Tax on PF withdrawal

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

23 July 2011 Dear Friends,

If someone work with X Co. for 2 years and 6 months AND then with Y Co. for another 2 years and 6 months.

Query regarding taxability on PF withdrawal:

1. PF balance with X ltd AND PF balance with Y LTd: (without PF account transfer from X LTd to Y ltd.): total PF account holding period exceed 4 years and 240 days.

2. PF balance with X ltd transferred to Y ltd.: total PF account holding period exceed 4 years and 240 days.

NOw.

1. 1st option valid or compulsory to transfer PF to Y company?

2. whether in both cases total PF can be withdrawan?

3. Taxliability on PF withdrawal in both cases, same of different?

Guest

Guest (Expert)

23 July 2011 1. For PF to be exempted from tax you have to make contribution for atleast 5 years.

2. Incase of change in organization, you to make transfer from organization X to Organization Y.

Thus to answer question

1. As per process it is mandatory to transfer pf when you are going shift from one company to another. But people tend to work around it saying that they will not be working any more and withdraw PF

2. Yes. By the above way

3. In both the case pf will be taxable, as 5 year has not be completed.

Note:

Above comments are from personal experience

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

23 July 2011 Thanks friend for reply.....BUT....

i read somewhere that by recent judgement 4 years and 240 days instead of 5 years.

https://www.caclubindia.com/experts/income-tax-diducted-from-pf-withdrawan-710355.asp

can u please reply with considering that 4 years and 240 days, because by that answer will be different....

Querist : Anonymous

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