Inclusion of Accumulated amount Employees share of PF paid at the time of retirement.

A Public Sector Bank has
included the amount of Accumulated Balance of Employees Share of PF paid to the employee at the time of retirement under Salary and allowed Exemption under Sec. 10(11) for the same amount in Form 16. (Accumulated balance of Employer share of PF is not paid to the employee as Pension is payable)
please clarify whether the above treatment is correct.

Santhanakrishnan
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This discussion clarifies the tax treatment of the employee's share of Provident Fund (PF) accumulated balance paid at retirement. A public sector bank included this amount under salary and allowed exemption under Section 10(11) in Form 16. While the initial treatment is deemed acceptable, further clarification is sought regarding the taxability of accumulated interest on the employee's contribution, especially concerning limits of Rs. 2.5 L / Rs. 5 L. The consensus leans towards considering the total fund at retirement rather than just the interest portion.

It is not wrong. Doing the same work in differnet manner. The taxable part has been booked under pension scheme.

Thanks. But Employee's Contribution of PF is paid by employee by way of recovery from monthly Salary & it is not paid by employer. Only the accumulated interest in Employee's share of PF is the amount paid by PF Trust at the time of retirement ( apart from Employee's Contribution of PF) Interest in Employee's share is taxable beyond the specified limits of Rs. 2.5 L / Rs. 5 L in the respective year to which it pertains to & not the entire amount of Accumulated Interest. Please clarify.

At the time of retirement, total fund is considered and not just interest part. 

Thank u very much Rambhia ji.

You are welcome.        

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