Provident Fund (EPF) ePassbook download – Know your balances

The launch of Member e-Sewa facility by the PF Department (EPFO) has enabled members to get detailed account statements with all credit and debit on request through the EPFO website.

InvestorZclub is glad to inform all the EPF account holders that the EPFO has now brought this dream alive by launching the member services portal at http://members.epfoservices.in - though the portal is still in Beta mode (brought down regularly every day for making updates and expected to be a comprehensive live service soon) you can register on it right now, to take a look at your e-passbook which contains all your PF balances and transaction details.

EPF Transfer vs. Withdrawal - Rules and Benefits

Employee Provident Fund or EPF is the only investment instrument in India which enjoys EEE advantage. 

EEE is acronym for exempt from tax during deposit, exempt during interest accumulation and exempt from tax during withdrawal on the corpus after retirement or specified period.

EPF is commonly seen as retirement fund which is accumulated and compounded at a very high interest rate for the tenure of your employment. The benefits of EPF is only visible when it is left for accumulation for 30 - 35 years.