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5 questions to Arun Jaitley on the EPF tax row

Clarification by the finance ministry on the EPF tax row has raised more questions than answers

Budget 2016-17 surprise: EPF will now be partially taxable

To standardise all products, the FM introduced tax on EPF too

Loud protests force govt to consider EPF tax review

After day-long confusion, ministry says FM to take a look at it in due course

Govt to consider partial rollback of tax on EPF withdrawals

Earlier in the day, Revenue Secretary Hashmukh Adhia said only 60% of interest on contributions made after April 1, 2016 will be taxed

Trade unions to go on nation-wide strike on March 10 against tax on EPF withdrawals

Central trade unions, including the RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, have opposed the Budget proposal to tax EPF withdrawal and contribution

EPF flip-flop continues, govt now says will 'consider' taxing only interest

The latest twist came after Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia earlier in the day said only interest on 60% of EPF would be taxed at withdrawal

EPF tax: Govt clarifies its stand in 11-point press release

The govt announced in the Budget yesterday that withdrawals from EPF and NPS to have same tax rates

Govt blinks on EPF, says only interest on 60% contribution to be taxed

The move to tax 60% of contributions effective April 1, 2016, had been roundly criticised since it would affect all salaried individuals

Budget 2016: PPF remains tax exempt; EPF interest post April 1 to be taxed

From 40%, public provident fund will now be 100% exempt. For EPF, the withdrawn amount would be totally tax exempt if it is re-invested in annuity pension products

Tax on EPF: Online petition against retirement tax goes viral

Started by a finance professional Vaibhav Aggarwal, the appeal has support of nearly 3,000 people

Why Arun Jaitley's move to tax EPF withdrawal is morally wrong

Rather than correcting a bad instrument like NPS, Jaitley and his team of experts preferred to make all pension plans equally bad

Tax on pension corpus: Jaitley just shrank your retirement kitty

Withdrawals from EPF and NPS to have same tax rates

Household budget: Cars, branded clothes, air travel to cost more

Cess introduced on several goods, services to add to tax revenue kitty

Presumptive taxation: Compliance route eased for small biz

Professionals can do away with the need to maintain account books and audits

Debashis Basu: A delayed hit for the salaried class

Employer's contribution to provident fund beyond Rs 1.5 lakh to be taxed

Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016-2017: 7 key effects on common man's wallet

Business Standard takes a look at some of the highlights from the tax proposals, and how they will affect the common man

Cost-cutting tips for entrepreneurs

To reduce infrastructure costs, buy online, use cloud-based services for HR and telephony services, and rent office space as and when required

Realty check: Budget- Rs 3-3.5 crore

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