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April 18, 2019PF Judgement - A missed opportunity?
This article was originally published in the April 2019 edition of
Special allowance is no longer ‘special’ - at least that is abundantly clear from the recent judgment of the Hon. Supreme Court (SC) of February 28, 2019, in relation to provident fund (PF) contributions. This judgment, which was keenly awaited since 2013, finally lays to rest the prevailing confusion and ambiguities in the interpretation of ‘basic wages’ under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act) and on what allowances the employers must contribute PF.
The judgment delves into the question whether special allowance paid by an establishment to its employees would fall within the definition of ‘basic wages’ under the EPF Act. In several CTC structures, special allowance was nothing more than a balancing figure and was taxed accordingly.
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