Please refer to Section 14-B and para 32A of the PF Act. I am wondering if anyone has any clue about cases where the PF office has reduced the penal interest rates or granted waivers for penal interests and damages.
Thanks,
Sudeep
From India, Hyderabad
Thanks,
Sudeep
From India, Hyderabad
Dear Sudeep ji, Please find herewith a full bench judgment of Delhi HC quashing 7Q interest charges, which may be a answer to your query.
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
sir i have received a pf damages Notice against 7Q and 14B can we get consession in the payment
From India, Aurangabad
From India, Aurangabad
Sir,
The company had not made the contributions to the trust for a period of three years. My question is whether we have to consider only Section 7Q or Section 14-B to book liability in the financial statement.
With regards,
M C Manjunath
From India, Bengaluru
The company had not made the contributions to the trust for a period of three years. My question is whether we have to consider only Section 7Q or Section 14-B to book liability in the financial statement.
With regards,
M C Manjunath
From India, Bengaluru
Sir,
Please provide a solution for 14b and 7q (EPF). Our organization maintains an unrecognized PF and provides all benefits to staff. However, in 2013, the EPF department enrolled us back to 2009, and our organization made the payment. Now in 2017, heavy damages are being demanded with a penalty of approximately 38 lakh.
Please help.
Ashish Agarwal
9782921113
Please provide a solution for 14b and 7q (EPF). Our organization maintains an unrecognized PF and provides all benefits to staff. However, in 2013, the EPF department enrolled us back to 2009, and our organization made the payment. Now in 2017, heavy damages are being demanded with a penalty of approximately 38 lakh.
Please help.
Ashish Agarwal
9782921113
Dear Ashish ji, no solution can be given to you on such a subject by anyone on such a platform. You need to engage an expert advisor and provide them with all the facts, figures, and documents in this regard.
It seems to me that your establishment has been covered under EPF since 2009 by the authority in the year 2013. It also appears that your establishment has made the payment of dues in the PF account. However, there is a delay in payments. You were supposed to make the payments every month by the 15th since the date of your coverage, i.e., in 2009. You are liable to pay interest on the dues at 12% per annum and damages up to a maximum of 25%, depending on the number of months of delay in payment.
You are fortunate that there was no arrest for you in this matter. You cannot have any unrecognized PF account. The deduction made by you from the employee's salary is an unauthorized/illegal deduction.
From India, Mumbai
It seems to me that your establishment has been covered under EPF since 2009 by the authority in the year 2013. It also appears that your establishment has made the payment of dues in the PF account. However, there is a delay in payments. You were supposed to make the payments every month by the 15th since the date of your coverage, i.e., in 2009. You are liable to pay interest on the dues at 12% per annum and damages up to a maximum of 25%, depending on the number of months of delay in payment.
You are fortunate that there was no arrest for you in this matter. You cannot have any unrecognized PF account. The deduction made by you from the employee's salary is an unauthorized/illegal deduction.
From India, Mumbai
Respected Sir,
My proprietary company, which was engaged in labor contracts, was closed in 2010. Notice under Section 7A was served and closed in 2013, and we promptly paid the dues of ₹17,000. Now, after 8 years of the company's closure and 5 years since its closure, there is a demand of ₹23,000 and ₹83,000 under Sections 7Q and 14b. As a closed company, are we liable to pay or can we seek some relief?
Thanks & Regards
From India, Mumbai
My proprietary company, which was engaged in labor contracts, was closed in 2010. Notice under Section 7A was served and closed in 2013, and we promptly paid the dues of ₹17,000. Now, after 8 years of the company's closure and 5 years since its closure, there is a demand of ₹23,000 and ₹83,000 under Sections 7Q and 14b. As a closed company, are we liable to pay or can we seek some relief?
Thanks & Regards
From India, Mumbai
Dear Ashish,
In the case of the 'Pre-discovery period,' i.e., where the coverage is made after the due date, the damages are levied at 10% per annum. Moreover, the amount of employees' share is also not payable if contributions are not deducted from them. There is no liability under section 7Q in such matters.
Please check and tally the actual date of remittance from the statement. The computer-generated statement is also making errors.
From India, Jaipur
In the case of the 'Pre-discovery period,' i.e., where the coverage is made after the due date, the damages are levied at 10% per annum. Moreover, the amount of employees' share is also not payable if contributions are not deducted from them. There is no liability under section 7Q in such matters.
Please check and tally the actual date of remittance from the statement. The computer-generated statement is also making errors.
From India, Jaipur
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