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EPFO pensioners alert: Members of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) frequently raise queries on social media platforms, including ‘X’, seeking information from the retirement fund body regarding EPF fund withdrawal and transfer, pension eligibility under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), and other PF-related matters. From time to time, the EPFO also issues clarifications to

DA Hike for July-December 2025: Central government employees and pensioners are hopeful that the last dearness allowance (DA) revision in the 7th Pay Commission will be better than the last one announced for the January-June cycle 2025. The government hiked DA by 2% for the first half of the current calendar year. At present, the

Income tax returns (ITRs) for AY 2025-26 (financial year 2024-25) finally started, with almost a two-month delay, on May 30, 2025. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on May 30 released two Excel-based utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4 filers. Usually, the government makes online and offline ITR utilities available in the second or third

Housing sales in India’s top 15 tier 2 cities dropped by 8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report by real estate data analytics firm PropEquity. A total of 43,781 units were sold in Q1 2025 compared to 47,378 units in Q1 2024. However, despite the dip in volume, sales value

A social media post has again brought the spotlight on how alleged corruption continues in the tax regime and haunts people who want to expand their businesses. The post, shared by Vinod Gupta, revealed his frustration over delays in getting his Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration. He alleged in the post that after failing

ITR Filing AY2025-26: With almost a two-month delay, the Income Tax Department has made available two Excel-based offline utilities for ITR-1 and ITR-4, which are applicable basically to individual taxpayers with less than Rs 50 lakh annual income. Ideally, taxpayers need an ITR form applicable to them based on their income status and a corresponding

Ahead of the RBI’s monetary policy decision on June 6, in which yet another repo rate cut – ranging from 25 bps to 50 bps – is expected, Suryoday Small Finance Bank has announced a revision in its fixed deposit (FD) rates, effective June 1, 2025. Among all small finance banks (SFBs), Suryoday Small Finance

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