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EPFO relief for 650,000 employers: no penalty for late EPF deposits

Under existing rules, once companies file their returns, known as ECR, they must also subsequently submit the EPF payments of employees at one go. Not doing so attracts a penalty

15 different measures FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced today

Among 15 measures announced - 6 are for MSMEs, 2 related to EPF and 2 related to MFIs, 1 to discoms, 1 to contractors, 1 to real estate, and 2 tax measures

Claiming advance EPF is easy, but withdraw it only if you are in dire need

There is no income-tax on the advance, but withdraw only in dire need

Covid-19 impact: Companies facing cash crunch can delay EPF contribution

The EPFO said that companies are facing liquidity or cash crunch in paying their mandatory provident fund dues "even though they are retaining the employees on their rolls"

Coronavirus: Centre's EPF scheme to cover only 16% of total subscribers

Employers and employees equally contribute 12 per cent of wage towards a worker's provident fund account maintained with the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

Limit on employer's contribution to retirement plan: All questions answered

Contributions to NPS may need to be scaled down

Govt unearths job incentive fraud; EPFO blocks accounts of 1 mn employees

900,000 'old' workers took benefits of govt scheme for 'new jobs'

UP cops arrest owners of bogus brokerage involved in Rs 4,122 cr DHFL scam

Total arrests by EOW in the case have risen to 12

UP govt orders return of power staff's provident fund invested in DHFL

The government order issued by Principal Secretary (Power) Arvind Kumar said all legal options would be explored for the recovery of the money

Rs 4,100-crore PF scam: UP power employees on indefinite strike from Nov 28

Memo submitted to 'mini PMO' in Varanasi, Modi's constituency

Govt notifies 8.65% interest rate for over 60 mn EPFO members for 2018-19

The Central Board of Trustees -- the apex decision-making body of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) -- had approved 8.65 per cent interest rate for the last fiscal on February 21

Take-home salary may rise under new Employees' Provident Fund law

At present, 24 per cent of a worker's basic pay is deducted - with 12 per cent each counted as employer's and employee's share - towards the EPF savings

EPFO's Aadhar-linked withdrawal, pension services by March 2017

EPFO has already provided facility for online transfer of PF accounts on changing jobs to its subscribers.

Government's EPF options limited

Reversal to earlier position would make NPS unattractive