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 ...
25 Apr, 2025, 05.20 PM 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
Will your EPF account earn tax-free interest even after you leave job?Many salaried workers make monthly contributions to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account knowing that the account will mature at the...
10 Aug, 2023, 04.51 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
Your employer's EPF, NPS contribution can be taxable in your hands: Here's how to check if it isAs per the announcement made in Budget 2020, if an employer's total contribution to the EPF, NPS and superannuation fund exceeds Rs 7.5 lak...
16 Aug, 2022, 08.52 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
Has your EPF interest become taxable after latest salary increments? Here's how to checkThe mandatory EPF contribution made to an individual account is calculated on the basic salary amount. Post the appraisal season, as your s...
14 Jul, 2022, 09.29 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
Tax on EPF, NPS, Superannuation fund: Here's all you need to know about itEmployer contributions to retirement funds such as Employees Provident Fund (EPF), National Pension System (NPS), or any other superannuati...
23 Mar, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
EPF contributions exceeding Rs 2.5 lakh? You will now have two PF accountsThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on August 31, 2021, has notified the rules regarding the taxation of the interest on the excess EP...
04 Sep, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
Tax on EPF, NPS, Superannuation fund: Tracking excess contribution tedious, no clarity over double taxationAmendments made to the way contributions to the EPF, NPS and Superannuation fund have increased the tax burden on certain sections of the s...
20 Aug, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
How EPF discriminates against those who need it the mostFor a vast number of the salaried, the employee provident fund (EPF) is the only social security net they have. But the EPF rules are such ...
28 Jan, 2021, 02.47 PM IST
How EPF discriminates against those who need it the mostThe government is in the process of implementing the new Labour Codes, likely to be effective from April 1, 2021. One of the important aspe...
28 Jan, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Voluntary provident fund: Investing, contribution, interest rate and other things to knowIf you are planning to invest in the Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF), here are the answers of the some the commonly asked questions about it.
28 May, 2020, 09.42 AM IST
Withdrawing EPF before completion of five years? Here's how you will be taxedAccording to EPF rules, one can withdraw up to 75% of corpus after 1 month of quitting job. The remaining 25% if he/she remains unemployed ...
21 Sep, 2018, 02.49 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