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  • New PF withdrawal rule: PAN card holders should verify in FY24 throughout ITR submitting

    New provident fund (PF) withdrawal rule: While presenting the Union Budget 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to lower Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) from 30 per cent to twenty per cent for taxable element of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme for non-PAN instances. However, different revenue tax rule will stay identical. As per the revenue tax rule, if a PF or EPF accountholder goes for its EPF withdrawal earlier than completion of 5 years of account opening, then in that case, complete withdrawal quantity would stay taxable and PF contribution above ₹2.5 lakh every year would additionally stay taxable.

    “At present the TDS rate on withdrawal of taxable component from Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme in non-PAN cases is 30 per cent. It is proposed to reduce it to 20 per cent, as in other non-PAN cases,” Nirmala Sitharaman had mentioned whereas presenting the Union Budget in parliament.

    Simplifying the brand new PF withdrawal rule for non-PAN instances, Mumbai-based tax skilled Balwant Jain mentioned, “PF withdrawal is taxable if the withdrawal takes place before five years of PF or EPF account opening. If the PF account is seeded with account holders PAN card, then there will be no TDS levied on the withdrawal amount. PF withdrawal amount will get added to the total taxable income of the PF account holder in the year of withdrawal and the tax will become applicable on the basis of income tax slab getting applicable on the PF account holder.”

    However, Balwant Jain mentioned that in case of PF account not seeded with account holders’ PAN card, TDS is deducted from the web quantity obtainable in a single’s PF account. This TDS fee is at the moment 30 per cent of the PF withdrawal quantity, which can come down to twenty per cent from 1st April 2023 or from the start of FY24.

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  • Will PF corpus withdrawn when I’m within the US be taxed as earnings within the US?

    I’m a senior government in a non-public restricted firm and am contemplating a transfer to our US places of work. The transfer is deliberate in January 2023 and the interval is indefinite, very probably for a number of years. My queries are:

     

    1. Will I be an Indian tax resident for FY22-23 however non-resident from FY23-24 onwards. I shall be tax resident in US from 2023 onwards since they’ve a Jan to Dec tax 12 months.

     

    If keep in India throughout FY 22-23 exceeds 182 days, then sure, for FY 22-23 you can be a tax resident in India. For FY 23-24, if the keep in India doesn’t exceed 182 days, then you can be a non-resident.

     

    2. For Jan to Mar 2023, my US earnings shall be tax exempt in India or I’ll get credit score for taxes paid in US on account of tax treaties?

     

    Since you can be a tax resident in India for FY 22-23, world earnings for the interval of 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, shall be taxable in India. However, credit score of taxes paid if any within the USA shall be accessible in India.

    Please bear in mind to submit Form 67 for claiming overseas tax credit score in India, previous to submitting of your earnings tax return.

     

    3. In the US, from 2023 onwards, will I get credit score for any earnings tax paid in India?

     

    Based on Article 25 of the tax treaty between India and USA, the United States ought to permit its resident, as credit score, any earnings tax paid to India.

     

    4. The scenario on capital good points and EPF appears to be far more difficult. I maintain substantial investments in shares and mutual funds (primarily fairness, some debt and a few balanced, however all in development plans) and have EPF corpus. 

    From no matter I’ve learn plainly after I promote my shares or mutual funds, the capital good points are thought-about as US supply earnings beneath US tax legal guidelines and no credit score shall be accessible for capital good points tax paid in India. For fairness investments, it will end in me paying 10% (on good points above the non-taxable threshold) in India and 15% in US, totaling a whopping 25% capital good points tax. The solely exception is that if I pay equal to or greater than 10% of whole capital good points as tax, during which case the capital good points are handled as overseas supply earnings in US. However, because of the tax-free threshold of 1 lakh plus no tax on earnings as much as 2.5 lakhs, my efficient tax charge in India shall be decrease than 10% and I must pay double tax. For debt funds, the efficient tax could also be larger than 10% and therefore I’ll get rebate for taxes paid in India. Is this proper or am I lacking a chance to take credit score on all capital good points?

     

    Based on Article 25 of the tax treaty between India and USA, the United States ought to permit its resident, as credit score, any earnings tax paid to India. The overseas tax credit score within the US on capital good points is predicated on their home tax legal guidelines and you need to seek the advice of a tax skilled/ skilled within the US. In India, capital good points are taxed based mostly on the kind of funding and holding interval of the asset.

     

    In case of fairness fund, the place the holding interval is lower than 12 months, the tax charge is 15% + surcharge + cess. Where the holding interval is greater than 12 months, the tax charge is 10% + surcharge + cess on any good points above ₹100,000. Please notice that these tax charges are relevant, even when earnings is beneath most quantity not chargeable to tax i.e., ₹250,000.

     

    In case of debt funds, the place the holding interval is lower than 36 months, the earnings tax is calculated on the relevant slab charge. In different instances, the tax charge is 20% + cess + surcharge (no matter the slab charge).

     

    5.For the transfer I must resign from the Indian entity at which level I shall be eligible to withdraw my complete EPF corpus. I plan to take action and use it to fund bills of establishing within the US. In India this quantity shall be tax free, however will it’s thought-about as earnings in US and taxed there? Since my Indian employment will stop in late December 2022 or January 2023, I’ll obtain the quantity someday in 2023 bringing it beneath the purview of US tax for 2023.

     

    For taxability within the US, please seek the advice of a tax skilled/ skilled within the US to compute the relevant taxes after customary deductions. In India, withdrawal of EPS is exempt from taxes after 5 years of steady service and no extra taxes are payable in India.

     

    Queries answered by Neeraj Agarwala, Partner, Nangia Andersen India

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  • How is PF withdrawal taxed in US tax submitting?

    I’ve labored for greater than 5 years in India. Now, I’ve moved to the US on L1 Visa. 

    I wish to know if I can I withdraw my Provident Fund (PF) corpus with none tax or penalty in India? Also, when I’ll file taxes within the US now, will I want to point out the PF quantity as an earnings and pay tax on that? If sure, would that tax be on the curiosity earned solely or the principal too? 

      -Name withheld on request

     

    If you withdraw from Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) earlier than finishing 5 years of steady service, tax deducted at supply (TDS) might be deducted. In calculating 5 years of service, your tenure with the earlier employer can also be included. 

    If you switch your EPF steadiness from the previous employer to a brand new employer and your complete employment is 5 years or extra, no TDS is deducted. Do keep in mind that you should calculate the precise 5 years, there is no such thing as a grace if you’re brief by just a few days. 

    TDS is deducted on the charge of 10% on EPF steadiness if withdrawn earlier than 5 years of service. Remember to say your PAN on the time of withdrawal. If PAN isn’t offered TDS shall be deducted on the highest slab charge of 30%. 

    After Budget 2021, curiosity on an worker’s contribution to an EPF account above ₹2.5 lakh in the course of the monetary 12 months is taxable within the arms of the worker. This curiosity can also be topic to TDS. 

     This quantity is probably not taxable within the USA which is able to additional rely on your residential standing and the double taxation avoidance settlement (DTAA) between these two international locations with respect to retirals. 

    It is really useful that you simply seek the advice of an knowledgeable to know how you can be impacted. 

     Archit Gupta is founder and chief government officer, Clear.in.

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  • Challenges in claiming provident fund with out nomination

    The course of to say deposits in a provident fund (PF) account within the absence of a nomination after the dying of the account holder is comparatively much less cumbersome than what banks observe. The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme clearly states that the proceeds are equally distributed amongst relations of the deceased. 

    “Family contains partner, kids (whether or not married or single), dependent dad and mom, dependent dad and mom of husband in case of a feminine member, deceased son’s widow and youngsters,” mentioned Maneet Pal Singh, companion, I.P. Pasricha & Co. 

    The ‘family’ members have to fill out Form 20 together with an inventory of all of the surviving members as on the date of dying of the account holder supplied by the corporate with whom the account holder was final employed. If an employer is just not obtainable, the checklist needs to be sourced from an govt Justice of the Peace. Other paperwork which are wanted embody the dying certificates of the account holder and a replica of a cancelled clean cheque. 

    “Once all of the paperwork are supplied and the declare is accepted the EPF Commissioner will settle the declare in 30 working days from the day the receipt of the declare is submitted,” mentioned Singh.

    Further, whether or not the PF account is with Employees’ Provident fund Organization (EPFO) or a personal belief may also decide the declare settlement time. “In case the deceased particular person had deposited his/her PF with a personal PF belief, then relations would want to method the belief/representatives of the employer that has arrange the belief for the settlement course of,” mentioned Dorothy Thomas, companion, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

    “Process for claiming cash from a personal PF belief in comparison with EPFO needs to be sooner because the employer is predicted to have related data of the account holder to course of such claims,” mentioned Narendra Dingankar, companion, Pioneer Legal.

    The course of, nevertheless, will get tough if the account holder has left a Will however not a nomination. “The claimants below a Will are requested to provide probate of the Will or a succession certificates/letters of administration to make a legitimate declare. This is a precautionary measure adopted to keep away from future challenges and entertain real claims. Generally, in uncontested issues, acquiring a probate or succession certificates or letters of administration might take not less than 5-6 months,” mentioned Dingankar.

    Generally, a further requirement to execute a Will is to get witnesses.

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  • Can EPF curiosity assist construct a sturdy retirement corpus? 

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    As per regulation, each employer and worker should mandatorily contribute 12% of the month-to-month funds to the EPFO, if the fundamental wage (and dearness allowance) is lower than ₹15,000. Employers of employees with primary wage greater than ₹15,000 per 30 days can restrict their contributions to 12% of ₹15,000 or can contribute 12% of the particular primary wage.  Normally, 8.33% of the employer’s share is contributed to the Employees’ Pension Scheme and the remaining 3.67% is contributed to the EPF scheme.

    An worker can contribute over and above 12% of the wage to the PF. It then turns into a part of voluntary provident fund (VPF). Unlike EPF, there can be no equal contribution from the employer on this case. As VPF is an extension to EPF, guidelines with respect to curiosity calculation, withdrawal and taxation are just like that of EPF. 

    The curiosity on the amassed EPF account stability is introduced and credited after the completion of a monetary 12 months on the price really useful by the EPFO.

    Even when you exit the workforce earlier than retirement age, the stability in your PF account continues to earn curiosity (besides when the subscriber dies or migrates overseas) until the age of 58 years, however with none tax profit. For starters, curiosity on annual PF contributions till ₹2.5 lakh each year ( ₹5 lakh if the employer’s contribution is nil) is exempt from tax. 

    The calculation of curiosity on EPF stability has three steps. Let us see how  curiosity is calculated for FY22.  In step one, curiosity is calculated on the EPF stability on the final day of the previous 12 months. In this case, the stability within the PF account as of the tip of FY21 (March 2021) is considered. 

    Next, in case of any withdrawals, curiosity from the start of the present 12 months as much as the month previous the month of withdrawal is calculated. Say, you made a withdrawal (partial or full) in September 2021, curiosity on that withdrawal quantity can be calculated from April 2021 until August 2021.

    In the ultimate step, curiosity on all of the contributions made through the 12 months is calculated—curiosity from the month succeeding the one when fund is credited to the tip of the present 12 months. So, when you put in some cash in your account in April 2021, curiosity can be calculated from May 2021 until the tip of the monetary 12 months, or March 2022, (for 11 months). 

    Interest calculated primarily based on the above steps often will get credited after just a few months from the tip of the monetary 12 months. Irrespective of when the PF curiosity is credited to your account, it’s thought of as credited on the finish of the monetary 12 months. For instance, curiosity on PF for FY21 was credited to the subscribers’ accounts solely in December 2021. However, this curiosity quantity for FY21 is taken into account a part of the PF closing stability by the tip of March 2021 for the aim of calculation of curiosity for FY22. “Interest turns into a part of the closing stability for the related monetary 12 months and due to this fact, no loss is precipitated to the member attributable to any delay within the declaration of the speed of curiosity,” based on KE Raghunathan, who represents employers within the Central Board of Trustee. 

    Further, on exiting the EPF scheme, the final declared curiosity can be relevant to the ultimate cost for the outgoing members.

    Retirement corpus

    EPF is taken into account a standard retirement financial savings product for silver years. Hence, the speed of curiosity introduced every year garners loads of consideration. Irrespective of the upper or decrease rate of interest on PF deposits, you shouldn’t rely completely on EPF corpus in your retirement wants. 

    EPF is tax-efficient with Exempt, Exempt, Exempt (EEE) standing. It enjoys tax advantages on the contribution, curiosity earned and withdrawal, however with sure limits; from April 2021, curiosity earned on PF contributions over ₹2.5 lakh is taxable. Also, the employer’s contribution to the PF, National Pension System (NPS) and superannuation fund in extra of ₹7.5 lakh can be taxable as perquisites within the arms of the worker. 

    EPF additionally at the moment affords a lovely rate of interest with a government-backed assure. However, specialists counsel that traders shouldn’t go overboard, and counsel a mixture of fairness and debt for the retirement corpus. Experts additionally counsel investing in fairness mutual funds for the long run to compensate for the deficit, if any, brought on by a decrease rate of interest introduced by EPFO. 

    “If somebody has a goal corpus to be constructed by retirement and, now with rates of interest coming down, needs to fill within the deficit, they’ll think about investing in fairness MFs or NPS , if the time horizon is lengthy,” stated Anupama Aggarwal, senior vice chairman – Advisory at International Money Matters Private Ltd. 

    Prableen Bajpai, founder, FinFix Research and Analytics, suggests investing in broad-based index funds. “On the again of the envelope calculation, even when traders enhance any of their exiting fairness SIP by ₹2,000, it will likely be in a position to generate sufficient cash to fill the hole created by the discount in rates of interest by EPFO.”

    Going forward, a decrease rate of interest regime can’t be dominated out. 

    “As the financial system goes ahead, rates of interest will regularly go down,” Rushabh Desai, founding father of Rupee With Rushabh Investment Services.

    “When any individual younger at this time is doing a calculation on an EPF corpus, they’ll count on a mean of 6-7%,” noticed Bajpai.

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  • How can I withdraw cash from EPFO?

    I resigned my job in September 2017 and my final contribution to EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation) was in August 2017 , on the age of fifty years. I joined one other job in January 2018 and commenced contributing to the corporate’s PF Trust. I’ve not withdrawn any cash from the EPFO to date. How lengthy will I get curiosity on the cash deposited with EPFO to date by the sooner firm? How do I withdraw the cash from EPFO? Should I switch the proceeds to the brand new firm’s PF Trust?

    —Seema Madan

     

    As per the brand new guidelines of the ministry of labour & employment, your account will obtain curiosity in your EPF account as much as the age of 58 years. Hence, you’ll obtain curiosity even when there is no such thing as a contribution in your earlier EPF account.

    Since your PF account is maintained by a Trust, the institution could also be exempted from the EPF Scheme 1952. You can view the standing of your institution by going to PF institution search. Go to EPFO web site; thereafter, go to ‘Services’> ‘For Employers’> ‘Establishment Search’ (Under head ‘Services’). Then enter the small print of the current institution (title or PF code) to view the standing of the institution.

    To switch the funds out of your earlier account to the present PF account maintained by the businesses Trust, it is advisable apply on-line to EPFO for switch. However, you should be registered on the member portal of EPFO to file a web-based switch declare utility. For on-line PF switch, comply with the beneath steps:

    Step 1: Log in to EPFO member portal.

    Step 2: Now click on on ‘One Member – One EPF Account (Transfer Request)’ underneath ‘Online Services’ tab.

    Step 3: Verify your private data and PF account of current employment.

    Step 4: If you click on on ‘Get details’, earlier employment particulars would seem.

    Step 5:You can select both your present employer or earlier employer for testifying the declare type. However, if the current institution is exempted, the member can submit the declare solely by means of the present employer because the checking account no. and IFS Code of the exempted Trust can be required to be furnished to switch PF accumulations to the checking account of Trust.

    Step 6: In the following step, click on on ‘Get OTP’ to obtain OTP to UAN registered cell quantity and click on on submit.

    Archit Gupta is founder and CEO, Clear Tax.

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  • PF may be withdrawn as lump sum or partially

    I’m 56 years outdated. I misplaced my job in 2017 and began working once more in 2019. I get a consolidated sum as fee now. I’ve a provident fund (PF) steadiness of ₹20 lakh and wish to know the next: Will I get pension for the stated quantity? And when will it begin? Also, if I withdraw your entire quantity and make investments it through a scientific withdrawal plan (SWP), what are the choices obtainable contemplating my age? I’m searching for a month-to-month revenue of ₹30,000 after my retirement on the age of 60.

    —T.Okay. Muralidharan

     

    We have assumed that you’re not a world employee. We have additionally assumed that along with your present employer, you aren’t contributing to PF.

    From a PF mechanism perspective, the place an worker grew to become a member of a PF scheme previous to 1 September 2014, the entire contribution made in the direction of PF is bifurcated between PF contribution and pension contribution. An worker’s contribution is totally deposited in PF, whereas the employer’s contribution is bifurcated between PF contribution and pension contribution.

    The quantity contributed in the direction of PF may be withdrawn as a lump sum or partially for specified functions. Accordingly, you may at your will withdraw your PF steadiness in response to your requirement and rules on this regard.

    In relation to pension contribution, when you have contributed to pension for lower than 10 years, you may solely withdraw the pension steadiness as a lump sum. However, when you have contributed to pension for 10 years or extra, you shall obtain a scheme certificates after the completion of 10 years and additional you shall obtain the month-to-month pension when you attain 58 years of age.

    With respect to the second a part of your question, you might be requested to attach with a monetary adviser.

    Parizad Sirwalla is companion and head, international mobility companies, tax, KPMG in India.

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  • Is PF accumulation taxable post-withdrawal?

    The gathered PF steadiness due and payable to the worker that’s steadiness to his credit score on the date of cessation of his employment, is exempt from tax if he has rendered steady service for a interval of 5 years or extra

  • PF withdrawal after 5 years of steady service is tax free

    I labored in an organization for 8 years and contributed to the Employee Provident Fund (EPF). Then I labored for a small firm for about 14 months that didn’t have EPF. Subsequently, I took a break from employment for just a few months and joined a bigger firm having EPF. Have I accomplished my 5 years of steady employment for withdrawals being tax-free?

    –Anonymus

    Where there are a number of employers and the provident fund (PF) balances are transferred to the PF account with the newest employer, the cumulative interval of employment with all of the employers is required to be seen for the aim of evaluating whether or not the worker has rendered steady service for a interval of 5 years or extra.

    In the moment case, as you had rendered 8 years of service along with your preliminary employer, you have got already rendered a steady interval of service for greater than 5 years. Further, assuming you shall switch your PF stability of your preliminary employer to the present employer, steady interval of employment shall be greater than 5 years for the aim of evaluating the continual interval to your present employer as nicely, no matter the period of your present employment. Hence, as and whenever you withdraw the PF stability out of your present employer (together with quantity transferred out of your PF account with preliminary employer) on ceasing employment there the identical might be thought-about as tax free.

    However, please be aware that any accretions to the PF stability for the intervals that you simply had been on a break from employment and any accretions to the PF stability from the time that you’ll stop employment with the third group (i.e. after final day of working with the third group until date of withdrawal), could be taxable in your fingers.

    Answered by Parizad Sirwalla is companion and head, international mobility providers, tax, KPMG in India

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