PF THRESHOLD LIMIT RAISED TO RS. 5 LAKHS FOR TAX-FREE INTEREST

PF threshold limit raised to Rs. 5 lakhs for tax-free interest

PF threshold limit raised to Rs 5 lakh for tax-free interest where there is no contribution by employer. In the Union Budget 2021, FM had provided that interest on employee contributions to provident fund over Rs 2.5 lakh per annum would be taxed from 1^st April, 2021.

FM had capped the tax-free interest earned on provident fund contribution by employees and employers together to a maximum of Rs 2.5 lakh in a year in an attempt to dissuade high earners from parking their surplus in what is supposed to be common man's retirement fund.

Exemption is Conditional  

This exemption, however, is subject to condition that the up to Rs 5 lakh contribution does not include employer's contribution beyond the statutory limit of up to 12 per cent of the basic pay.

Source: News Articles

 

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Annual Return (Sec. 92) Provisions Amended w.e.f. 05.03.2021

Section 92 – Annual Return of Companies Act, 2013

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification no. / gazette id no. CG-DL-E-08032021-225710 and F. No. 1/1/2018-CL.I dated 05^th March, 2021 has amended Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 related to Annual Return and the Central Government hereby appoints the day of 05 March, 2021 as the date on which the provisions of section 23 (i) of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, shall come into force.

Section 23 (i) of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017

Amendment of section 92 (1)

(1) Every company shall prepare a return (hereinafter referred to as the annual return) in the prescribed form containing the particulars as they stood on the close of the financial year regarding—

Clause (c) its indebtedness  - [Omitted]

in clause (j), the words "indicating their names, addresses, countries of incorporation, registration and percentage of shareholding held by them" shall be omitted;

Clause (j) details, as may be prescribed, in respect of shares held by or on behalf of the Foreign Institutional Investors "indicating their names, addresses, countries of incorporation, registration and percentage of shareholding held by them (omitted)"; and

New Proviso Added

'Provided further that the Central Government may prescribe abridged form of annual return for "One Person Company, small company and such other class or classes of companies as may be prescribed".'.

Link: http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/225710.pdf

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