Finance : Understand PPF early withdrawal rules, including partial access, premature closure conditions, applicable penalties, and alternati...
Finance : Compare SIP and PPF to decide the better investment for Rs. 3 crore. Learn about risks, returns, and timelines to achieve your fin...
Corporate Law : Discover the new PPF rules effective October 1, 2024, impacting minors, multiple accounts, and NRIs. Stay informed about important...
Income Tax : Learn about the benefits of e-filing for tax saving investments in India, including ELSS, PPF, and more. Understand how e-filing c...
Finance : Learn about PPF for NRIs: eligibility, tax benefits, investment conditions, and common queries answered. Navigate the rules for se...
Finance : The revised Rates of Interest on various Small Savings Schemes Including Saving Deposits, Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra...
Finance : As per PPF Act, the PPF account can’t be closed prematurely before completion of five financial years. If depositor wants to clo...
Corporate Law : Subject to the provisions contained in section 16, the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act., 1952 applies ...
Finance : The finance ministry has notified rules which will pave the way for small savings account holders to earn higher returns from Dece...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)Government has vide its office memorandum No. No. 6-1/2011-NS...
Income Tax : Read the detailed analysis of O Clock Software Pvt Ltd vs. ACIT case by ITAT Chennai. Learn why deduction was denied for delayed P...
Service Tax : Read the case of State Bank of India vs Commissioner of Service Tax and importance of discretion in handling funds under PPF accou...
Finance : Public Provident Fund account shall not be liable to any attachment in respect of any debt or liability incurred by the account ho...
Finance : The Government has kept interest rates on all Small Savings Schemes unchanged for July-September 2026. Investors will continue to ...
Finance : The government has kept small savings interest rates unchanged for April–June 2026, ensuring continued stable returns for invest...
Finance : The government has decided to keep small savings interest rates unchanged for January–March 2026. The move ensures stability and...
Finance : The government has kept interest rates on PPF, NSC, SCSS, Sukanya Samriddhi, and other small savings schemes unchanged for Q3 FY 2...
Income Tax : The Government of India keeps Small Savings Schemes interest rates unchanged for Q1 FY 2025-26 (April–June 2025), as per the Min...
Eligibility – Individuals who are residents of India are eligible to open an account under the Public Provident Fund scheme. A PPF account may be opened under the name of a minor by his/her legal guardian. However, each person is eligible for only one account under his/her name.
Amendments to procedural rules relating to Public Provident Fund Scheme in POSB (CBS) Manual in the light of recent changes circulated vide SB Order 13/2019 dated 18.12.2019.
One of the popular, preferred, and preeminent tax saving investments is PPF – Public Provident Fund. We all know about PPF. Do we know all about PPF? Let us discuss in detail about PPF in this article and understand it comprehensively and completely.
Public Provident Fund (PPF) is considered as most important and safe amongst all tax saving investments schemes. This scheme is falls under the EEE category i.e. Exempt, Exempt and Exempt which means if you invest in it, you will get a deduction u/s 80C on your income. Further, the interest you earn on it alongwith […]
As we all aware that the Public Provident Fund (PPF) is considered as most important and safe amongst all tax saving investments schemes. This scheme is falls under the EEE category i.e Exempt, Exempt and Exempt which actually means if you invest in it, you will get a deduction u/s 80C on your income. Further, […]
Public Provident Fund ( PPF) was initially introduced in India in 1968, which is now overruled by the new scheme introduced by Central Government on 12th December, 2019 i.e Public Provident Fund Scheme, 2019 vide notification No. G.S.R. 915(E). As we all aware that the Public Provident Fund (PPF) is considered as most important and […]
We have to initially open the Open the PPF account for 15 years and after the initial period of 15 years is over, one can keep on extending the deposit for a period of 5 years at a time. In fact, this is where the magic of PPF begins. One need not start a fresh PPF account and continue it for all of 15 years — just extend the old one for five years at a time, indefinitely. This way, the same PPF account offers additional liquidity to what is offered during the initial term.
Introduction PPF is money that will be yours forever. Knowledge of the different features of the PPF account will help you when you want to take a loan against the account, withdraw from the account, re-activate a discontinued account etc. Here an attempt is made to introduce you all features of Public Provident Fund (PPF) […]
Article explains What is Public Provident Fund (PPF), Who can Invest under PPF Scheme, Rate of Interest on PPF and Taxability, Tax Benefits from Investment in PPF, Minimum and Maximum Deposit in PPF, Period and Lock in period, How to Open a PPF A/C, Documents required for opening PPF account, Closure of PPF Account and […]
(i) Anytime after the expiry of 5 years from the end of the financial year in which the initial subscription for Public Provident Fund (PPF) Account was made, the subscriber may withdraw 50% of the balance to his credit at the end of 4th year immediately preceding the year of withdrawal or the amount at the […]
