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Mobility: taxalertJuly 2017 IndiaExecutivesummaryOn 23 June 2017, the Employees provident FundOrganisation (EPFO) issued a revised circular clarifying itsposition on the definition of International Worker status forIndian employees. The circular states that Indian employeeswho return to work in India , after having worked in anothercountry with which India has a social security agreement,will not be considered as International Workers forProvident fund Workers are subject to mandatory ProvidentFund contributions on their full salary without any ceilinglimit and a higher allocation of contributions towards thePension Scheme (if they became a member of the ProvidentFund before 01 September 2014).It is not known whether the circular applies retrospectivelyor from the date of issue but employers should review theProvident fund returns and update/amend the status ofIndian outbound employees previously reported asInternational Workers who would now be considered asdomestic International Worker is defined as follows: A foreign national working in India for an employerregistered under the Indian provident fund ; An Indian employee who has worked or is going to workin a country with which India has a social securityagreement and being eligible to obtain thebenefitsunder the social security programme of that countryunder the social security totherequirements forInternational Workerstatusfor India

On 23 June 2017, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) issued a revised circular clarifying its ... They did not contribute to the Indian Provident Fund scheme while on assignment; ... Review the status of Provident Fund compliance in respect of India outbound employees.

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