Public Provident Fund is an investment product that encourages small savings. Life insurance policy is an insurance policy that offers protection against unfortunate events like death. This article covers LIC vs PPF, and features of each of the financial products...

National Pension Scheme (NPS) is a long term investment scheme that offers dual benefits of pension plus investment. It comes under the purview of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) and Central Government. Subscribers of NPS have to...

The Government of India has made it mandatory for individuals to link their PAN card with Aadhaar card. The reason is that the income tax return cannot be processed if Aadhaar is not linked to PAN. Also, one cannot carry...

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA is a tax law introduced in the US to curb tax evasion and increase transparency between countries with respect to US taxpayers' income from foreign countries. All US taxpayers have to be...

Employee Provident Fund EPF is one of the popular savings schemes introduced under the supervision of the government of India. Also, it is the main scheme under the Employee Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Act, 1952. Furthermore, this savings scheme is...

Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and Public Provident Fund (PPF) are government savings schemes that guarantee returns and offer tax benefits. One is mandatory for all employees, while the other is a voluntary scheme for all Indians. These two schemes differ...

For any employee who receives a salary in India, the employer deducts a certain amount of money as PF (Provident Fund). Moreover, EPF is a popular savings scheme. It was launched under the supervision of the Government of India. Thus,...

PAN Card is a 10-digit unique alphanumeric code assigned to each individual by the Income Tax Department. The IT department issues a duplicate PAN Card in case of loss or theft, or change in personal details. This article covers the...