EPF accounts: Key issues to find out about new tax guidelines   

From 1 April, the curiosity on provident fund (PF) contributions of workers throughout India below a sure bracket will likely be taxed. The central authorities will tax curiosity on EPF contributions above ₹2.5 lakh yearly.

Here are key issues to know concerning the new PF tax rule

Any curiosity credited to the provident fund account of an worker will likely be tax-free just for contributions as much as 2.5 lakh yearly and any curiosity on an worker’s contribution over 2.5 lakh shall be taxed within the arms of the worker 12 months after 12 months.

The new PF guidelines will principally influence the high-income earners. It is probably going that in future the tax profit could also be regularly withdrawn to tax no less than one a part of the EEE regime,” based on Vikas Vasal, National Managing Partner, Tax at Grant Thornton Bharat.

Employees can take coronary heart from the truth that the curiosity on extra contribution which is able to turn into taxable and never the contribution itself.

“The excess contribution can not be taxed as the contribution is made by the employee from his salary which already gets taxed. In case the employer does not contribute to the provident fund of the employee then the threshold applicable will be 5 lakh of employee’s contribution,” stated Tax Expert Balwant Jain.

The employer contributes 12% of fundamental wage plus dearness allowance to EPF and deducts one other 12% from the worker’s wage; 8.33% of the employer contribution goes to Employees Pension Scheme (EPS).

For the implementation of recent guidelines, a brand new Section 9D has been included below the Income Tax Rules, 1962, based on a notification issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. The CBDT frames coverage for the I-T division.

PF accounts are necessary for workers incomes as much as ₹ 15,000 monthly in any agency with over 20 employees. The EPFO, earlier this month, determined to decrease the rate of interest to a four-decade low of 8.1% for 2021-22.

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