EPF Return Form 11 (Self Declaration Form) - Description
Dear readers, here we are offering EPF Return Form 11 (Self Declaration Form) PDF to all of you. EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund is a social security scheme run by the Government of India to help people save while earning. The employee, as well as the company or organization, contributes a small amount every month so that an adequate fund is available for the employee at the time of retirement. If the employee is already a member of EPFO, then the company will have to continue with its PF obligations. EPF Form 11 is a declaration that must be filled by the employee at the time of joining the company or organization covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme under the EPF Act, 1952. EPF Form 11 helps the company to find out whether the employee is already a member of the EPF scheme or not. Form 11 also contains the EPF record of the employee and can also be used for the automatic transfer of the PF account.
EPF Return Form 11 (Self Declaration Form) PDF – Structure of PF Form 11
Form 11 has a total of 11 fields that needs to be filled by the employee. There is another section named ‘Declaration by the Present Employer’ which is to be filed by the employer.
While submitting the EPF Form 11 online, you will be asked to fill in the following details:
- Employee’s name
- Employee’s date of birth
- Father’s/Husband’s name
- Gender
- E-mail id
- Mobile Number
- Relationship of the employee with EPS and EPF schemes
- Previous employment details such as the UAN, last working day, scheme certificate number
- Educational details
- Marital status
- KYC details including bank account number, Driver’s license, etc
- Passport (in the case of foreign employees)
Additionally, the following documents must be provided by the employer-
- Employee’s Date of Joining
- Employee’s Universal Account Number (UAN)
- Provident Fund ID number assigned to the employee
- Verification of the employee’s details
How to Fill PF Form no 11?
You need to fill in the following details in Form 11:
Personal Information such as:
- Name of the member
- Father’s Name or Spouse’s Name (whichever is applicable)
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Marital Status
- Contact Details, Email ID, and Mobile Number
Details related to previous employer and EPF and EPS Participation:
- Whether the employee is an existing member of Employee’s Provident Fund Scheme, 1952
- Whether the employee is an existing member of the Employee’s Pension Scheme, 1995
If the employee has marked the answer as ‘YES’ regarding participation in any of the two schemes, some additional data points are required to be furnished:
- UAN or Universal Account Number
- Previous PF or Provident Fund Account Number
- Date of exit from previous employment in the format dd/mm/yyyy
- Scheme Certificate No. (if issued)
- Pension Payment Order (PPO) No. if issued
In the case of international workers, the following details need to be provided:
- Country of Origin
- Passport Number
- Validity of passport
EPF Return Form 11 (Self Declaration Form) KYC Details:
Self-attested copies of the following documents also need to be attached along with this form:
- Bank Account and IFSC
- Aadhaar Number
- Permanent Account Number (PAN)
Undertaking by the Employee
Read the declaration form mentioned in the form carefully. Then, you need to sign the undertaking and mention the date and place of signing the undertaking on the left side.
Declaration by Present Employer
The present employer, i.e. the new organization that the employee has joined, is required to take the necessary actions as mentioned below and fill up the concerned details and sign and put a seal on the same. It also needs to provide a declaration containing details regarding the information provided by an employee.
This declaration contains the following details:
- Date of joining of the employee
- PF ID number/Member ID assigned to the employee
- UAN of employee
- Verification of KYC credentials
You can download EPF Return Form 11 (Self Declaration Form) PDF by clicking on the following download button.