{"id":378910,"date":"2026-03-20T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=378910"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:02:29","slug":"epfo-clarification-pan-linking-establishment-profile-manual-verification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/03\/20\/epfo-clarification-pan-linking-establishment-profile-manual-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"EPFO Clarification on PAN Linking to Establishment Profile &amp; Manual Verification for Name Mismatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 16-3-2026, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Employees&#8217; Provident Fund Organization<\/span> issued a Clarification regarding Linking PAN to the Establishment Profile and introduction of new functionality for manual verification of PAN in cases of minor mismatch in Establishment 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