The 15G and 15H forms - what is the 15G?

Individuals under the age of 60 and HUFs can use Form 15G to declare that they do not want any tax withheld at source (TDS) from interest earned on a fixed deposit. Banks must deduct tax at source (TDS) in accordance with income tax regulations if the interest you earn on a fixed deposit, recurring deposit, etc. Over a thousand rupees Dollars 10,000 in a given fiscal year In order to facilitate the online withdrawal of PF by EPF members, the EPFO Unified portal recently added support for the submission of EPF Form 15G for PF. A further advantageous aspect is the absence of TDS.

Get Your Copy of Form 15G From  

The official EPFO portal and the websites of all of India's major banks both have copies of Form 15G available for free download. This form is also available for download from the Income Tax Department's website. Form 15G can also be submitted electronically through the websites of the majority of India's major financial institutions.

Tax Deduction on Withdrawal from the Employee Pension

It is important to understand the rules governing TDS in relation to EPF withdrawal before learning how to file form 15G. If the amount of your EPF withdrawal is more than Rs. 50,000, tax will be withheld at source (TDS) per section 192A of the Finance Act, 2015. 50,000, and you only put in a little over 5 years' worth of work. Previously, the maximum amount of such TDS was Rs. Withdrawal Amounts Over $30,000 A further increase to Rs. 50,000 TDS exemption can also be claimed using Form 15H, but it is intended for taxpayers over the age of 60 rather than the younger taxpayers who must use Form 15G.

When Tax Withholding and Collection (TDS) Is Required

If an employee wants to cash out an amount from their employee stock ownership plan (EPS) that is greater than or equal to Rs. 50 000 employees with fewer than 5 years of tenure

1) If an employee provides their PAN card (but not their 15G form for EPF/15H), a 10% TDS will be withheld from their paycheck.

2) The rate of tax withholding is 34%. If a worker doesn't hand over their PAN card, their salary is increased by 608% (Neither of the 15Gs nor the 15Hs have been turned in.)

If the TDS Doesn't Apply

When 1) a member of the EPF transfers their account to another account

2) The employee's employment ended for reasons outside of their control, such as the employee's illness, the company's decision to cease operations, the conclusion of a project, etc.

After 5 years of service (including service with previous employers), the employee is eligible to withdraw the EPF amount.

4) The minimum EPF amount is Rs. 000, but the worker hasn't been there for even 5 years!

If the employee withdraws more than Rs. Fifty thousand dollars, worked for less than five years, but submitted Forms 15G and 15H and a Permanent Account Number

Instructions for Completing Withdrawal Request Form 15G from Your Pension Fund

Now that you know what EPF is and what Form 15G or 15H is for, let's go over the steps for completing Form 15G for an electronic EPF withdrawal.

• Members can access the EPFO UAN Unified Portal by signing in with their UAN and password.
• Select CLAIM (FORM 31, 19, 10C) under ONLINE SERVICES.
• Check the last four numbers of your account number.
• If you want to apply for the position depicted in the image, you will need to upload form 15G by clicking the corresponding button.

Filing Instructions for IRS Form 15G

You'll find two different parts to the Form 15G. The first section is for those who have earned incomes that are exempt from TDS. The first part of Form 15G consists of the following fields:

Assessee (Declarant) Name: (Use the name that appears on your Permanent Account Number card in this first field.)

Form 15G cannot be submitted without a valid PAN card in Field (2), so make sure you have one handy. Your declaration will not be considered valid if you do not include a valid PAN. Only natural persons, and not corporations or partnerships, may submit a Form 15G declaration.

The third field is for your income tax status, which can be either "Individual" or "Hindu Undivided Family" or "Association of Persons" (AOP).

Select the fiscal year prior to the one for which you are requesting a TDS exemption in Field 4.

If you are a resident of India and not a nonresident Indian (NRI), please indicate this in Field 5.

Address (6-12): Be sure to include your complete mailing and contact information, including your PIN code.

Contact information (13, 14): Please include a working email address and phone number for future correspondence.

Field 15 (a) Whether assessed to tax under the Income-tax Act, 1961: Mark ''Yes'' if you were taxed under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in any of the prior assessment years.

Specify the most recent assessment year for which the returns were evaluated (question b) if the answer to question a) is "yes."

Declaration of Earnings Field (16): Indicate your expected income for the year in which this declaration is made.

Estimated total P field (17) income Y column 16's total estimated income for the fiscal year (which incorporates all income) must be included.

Field 18: Form Number Specifics Declarations of income on Forms 15G other than this one filed during the previous fiscal year, if any, and the total amount of income earned during that year must be included in the current declaration.

If you are filing a declaration for investment income, complete Field 19 of Section 1 of the form. The account number for the investment (such as a savings account, life insurance policy, or employee identification number) must be provided.

After you've finished entering data into all of the fields, double-check it to make sure it's correct.

In Concluding

In many situations, the TDS burden can be avoided with the help of Form 15G. However, Section 277 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for fines and even imprisonment for those who knowingly submit a false declaration on Form 15G in order to avoid tax deductions at source.

The deductor must also complete Section 2 of the form. e whoever is responsible for remitting the tax assessee's withholdings to the government

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