Tools For Post Offices created by Shivaram Puttur

Tools created by Shivaram Puttur:

Weblink Updated on 19.09.2015	A must have tool for all to connect the websites required for day to day work in a right click. It contains useful utilities also.	Download (Complete application) Download Manager
FMenu Updated on 16.09.2015	Very useful tool for easy Finacling. It contains almost all important menus for the day to day Finacling.	Download
Converter	Tool for changing the extn of exe file to the desired extn.	Download
HSheet	Tool for preparing History Sheet of Computers/Printers/UPS etc	Download
RList	Tool for bulk booking of RL in DO. This will generate data in text file which can be uploaded to Despatch module in PO	Download  Includes Help document and New exe
RODak	Tool for DO to prepare Despatch list/ Receipt List of RO documents.	Download
BCGen	Tool for generating Barcode numbers in DTC/WCTC for Training purpose Saves Barcode wastage in Training.	Download
MM Updater	Tool for applying patches and updates to Meghdoot application.	Download
ConfiGen	Tool for use in DTC/WCTC for linking Clients to Server and making the Clients as Stand alone Servers for Meghdoot operations.	Download
RegisterDLL	Tool to register/ unregister all DLL files in a single click.	Download
Blank Configen	When ePayment site is to be re registered, blank Config file  can be created through this without  re installing the  package.	Download
DOPad	Notepad like utility for preparation of instant letters in DO. Supported by MS Office.	Download
SOPad	Notepad like utility for preparation of instant letters in SO. Supported by MS Office.	Download
SAPad	Notepad like utility for preparation of instant Reports for SA. Supported by MS Office.	Download

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Missed the deadline for filing tax returns? Here's what to do

Filing your tax return has become very simple now but a lot of taxpayers still manage to miss the deadline. This year, the last date was extended twice. If you are among the lazy taxpayers who missed the 7 September deadline, there is no need to panic. You can still file your tax return by 31 March 2016.

Though there is no penalty for filing late if all your taxes have been paid, you will miss out on certain rights and privileges that a taxpayer enjoys if he files his return by the due date. For instance, you won't be allowed to modify your tax return if it has been filed after the due date.

If you had filed your return by the due date (7 September), you could have modified your return any number of times before the end of the assessment year (31 March 2016) or till the return is assessed. Any mistake in the form could have been rectified. If you had missed any deduction or exemption, you could have filed a revised return and claimed it.

Late filers also cannot carry forward any short-term or long-term losses. Taxpayers who filed by the due date can carry forward capital losses and adjust them against future capital gains. They can also carry forward these losses up to eight financial years. For instance, if someone suffered capital losses in 2014-15, these can be adjusted against gains made till 2022-23. However, this benefit is gone if the return is filed after the due date.

The tax department even accommodates the uber lazy taxpayers who have not filed their tax return for the previous year (financial year 2013-14). They can still file delayed returns till 31 March 2016. There is no difference in the filing procedure before or after the deadline. But you have to mention that the return is a belated return in the tax form.

This means the tax return for the financial year 2014-15 can be filed till 31 March 2017. However, this will be treated as a belated return. There could also be a Rs 5,000 penalty for late filing (after 31 March 2016) depending on the discretion of the assessing officer.

However, tax experts say the penalty is rarely slapped if all taxes have been paid. The assessing officer invokes that provision only when there is an additional tax liability. For salaried individuals and retirees whose income is subjected to tax deduction at source are on dry ground.

However, keep in mind that there may be some income on which you have not paid tax. Although there is now a Rs 10,000 deduction on interest earned on savings bank deposits under Section 80TTA, the income from other bank deposits and infrastructure bonds bought a few years earlier is fully taxable.

Though the tax authorities are lenient towards lazy taxpayers, there is a price to be paid for missing the deadline. If there is some unpaid tax, the taxpayer will have to pay a 1% late payment fee for every month of delay since April 2015. If the tax due is more than Rs 10,000, the taxpayer should have paid an advance tax. Advance tax is payable in three tranches—30% is to be paid by 15 July of the financial year, 60% by 15 December and 100% by 31 March. If advance tax has not been paid, the penalty per month will be applicable from the due date of the advance tax.

Source : The Economic Times

How to Activate UAN using Mobile App, SMS | Missed Call Service to Get PF Details

Employee provident fund organization has over 3.54 crore subscribers, 49.22 lakh pensioners and 6.1 lakh employers (as per government’s official source). In order to ease the pain of its subscribers from transferring EPF account from one employer to another, EPFO had launched Universal Account Number (UAN) which is a unique 12 digit number allocated to the member by the employer. EPFO provides this number to the employer which they provide to their employees who opt for EPF contribution. After this, employee has to activate their UAN number.

Till now, to activate the UAN number and get provident fund details, EPF subscriber had to visit http://uanmembers.epfoservices.in/ and activate the same. But what if the member does not have access to computer and they want to activate UAN and/or get their provident fund details? Considering this, EPFO has moved to being a tech savvy organization by launching three new mobile based services which can be used by employers, employees and pensioners.

The organization now offers following two ways to activate UAN number using mobile phone:

1. Official mobile app
2. SMS
3. Apart from this missed call service was also launched to get PF details over phone.

Here’s how it will benefit following users:

• Employee: Get details of EPF account such as PF balance, credit alerts etc.
• Pensioners: This app will be useful for accessing the pension disbursement details
• Employer: To track provident fund remittances

Let’s explore these in detail:

UAN activation using Mobile App: This was launched on 15th Sep, 2015. This mobile application should be downloaded from the official website of EPFO only. You can download the app from the official link: “http://search.epfoservices.org:81/EPFOMobileApp/mobileApp_en.php”
After downloading the app, user needs to enter UAN number and registered mobile number. By doing this, they can get details of EPF account.

(Note): There are many apps available online in the name of EPF which may not be safe for the users.

SMS Based UAN activation: In order to activate UAN using SMS, member has to send SMS to 7738299899. This service is an extension to the already existing short code SMS service used for accessing details such as PF contribution amount, PF balance and others. This service can be used using the same number as mentioned above i.e. 7738299899. But it can be used by the members who already have already activated UAN number.

Here’s how to do get the details:

1. Enter the number 7738299899
2. Type “EPFOHO UAN <LAN>” (do not use quotation sign while smsing). LAN means language and member has to enter 3 initial letters. The languages available are:
   English: ENG, Hindi: HIN, Telugu: TEL, Punjabi: PUN, Gujrathi: GUJ, Marathi: MAR, Kannada: KAN, Malyalam: MAL, Tamil: TAM, Bengali: BEN.

Missed Call Service: This method is free of cost and the member has to give a missed call on the number 011-22901406 to get all the details related to his/her PF account.

Check out how to get UAN number and other details.

As per the government data (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=126952), 1.8 crore UAN are activated and with the launch of new service, this number is expected to increase, speeding up the activation process.

Courtesy : http://www.allonmoney.com/