Key Points
It may happen that certain contributions are missing from your Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) account..
Rama Karmakar, Tax Partner-People Advisory Services, EY India, says, "In case the EPF contributions have been deducted from the wages of an employee, but the employer does not deposit them into the employee's EPF account, the employee can approach the employees' provident fund authorities (EPFO) and inform them about the same..
Vaibhav Bhardwaj, Partner at law firm INDUSLAW, says, "To lodge a complaint on EPFO's grievance website, an employee is required to provide proof that EPF deposits have been deducted but not deposited in the EPF account..
According to the EPFO's grievance register website, the employee should keep the Universal Account Number (UAN) and the establishment number concerned ready for speedy grievance redressal..
Karmarkar says, "For employees under an exempted trust, a similar approach can be followed to lodge a complaint for missing EPF contributions."..
