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EPF Scheme 2026: Legal Implications of the ₹1,800 PF Contribution Ceiling

Introduction The Central Government has notified the Employees’ Provident Fund (“EPF”) Scheme, 2026, replacing the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, which had governed retire...

Is Surcharge Automatically Payable When Income Is Taxed at the Maximum Marginal Rate (MMR)? ITAT Mumbai Says No

Is Surcharge Automatically Payable When Income Is Taxed at the Maximum Marginal Rate (MMR)? ITAT Mumbai Says No   Landmark Ruling Clarifies That Maximum Marginal Rate Does Not Auto...

EPFO deadline today: Employers must file July ECR, deposit PF contributions by August 15

EPFO has reminded employers to file the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) for the July wage month and deposit the applicable provident fund contributions by August 15. Timely com...

EPFO rolls out 6-month Amnesty Scheme to regularise exempted PF trusts

Under the revised framework, recognition under the Income Tax Act will now be available only to provident funds that have obtained exemption under Section 17 of the EPF Act

Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules under REG-101355-26: A Technical Analysis for Tax P...

Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs, REG-101355-26, 91 FR 16314 (proposed Aug. 11, 2026) The Departme...

EPFO invites applications from PF trusts for amnesty scheme

Employers, stakeholders and the general public are advised to take note of the scheme, which will remain open for six months

Centre brings amnesty scheme for PF Trusts to regularise their status

Recognition under the Income Tax Act, 2025 shall be available only to provident funds that have obtained exemption under Section 17 of the 1952 Act

The last big tax break left in the new regime

The employer NPS contribution is one of the few deductions left under the new tax regime. Learn who can claim the 14 per cent benefit and how it works.

Federal agencies give employers enforcement relief on tobacco surcharge timing

Employers running surcharge programs have been in active class action litigation since 2024

Employers Risk Penalties as SHA Issues Fresh Warning Over Remittances

Social Health Authority replaced NHIF on October 1, 2024, shifting employee contributions from flat-rate tiers to percentage-based SHIF deductions.

Labour Ministry reinforces insurance contribution compliance

The Ministry of Labour, in coordination with the Social Protection Fund, affirmed that employers' commitment to paying insurance contributions is a fundamental pillar for the susta...

EPFO expects 105 private PF trusts to apply for one-time amnesty scheme

The amnesty scheme is valid for a period of six months since the transitional window was introduced under the EPF Scheme 2026 on June 29, 2026

SHA Sets Strict Deadline for SHIF Payments, Warns Employers

The Social Health Authority (SHA) has warned employers that late remittance of employee health contributions will attract a monthly penalty of two percent. The agency issued the co...

EPF Scheme, 2026: Separating Legal Reality from Payroll Panic

Introduction The Central Government has notified the Employees’ Provident Fund (“EPF”) Scheme, 2026, replacing the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, which had governed retire...

Airport Retailers Can Now Charge an Employee Benefits Fee—but It May Not Go to Workers

A traveler’s recent receipt shows how companies are passing higher labor costs onto customers.

EPFO launches VISHWAS, 2026: One-time scheme to settle PF damages and penalty disputes

EPFO has launched VISHWAS, 2026, a one-time dispute resolution scheme that allows employers to settle pending provident fund damages and penalty cases at concessional rates. The si...

The last big tax break

The new tax regime still allows employer NPS contributions as a deduction. Here’s how the 14 per cent limit works and how much tax you can save..

EPF wage ceiling hike to ₹25,000 set to bring millions under pension net. What it means

Under existing rules, compulsory enrolment in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) applies only to workers earning a basic monthly salary of up t...

Employee affordability concerns add to employers’ benefits dilemma

Twenty-seven percent of workers say affordability concerns contributed to workplace incivility they experienced or witnessed. Employers cutting benefits are making that number wors...

Employees Health Care Trust Board to manage EHS

Section of Workers Face Further Salary Deductions in New Law

Under the new law, employers as well as other sponsors who fail to remit contributions on time would also face financial consequences, with heavy penalties.

USI Insurance employees sue over voluntary benefit commission ‘self-dealing’

Seven staffers say the broker sat on both sides of the deal - and their premiums paid for it

EPFO promotes Vishwas-2026 Scheme at seminar with BBIA leadership

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday conducted an interactive seminar with the leadership of the Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) to create awar...

ESIC amnesty scheme adds 1.38 lakh employers, 1.12 cr workers; Maharashtra leads among States, UTs

Similarly, in Tamil Nadu 12683 companies and 12,65876 workers enrolled themselved with the ESIC