10% Tax Proposed on PF Withdrawals The Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has decided to impose a tax of 10.3% on the amount withdrawn from the EPF within five years of starting the accounts. EPF accounts have to be created in all the concerns that employ more than 20 workers, with salaries of Rs.6,500 and … Read more
Second Round of Tripartite Consultations on EPF & MP Act Amendments Held Bandaru Dattatreya Chairs Tripartite Consultations The Second Round of Tripartite Consultations on Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1952 (EPF &MP Act) Amendments was held here yesterday. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State, Labour & Employment (I/C) chaired the second round of … Read more
Employees Under the Employees Provident Fund(EPF) to be Provided two Options The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has announced that with respect to Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the employee needs to be provided two options. Firstly, the employee may opt for EPF or the New Pension Scheme (NPS). Secondly, for employees below a certain … Read more
Department of Posts issued a detailed order including the list of private banks to authorize to transfer of Public Provident Fund accounts from Head Posts Offices to Nationalized Banks… SB ORDER No. 11/2014 F.No.32-01/2014-SB Government of India Ministry of Communications & lT Department of Posts Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001, Dated: 22.09.2014 To All … Read more
Online Transfer of Provident Fund A revised transfer claim settlement process has been started through an Online Transfer Claim Portal to smoothen the process of transfer of PF accounts. The revised process has following features:- (i) The claim can be submitted by the member in the online mode in addition to physical mode. (ii) The … Read more
Simplification of rules/procedure on withdrawals from Provident Fund by Railway employees NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen No.I/3/Pt.I Dated: 25/10/2013 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, NEW DELHI Dear Sir, Sub: Simplification of rules/procedure on withdrawals from Provident Fund by Railway employees-reg. Ref: (i) Railway Board’s letter No. F(E)/III 77 PFI/3 dated 27/5/1977. (ii) Rule 925 … Read more