EPF changes in 2025: New form to transfer EPF account, instant UAN activation, other announcements made by EPFO that you need to knowEPFO has recently announced several important updates aimed at making Provident Fund (PF) operations more efficient, transparent, and user-...
20 May, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Crucial EPFO board meeting begins today; EPF interest rate for FY2022-23 likely to be announced by tomorrowThe Central Board of Trustees of the EPFO is holding a crucial two-day meeting commencing on Monday in the national capital to decide the E...
27 Mar, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
When does EPF withdrawal become taxable?Though the biggest USP of the Employees' Provident Fund is its EEE tax status, however, there are certain instances when EPF can become tax...
06 Dec, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
What is EPF scheme and how to calculate PF balance?The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is a scheme in which retirement benefits are accumulated. Under the scheme, an employee has to pay a ce...
04 Aug, 2022, 02.35 PM 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
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
Instead of taxable EPF, why not invest in equity MFs? IRR would be 7.48%, higher than 5.6% from EPFTaxation of the EPF amount means that the true post-tax internal rate of return will be just 5.62%. So, it’s a deposit with a long lock-in ...
20 Jun, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
New income tax rules and other money related changes effective from April 1, 2022The beginning of the new financial year marks the changes in the income tax rules and others money changes. It is important to know new inc...
01 Apr, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
Comparison of interest rates on tax saving debt investmentsDo keep in mind that these tax-saving investment options will be relevant to you only if you continue with the old tax regime in the curren...
03 Mar, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
TDS on EPF: When TDS is applicable on EPF withdrawal, how to avoid itIf an EPF balance is withdrawn before 5 years of service, TDS is deducted at a rate of 10%. TDS will be deducted at the highest slab rate o...
02 Mar, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
5 Money and tax tasks you should complete by July 31, 2020In the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic, the government has provided various relaxations in meeting the financial deadlines to the common...
30 Jul, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
When does your EPF become taxable?How much you withdraw and when you withdraw from the Employee’s Provident Fund determines how much TDS will be levied on the same. Here are...
20 Jan, 2020, 12.38 PM 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
How to claim EPF online by linking UAN with AadhaarThe new Aadhaar linked 'composite claim form' can be used for availing benefits as under EPF Form 19, Form 10C and PF part withdrawals Form...
12 Oct, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Will I continue to earn interest on EPF after leaving my job and will it be tax free?Assuming your age is less than 58 years, your account will continue to earn interest. However, the interest earned in this account will be ...
30 Jul, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Withdrawing EPF? You don't need your employer's signature anymoreThis facility will be available to all those subscribers whose UAN is activated and seeded with the KYC details like bank account and Aadha...
05 Oct, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
Where TDS is applicable and how to avoid itCleartax.in lists the incomes and transactions on which TDS is applicable and how one can avoid it.
22 Feb, 2016, 08.51 AM IST