# When is interest rate on EPF taxable?

**URL:** <https://community.greythr.com/t/when-is-interest-rate-on-epf-taxable/3657>\
**Category:** Statutory Compliance\
**Tags:** pf, epf-interest\
**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/when-is-interest-rate-on-epf-taxable/3657 "2021-12-01T06:30:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ManasaRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@ManasaRP](https://community.greythr.com/u/ManasaRP)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/when-is-interest-rate-on-epf-taxable/3657/1 "2021-12-01T06:30:20Z")

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Hi,

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is taxable. when it becomes taxable? What are the dependent factors?

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**Author:** ![Babu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/community.greythr.com/babu/32/1341_2.png) [@Babu](https://community.greythr.com/u/Babu)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://community.greythr.com/t/when-is-interest-rate-on-epf-taxable/3657/2 "2021-12-02T05:14:13Z")

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As per the notification, issued on August 31, **contributions above ₹2.5 lakh** in the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) per year will be taxed. In cases where there is no employer contribution in the EPF account, the threshold will be ₹5 lakh a year.