Not many people are aware that they can transfer PPF account from Post Office to Bank and vice versa. In fact, you can transfer PPF from one bank to another. In short, there is complete portability of Public Provident Fund (PPF) between RBI Authorized Banks and Post Office. In my post on Public Provident Fund (PPF), i highlighted the benefits of PPF Account. PPF is the only tax savings tool, which is popular among people who are investing only for retirement planning. They don't avail tax benefits u/s 80C but open PPF account because of inherent features and high interest rate. Though process ... Read More
Public Provident Fund (PPF)
PPF or Public Provident Fund is most popular tax saving tool. One of the main reason behind its popularity is that PPF is most tax efficient savings instrument therefore real returns are high. Moreover being a long term investment, it is very useful for Retirement Planning or achieving long term objectives like Child's marriage or Education. How to open PPF account Earlier, only Post Offices were allowed to open PPF account but recently Govt allowed selected banks to open PPF account. Good news is that you can transfer your Public Provident Fund Account from Post Office to Bank & vice ... Read More