Employees' Provident Fund Organisation EPFO) has extended deadline for payment of Employees' Provident Fund contributions till 20th of this month. This decision has been taken in view of difficulties being faced by firms in filing returns online due to technical issues. <br/><br/>The statutory dues are to be paid by 15th of every month. Considering the issues arising out of stabilisation of the portal, it has been decided to allow a grace period of five days for the month of December, 2016.<br/>'<br/>A unified portal for employers with UAN (universal account number) based simplified electronic challan cum return filing system was launched by the EPFO in December of 2016. The portal helps in submission of UAN-based returns and challans.<br/>