I am owning a single-person Pvt Ltd company
1 year ago
Greetings,
*My Issue*:
I am owning a single-person Pvt. Ltd. company that deals in Language translation services
I started a new venture in the field of Facility management in the month of April 2015 with the help of a new partner to support us after investing our hard effort in the market to search for new contracts we failed and observed that we require PF & ESI no. to get new contracts, even we were not fallen in the minimum staffing requirement obligations of PF department still we had taken those number in hope to get business from reputed clients.
We had taken the PF number in the month of May 2015 but due to no staffing with us till July 2015 so we did not paid PF amount, once we had staffing so we started paying PF amount and paid in the month of July/Aug and Sep 2015.
After lots of effort and investment, we did not get success in this venture, therefore, we faced loss and were forced to shut this venture in August 2015, and thereafter we did not work in this field. Due to this condition, we also surrendered ESI No. and the same was updated in the month of October 2015 to ESI Inspector during the inspection.
As we already closed this Facility Management business in the month of September 2015 so we did not paid PF from September 2015 onwards. Also updated the same to EPFO on 07/09/16 against their notice AND RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THEM.
On 29/08/22 another notice was received against which replied the documents as balance sheet till FY and update the inspector about the previous notice too still,
Now Received a notice from EPFO to pay 32,65,000 approx amount as a charge.
My CA team is already working on it still from the experienced advocate need to understand the Course of action should take in this.
Request your help in this, if feasible.
Ready to pay the consultation fee if applicable.
Thank you
Abhishek
This a clear case of mistaken information shared with or had by the the EPFO. Once you have stopped the operations and closed the company and also intimated the the EPFO then where is the question of paying EPF. Secondly when there is no employee as such then for whom you could have paid the PF contribution. In all likelihood the notice seems to be an aberration. If you can share the copy of the notice then more light can be thrown to that.
You can share the copy and take an appointment on the same to discuss.