versaWhile changing jobs, it may happen that your new employer runs a private EPF trust whereas old employer used to deposit the EPF money with ...
17 Feb, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
Are employees contributing to private EPF trusts also eligible to apply for higher EPS pension?The Supreme Court in its judgement dated November 4, 2022 has upheld the amendments made by Labour Ministry via a notification in EPF and E...
20 Jan, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
EPFO guidelines: How TDS on interest will be deducted if EPF contributions exceeds Rs 2.5 lakhEPFO has issued guidelines regarding when and how TDS on interest will be deducted if EPF contributions exceed Rs 2.5 lakh in a financial y...
11 Jul, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Private EPF trusts can't declare interest lower than EPFO'sThe circular emphasises that any deficit in interest declared by the board of trustees is to be made good by the employer to bring it up to...
10 Oct, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
EPFO may bring 500 small private PF Trusts into its foldAccording to an analysis by the EPFO, there are 1,550 private PF trusts having total subscribers of over 82 lakh employees. These trusts ar...
25 Jun, 2017, 01.36 PM IST
Private PF trusts can't invest funds in own entities: EPFOIt said the Board of Trustees of these EPF trusts, while investing the provident fund remittances, shall adhere to the said norms.
13 Jun, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
Parliamentary panel for heavy penalty on private EPF trusts for defaultA Parliamentary panel has asked the labour ministry to go for random checking of returns filed by private EPF trusts to detect any misuse o...
07 Apr, 2017, 11.13 PM IST
Now, even idle EPF account will earn interestThe dilution in the definition of inoperative accounts means that from Nov 11, more account holders will get interest against funds lying i...
16 Nov, 2016, 06.58 PM IST