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Provident Fund: How much EPF contribution is required to retire with over Rs 1 crore

EPF Contribution: Employees Provident Fund contribution: EPF account holders should try not to close or make partial withdrawals from the…

Updated: September 21, 2022 12:43 pm

Pensioner? Provident Fund settlement delayed due to missing credit in GPF account? Govt issues instructions

Government Provident Fund settlement for pensioners: Retired government servants often complain of inaccurate and delayed GPF settlement along with interest,…

September 3, 2022 12:39 pm

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निवेश एक बराबर, लेकिन रिटर्न में 20 करोड़ का फर्क, ये है कंपाउंडिंग का कमाल!

युवा निवेशक चाहें तो कंपाउंडिंग के उस चमत्कार का पूरा लाभ ले सकते हैं, जिसकी वजह से अल्बर्ट आइंस्टीन ने…

Updated: August 30, 2022 2:10 pm

Received increment letter? Your EPF interest income may have become taxable. Check now

EPF rule 2022: Interest earned from Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution over Rs 2.5 lakh in a year is taxable

Updated: July 22, 2022 4:20 pm

EPFO to soon disburse pension to over 73 lakh pensioners in one go via central system

Presently, over 138 regional offices of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) disburse pensions to beneficiaries in their region separately.

July 10, 2022 12:18 pm

EPF Equity Exposure EPFO board likely to consider higher exposure to equity

‘Increase in equity exposure key to Employees’ Provident Fund’s relevance to savers’

With over Rs 2.1-trillion annual contributions by subscribers, the EPFO’s accumulated corpus is around Rs 18 trillion now.

June 9, 2022 2:15 am

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Employees’ Provident Fund Account: Interest rate calculation method and formula to calculate PF balance

The rules related to the calculation of interest on provident fund contributions are laid down in the Employees’ Provident Fund…

May 13, 2022 12:18 pm

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5 ways to check provident fund (PF) balance with or without universal account number

Here are 5 ways to check your employees provident fund (EPF) balance.

Updated: April 15, 2022 6:45 pm

Analysts said the idea is to prevent any potential drop in mop-up under the schemes, which can be tapped for funding a part of its wide fiscal gap, in times of a rising interest rate environment globally.

Small savings rates kept unchanged for June quarter

Last year, the Centre was forced to reverse swiftly a proposed cut in interest rates on small savings schemes, ostensibly…

April 1, 2022 4:30 am

After 2 years, govt weighs small savings rate cut; move in sync with EPFO decision

A section of policymakers pushing for status quo

March 30, 2022 4:00 am

Cash Crunch: Need to dip into your investments? Here’s how to manage withdrawals

Partial withdrawals from long-term investments such as PPF, EPF, NPS, Ulips can help tide over an immediate funds shortfall

March 30, 2022 1:00 am

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How GPF fails to serve the aspirations of govt employees

Most of the government employees – who joined before January 1, 2004 – rely only on GPF and invest almost…

Updated: March 28, 2022 10:16 pm

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Provident Fund Rate Cut: Employees may still get up to 9.5% tax-free interest on PF contributions

There is still something to cheer for the employees contributing within the threshold limit of Rs 2.5 lakh in a…

Updated: March 22, 2022 11:38 pm

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EPFO Interest Rate: पीएफ पर ब्याज दर में कटौती मौजूदा दौर की सच्चाई, वित्त मंत्री सीतारमण ने पेश की सफाई

EPFO Interest Rate: चालू वित्त वर्ष के लिए पीएफ की ब्याज दरों में कटौती को केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण…

March 22, 2022 2:08 pm

She said that the government has borne a higher cost of fertilisers through enhanced subsidy instead of passing it on to farmers.

EPF rate reflects market realities: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

She said Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana offers 7.6% interest, Senior Citizen Saving Scheme 7.4%, Public Provident Fund 7.1% and State Bank…

March 22, 2022 5:45 am

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Last-Minute Tax Planning: 6 things to do before March 31

Taxpayers may need to consider this fact if they propose to book long term capital gains to claim this exemption.

March 21, 2022 9:01 am

The tax will be deducted by the EPF organisation.

No tax on accumulated EPF interest on FY21 closing balance

A section of the taxpayers had alleged that there was lack of clarity on whether the interest on the closing…

March 21, 2022 12:15 am

Under the ABRY, beneficiaries registered up to March 31, 2022 will continue to receive the benefits for two years from the date of registration under the scheme.

Job creation via provident fund subsidy: Govt to miss target by wide margin

Also, establishments taking new employees on or after October 2020 and up to March 2022, or employing again those who…

March 18, 2022 3:45 am

After tax on Provident Fund, employees face rate cut: What should you do?

The EPFO on March 12, 2022 lowered the interest on PF deposits for 2021-22 to an over four-decade-low of 8.1…

Updated: March 16, 2022 10:35 pm

For most salaried employees, EPF is an ideal way to save for retirement provided the subscriber doesn’t withdraw the corpus at every job change.

Retirement nest-egg: With EPF interest rate cut, voluntary provident fund loses its charm

Look at alternatives such as National Pension System to build your retirement kitty. Voluntary contributions to EPF may not be…

March 16, 2022 1:30 am

Interest rate on provident fund cut to four-decade low of 8.1%

The interest rate for the current fiscal year ending March 31 was set by the retirement fund body EPFO for…

Updated: March 12, 2022 3:24 pm

Sans the power, an EPFO official said, CPFCs had to seek the CBT’s permission to exercise early exit options even in cases where the investment was not huge, or in cases where early redemption was absolutely necessary.

EPFO investments: Commissioner to get power for prompt decisions

In 2020-21, the EPFO had received Rs 2.18 lakh crore as deposits from its around 6.5 crore subscribers. The amount…

March 10, 2022 3:30 am

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Top 10 business news today: Modi govt beats retreat on PF withdrawal, Apple source code, Aston Martin Rapide launch, Viber encryption, more

Buckling under protests and street violence in Bengaluru, the government today rolled back its order tightening rules for withdrawal of…

April 20, 2016 3:20 pm

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PF withdrawal rules: Bengaluru strike, violence force Narendra Modi govt to retreat

PF withdrawal rules: Bengaluru strike, violence force Narendra Modi govt to retreat: In a spurt of violence, garment workers, protesting…

April 20, 2016 12:06 pm

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Despite PPF rate cut, banks may not cut loan rates; Top 10 key points to note

PPF rate cut: The BJP-led central government, much to the chagrin of the common man, cut the interest rates on…

March 21, 2016 11:03 am

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Public Provident Fund, other small savings schemes rate cut: Check out current interest rates

PPF rate cut: Narendra Modi government has cut the interest rates on various small savings schemes and public provident fund…

March 21, 2016 7:50 am

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Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2016 on EPFO: 60% of Provident Fund corpus to be taxed

Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2016 on EPFO: An Arun Jaitley proposal has evoked strong opposition from employees’ representatives on the Board…

March 1, 2016 1:12 pm

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PF interest rate hiked to 8.8 pct from 8.75 pct for 2015-16: EPFO Bandaru Dattatreya

PF interest rate hiked to 8.8 pct from 8.75 pct for 2015-16: Top 5 key takeaways: Centre announced on Tuesday…

February 16, 2016 8:24 pm

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