You must be knowing about Form-16, today know what is Form-13, it is useful for those who are employed..

If you are a jobholder, then you must have heard the name of Form-16, which is used in Income Tax Return (ITR Filing). But there is another form, Form-13, which is very important for every person who changes jobs. This form is directly linked to your EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) account and helps in keeping your money safe.

Actually, whenever you change jobs, your old and new PF accounts become separate. In such a situation, it becomes difficult to track the balance and manage the service history. But with the help of Form-13, you can transfer the money and history of your old account to the new account.

PF money will be visible in one place.

When you change jobs, your PF gets stuck in different accounts. But by filling Form-13, your old balance and service history are added to the new account. The advantage of this is that at the time of retirement, your entire PF will be visible in one place.

Benefits of filling Form-13

There is no loss of interest.

The old and new PF accounts get merged.

Your service period remains linked.

It is easy to get a pension and other benefits.

Tracking of PF becomes easy.

How to fill Form-13?

Now, filling Form-13 is very easy, because it can also be filled out online.

For this, you have to go to the EPFO ​​​​website or the UMANG app.

You have to log in with your UAN (Universal Account Number).

You have to enter "Online Transfer Request" there.

You have to fill in the details of the old and new companies.

In some cases, you may also have to take permission from the company.

In simple language, Form-13 is an easy way to link your PF accounts. If you fill it on time, then you will not have any problem in the future and all your money and service history will be clearly visible in one place.

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