In the country’s general budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has changed the rules related to Provident Fund (PF Account). If the EPFO subscriber has not completed five years of account opening and he withdraws money from his account, then he will have to pay tax now.
TDS will not be deducted if withdrawn after five years. TDS will be deducted on the entire amount withdrawn from the PF account before five years. Not only this, PF contribution of more than Rs 2.50 lakh in a year will come under tax net.
An important change has been made regarding TDS in the budget. If you withdraw money from your PF account after April 1, 2023, now you will have to pay TDS at 20% instead of 30%. Whether your account is linked to PAN card or not. If you withdraw from EPF before 1 April 2023, you will have to pay TDS as before.
TDS is not applicable after 5 years.
If an account holder withdraws money within 5 years, he has to pay TDS. At the same time, no TDS will be levied on withdrawal of money after 5 years. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had informed in the budget that the limit of Rs 10,000 for TDS has also been removed.
Understand the new rule like this According to media report, tax expert Balwant Jain says that if PAN is not linked to Aadhaar, then PF withdrawal tax will have to be paid if the withdrawal is made before five years of opening the PF or EPF account. If the PF account is linked to the PAN card of the account holder, no TDS will be levied on the withdrawal amount. The amount that will be withdrawn from PF will be added to the total taxable income of the account holder for that year and will be taxed as per the income tax slab of the PF account holder.
Balwant Jain says that if the PF account is not linked to the PAN card of the account holder, then TDS is deducted on the net amount available in his PF account. Currently the TDS rate is 30 percent, which will be reduced to 20 percent from April 1, 2023.
