Dear Community,

I am seeking advice and insights regarding a situation we have encountered with the auto-debit of an EPF payment. On 18th February 2025, we attempted to make the EPF contribution through our Yes Bank Corporate Banking portal, but unfortunately, the transaction failed due to an error. Despite this, we successfully made the payment via our HDFC Bank account to ensure timely compliance.

However, we were surprised to discover that an amount of Rs. 4,88,376 was auto-deducted from our Yes Bank Corporate Account (Account No: XXXXXXX) on the same date, despite the initial payment attempt failing. This deduction occurred without our approval, which goes against our company's internal approval process for payments.

We have also faced repeated technical issues with both the EPF Portal and Yes Bank's platform, which have resulted in failed payment attempts multiple times.

My questions to the community are:

Has anyone encountered a similar issue where an auto-debit was processed despite the initial transaction failure? How did you resolve it?
Is there a standard process that banks follow in such cases, and should we expect a refund in situations like this?
What steps can we take to prevent such issues in the future, both in terms of technical glitches and ensuring proper payment approvals?
Any advice on how to escalate this matter to ensure a swift resolution, given the urgency and compliance nature of EPF contributions?
We would appreciate your insights and suggestions to address this matter.

Thank you in advance for your help!

We maintain Employee Gratuity Trust account in bank. LIC credited gratuity amount in our Bank trust account.
In gratuity trust bank account unclaimed or un paid huge amount lies from 8 years. In that gratuity trust account bank interst credited.
Now we want to transfer interest earned amount to our business bank account and to show int. income.
Is it right method, if no, then what treatment to be done.

Pl. Guife

Here is the scenario. An employee broke his personal mobile and asked the owner of the proprietor ship firm to help him out in purchasing a personal mobile from a mobile dealer who has regular business with the firm. The vendor raised an invoice in the name of the firm (proprietorship firm ) and handed over the mobile to employee. When the payment was made by the firm to the mobile dealer when it recovered the entire cost of the mobile from the employee from his salary (paid in cash each month). The mobile phone dealer acknowledged that he has received the money from the employer. Now the employer has shown the mobile as his company asset in the books of accounts and claimed Rs 2899 of input tax credit in GST and depreciation as capital asset (office equipment). Can the employee sue the employer for the same?? What is the declaration employee has to take from the employer???

'X' and 'Y' are two Real Estate Companies.

Both of them have entered into an MOU for purchase of open plots by 'X' from 'Y'.
Later 'X' sells these plots to its prospective customers.

Now a prospective customer 'Z' approaches 'X' and agrees to purchase a plot for a total consideration amount of Rs. 12 lacs and pays an advance amount of Rs. 5 lacs to 'X'.

Later 'Z' pays the balance amount of Rs. 7 lacs (which is the consideration value mentioned in the Sale Deed ) directly to 'Y' at the advice of 'X' to avoid double stamp duty (i.e., from 'Y' to 'X' and again 'X' to 'Z') and the Sale Deed is executed by 'Y' in favour of 'Z'.
Also the consideration amount payable by 'X' to 'Y' for purchase of plot from 'Y' by 'X' is also 7 lacs.

Now how to pass the journal accounting entries in the Books of 'X' and 'Y' for closing the total amount of Rs. 12 lacs received from 'Z' for declaring it as income.

Kindly guide.

Thank You.

I followed the below process for claiming TDS refund on cancelled property deal:
In case of refund of TDS for Form 26QB, the buyer/deductor has to log-in to TRACES portal as a ‘Taxpayer’.
Step 1: Log in to TRACES – Enter User Id, Password, PAN and captcha
Step 2: Navigate to Statements / Forms > Request for Refund.
Step 3: Read the Refund Checklist and click on Proceed
Step 4: Select one of the reasons and click on ‘Add Challan‘
Step 5: Mention the reason for raising the refund request in the space provided.
Step 6: Enter the challan details. Click on ‘View Challan Details’
Step 7: Click the Challan Consumption Details
Step 8: Tick the appropriate checkbox and click on ‘I Agree‘
On the landing page, One can Add Challan or Remove the Added Challan.
Step 9: Click on 'Proceed' to continue.
Step 10: Enter the Communication Address and Bank Address
Step 11: Verify the details of Authorised Person. Click on 'Proceed' to continue.
Step 12: On next page, Click on ‘Submit Refund Request‘
Step 13: Validate 26QB Refund Request with DSC. Click on 'Proceed' to continue.
Success message will be displayed on the screen. One can Preview and Print Form 26B Acknowledgment.

HOWEVER,
On entering challan details, when I click 'View Challan details', challan details are not displayed. Instead there is a remark in red "Refund request can be submitted for OLTAS challan (s) where available amount in challan is equal to or greater than ₹1." Please guide. Do I need to revise my 26QB first, If yes, what changes should be made in that

Sir i purchase capital good on the month of march 2023. but received itc on 3b in april 2023.
NOw in gstr 9 in table no 6 whether i have to segregate the ITC as capital good or not as i have received in april 2023.
or i will show in table 8 (c) column and not to be shown in table 6 in gstr 9.

Please advice.

I NEED DISA NOTES

Dear sir
Last week i make e invoice in tally prime and also make ewaybill value 100000+ , but i have try to typical error einvoice cancellation, by mistake cansel for ewaybill for that time, i have identify this mistake for later, how to solve this problem , please do the need help

I have a money-back Insurance policy with AGEAS FEDERAL (formally known as IDBI FEDERAL).
I have paid premiums for 10 years, and now, from this year onwards, I will be getting around Rs. 2,85,000 per annum back for the next 5 years. This year I got Rs. 284705.18 credited in my bank account.

What is the taxability of this receipt?

Kindly advise

sir, i have filed a belated return(itr2) of client for ay 2024-25 on 14 dec2024 claiming there in income of 2 minor children (bank fd interest income)(return filed in mother's pan) and also claimed tds deducted under pan number of respective minor child as per form 16a of rs 17685 correctly. while processing this return they have issued refund of only one child's tds rs 8825 hence subsequently rectification request filed which was processed now with laibility of rs 8860 (17685 minus 8825 ) thus disallowing entire tds amt of rs 17685. reason given is Form 26AS does not contain amount
of TDS/TCS with respect to the
TAN mentioned in schedule TDS 1/. as such pl guide me how to rectify the case. thanks.