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Have more than one UAN? You may be losing money, here’s how you can merge multiple UAN and consolidate your EPF accountsEmployees often end up with multiple Universal Account Numbers due to data mismatches or onboarding issues. This can lead to significant in...
EPF ATM, UPI withdrawal rules: Employees can soon withdraw 75% PF through ATM, says MinisterEmployees' Provident Fund Organisation will soon allow subscribers to withdraw funds via ATM and UPI. This new feature is expected before M...
Can 8.25% EPF return match 16% equity return? CA explains unique situations how it canA chartered accountant illustrates scenarios where EPF's 8.25% return can match 16% equity returns over five years, highlighting EPF tax ad...
EPF withdrawals made easier for PF members but this impacts your retirement corpusRecent relaxations in EPF withdrawals allowed easy liquidity to cash-starved members, but it is advisable to resist this temptation and not...
Late, missing PF contributions by employer today could prevent your PF withdrawal, transfer later: Here’s how to track your EPF properlyYour Employee Provident Fund withdrawals can face rejection due to discrepancies in contributions and employment records cause issues. Miss...
EPF interest rate: Will you lose higher interest on EPF if you don't transfer your EPF account from old to new employer?Indian salaried individuals should transfer their EPF accounts upon changing jobs to continue earning interest. Neglecting this transfer ca...
Changes in EPF website: EPFO updates Form 13 to ease PF account transfer process, to show taxable PFEmployees Provident Fund Organisation has made some changes. A new version of Form 13 simplifies PF transfers. The EPF website now clearly ...
Relief for EPF members: No documents required in new simplified process by EPFO to update these profile related detailsEPF Members can update details such as name, date of birth, gender, nationality, father or mother's name, marital status, spouse's name, jo...
Seed your bank account with UAN to get easy PF withdrawal, seamless transfer: EPFOLinking your bank account to your UAN ensures that your monthly EPF contributions are seamlessly transferred directly into your account, pr...
How to avoid rejection of EPF withdrawal claim; Steps provident fund member should takeEPF Withdrawal claim rejection: Many individuals are struggling to get their EPF money at the time of withdrawal. The reason for rejection ...
Don't forget to take this EPS pension certificate after leaving your current jobWhen an employee switches or leaves his/her current job, then one should transfer their exisitng EPF account with the new employer (provide...
EPFO eases norms for changing date of birth in records, linking UAN with AadhaarAs per the circular, EPF members can now correct the date of birth up to plus or minus three years instead of one year earlier. This would ...
No tax implications of coronavirus relief withdrawals from EPF: EPFOThe withdrawal can also be done online. For this, one must have an activated Universal Account Number (UAN), the Aadhaar should be verified...
EPFO reduces claim settlement period to 10 daysIn July 2015, the EPFO had reduced the timeline for settling various claims to 20 day to improve the service delivery for its over four cro...
How taxing interest portion of EPF impacts youAt a time when everybody was expecting NPS to be EEE, govt has made EPF similar to NPS. But, the final word on EPF taxability is still not ...
EPFO looks to get more contract labourers under social security netEPFO has trained its eyes on the construction sector and those using contract labour to bring more workers under the social security net.
Why it is time to dismantle the pension entitlement frameworkThe accepted view now is that the benefit one gets in retirement depends on the amount one contributes and the return earned on that contri...
- 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.
- Pension fund deficit swells to Rs 54K crore
The Employees’ Pension Scheme of 1995, where up to a third of workers’ provident fund contributions are parked, is facing a shortfall of Rs...
- Budget may spare your PF, insurance
The govt may put off implementation of proposals to tax them at the time of withdrawal.