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Last updated : 17th February, 2018 EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) provides option to check you PF balance online. Once you enter your details, you will get your balance via SMS on your mobile number. Whether you want to check your PF balance for Delhi,  Gurgaon,  Noida, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Gujarat, Mumbai, Andhra pradesh, Pune, Karnataka, Kolkata etc,  you can use the steps below to get your balance via SMS. Please note that some big organizations have their own PF trust and they do not keep money with EPFO. In such cases, you cannot check the balance online by using ... Read More »

Last updated : 19th January, 2018 Yes. You read it right. In this post, I will explain how to earn upto 9% interest on your idle savings account balance. Option 1  –   Choose High Interest Saving Account Typically banks give 4% interest on savings accounts. However, after RBI de-regulated the savings account interest rates, few banks are offering higher rates. Bank / Rates Balance upto 1 lakh Balance above 1 Lakh Yes bank 6% 7% Kotak Bank 5.50% 6% IndusInd Bank 5.50% 6% So, you can get maximum of 7% interest from your savings account.   Option 2  – ... Read More »

Last updated : 29th October, 2017 As per the recent government directive, all the existing customers have to link Aadhaar with their mobile numbers. Aadhaar-based e-KYC is essential for subscribers going for new SIMs. Further, the government has asked mobile operators to re-verify existing prepaid and postpaid customers, with the help of the 12-digit number. The re-verification exercise is scheduled to be completed by early 2018. In case you don’t complete the process before Feb 2018, services on your mobile will be  disconnected as per the directive from Government of India. So, if you have to link your airtel mobile ... Read More »

Last updated : 29th October, 2017 Now , you can invest in Diamonds  by investing small amount through SIP option. Like mutual funds and gold funds, you can now buy diamonds in SIP format through ICEX. Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) is the world’s first diamond trading exchange. Key Features: The ICEX is starting trading in diamond contracts of three different sizes -30 cents, 50 cents and 100 cents (1 carat). The diamond is of HVS2 quality, which is one of the largest-traded quality of diamonds. HVS2 quality, which is one of the largest-traded quality of diamonds. Also, the diamond that investors ... Read More »

Last updated : 21st July, 2017 From 1st July 2017,  quoting Aadhaar (Aadhaar number / enrolment ID) has become mandatory for income tax return filing and for applying for Permanent Account Number (PAN). The central government has notified that the requirement of quoting Aadhaar for income tax returns filing and application for PAN shall not apply to an individual who is residing in the states of Assam, J&K, and Meghalaya; a non-resident as per the Income tax Act, 1961; of the age of 80 years or more at any time during the previous year; not a citizen of India. All ... Read More »

Last updated : 19th July, 2017 The last date for filing return is quite near (31st July). Before filing the returns, check your Form 26AS to make sure that TDS deducted are appropriately credited to your account. When your employer deducts TDS from your Salary or your bank deduct TDS on your FD Interest, they need to deposit this amount to Government against your PAN. If they enter your PAN incorrectly, you will not get credit for that TDS amount. So, It is always better to check your Tax Credit Statement (Form 26AS) before filing your Income Tax return. What ... Read More »

Last updated : 14th May, 2017 The government, under the Finance Act 2017, has made it mandatory for taxpayers to quote Aadhaar or enrollment ID of Aadhaar application form for filing of income tax returns (ITR).Also, Aadhaar has been made mandatory for applying for permanent account number with effect from July 1, 2017. To link PAN with Aadhar, IT dept has launched online facility, but the details in PAN and Aadhaar needs to be same. Read my post on – How to link PAN with Aadhaar online with/without login. If for some reasons, your details in PAN and Aadhaar are ... Read More »

Last updated : 14th May, 2017 The Income Tax Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar. Responding to grievances of taxpayers regarding difficulties in linking PAN with Aadhaar their names did not match in both systems (Eg. Names with initials in one and expanded initials in another). the Department has come out with a simple solution now. There is no need to login or be registered on E-filing website. This facility can be used by anyone to link their Aadhaar with PAN. Taxpayers can go to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and click on the link on the ... Read More »

Last updated : 14th May, 2017 Government has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar card to your PAN before 30 July otherwise, PAN card may be rendered invalid.  However, a case is pending in Supreme court to challenge its constitutional validity. To be on safer side, you may want to link Aadhaar card to PAN online – the process is quite simple. Login to Income Tax efiling website – https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ Under Profile Settings tab – there is an option “Link Aadhaar”. You need to enter your Aadhaar number & Name as per Aadhaar The Aadhaar will be now linked to ... Read More »

Last updated : 5th May, 2017 From 1st May 2017, EPFO has launched facility to apply for PF withdrawal online. Previously, you could check the PF balance and apply for PF transfer online, and now you can withdraw PF online as well. This will be huge benefit for the PF subscribers. Details & Features of online PF withdrawal facility Members will be able to withdraw full PF amount, partial PF amount and pension.  The three forms – Form 19, Form 31, and Form 10-C — together form more than 80% of EPFO’s claim workload. Online PF withdrawal can be done ... Read More »