Higher EPS pension: Ruling party MP urges PM Modi to ensure uniform, time-bound implementationBJP Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Madhavrao Gopchade has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in pending higher EPS pension issues. He hi...
19 Sep, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Did you change your EPF nomination after marriage? Time to act is now, as it becomes invalid if you don’tDid you realize that getting married may nullify your EPF nomination? This frequent oversight can lead to significant issues for your famil...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
EPFO Amnesty 2026 Scheme for PF trusts: Eligibility, benefits, application process and key rulesThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation introduced a six-month Amnesty Scheme in 2026. This initiative allows employers to regularize th...
13 Jul, 2026, 05.50 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
FM proposes simpler norms for employer contributions in PF trustsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed simplifying provident fund (PF) trust rules by removing parity- and percentage-based limit...
01 Feb, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Private sector PF trusts increasingly surrendering exempted establishment status under EPFOPrivate sector provident fund trusts are increasingly surrendering their exempted status to EPFO, with 17 establishments applying in FY24. ...
09 Apr, 2025, 08.39 AM 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
ITR filing difficult for taxpayers whose EPF interest is taxable: EYBudget 2021 announced that if an employee's own contribution in the EPF account exceeds Rs 2.5 lakh in the financial year, the interest ear...
26 Jul, 2022, 08.22 AM IST
I quit my job to start a business. Can I keep the PF with the employer till retirement?No TDS will be deducted but you will have to declare the interest every year as income from other sources in your tax returns and pay tax a...
31 Dec, 2019, 12.00 PM IST
What happens to PF balance after you quit your jobA PF account becomes inoperative if the employee does not make an application for withdrawal within 36 months of retiring after attaining t...
03 Jan, 2019, 09.40 AM IST
EPFO to be sole regulator for all categories of PFs: Parliamentary panel to Labour MinistryThe Committee is convinced that a strong regulatory system should be in place for all PF trusts.
09 Aug, 2018, 10.03 PM IST
EPFO orders probe if Sahara paying the statutory retirement savings of its employeesPF offices have also been asked to take immediate action wherever there is no compliance, by invoking the penal provisions of the Employees...
13 Jun, 2014, 04.33 AM IST
EPFO decides to fine PF trust flouting investment rulesThere are over 3,000 PPFTs which are being regulated by the EPFO. These trusts manage fund to the tune of around Rs 2 lakh crore.
07 May, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
- Private PF trusts may have to hand over responsibility for investing funds to the EPFO
Companies managing provident fund accumulations of their employees in-house may soon have to hand over the entire corpus to employees provi...
24 Jun, 2011, 08.12 PM IST
- Loss-making companies want PF relief
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has sought a relief from Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for loss-making companies t...
20 Mar, 2011, 09.40 AM IST
- Celebrations cut short, extra 1% EPF interest to be taxed
The labour ministry has hiked the EPF rate to 9.5%, but a finance ministry notification says that anything in excess of 8.5% will be taxed.
25 Sep, 2010, 10.46 AM IST
- CBDT amends income tax rules for PF trusts
Private provident funds and superannuation funds, that channelise a larger chunk of their corpus equity will not attract income tax, follow...
15 Mar, 2009, 11.37 AM IST