Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 09:21 IST
Interest on employee’s contribution towards Provident Fund (PF) account above Rs 2.5 lakh per annum will be taxable with effect from April 1. This will affect VPF investors
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One proposal in the Union Budget 2021 which is likely to hit wealthy investors in voluntary provident fund (VPF) may prompt them to instead move to debt mutual funds.
According to the proposal which comes into effect on April 1, 2021, interest on employee’s contribution towards Provident Fund (PF) account above Rs 2.5 lakh per annum (which means the minimum basic salary of Rs 1.75 lakhs) will be taxable with effect from April 1. Earlier the interest earned on PF was exempt from tax.