Essential information on how to claim IEPF refund
Perhaps it has come to your mind regarding what will be the fate of those unclaimed shares, dividends, or any cash which you have lost in frauds or scams. Maybe your parents or grandparents have already made some investments regarding which you are not mindful. How would it be possible for you to reclaim it after finding it out?
The answer to this question will be
the Investor Education Protection Fund Authority which has been established by
the Indian government. All the unclaimed cash will become transferred to this
body, and it is possible for the investors to claim an unclaimed
dividend transfer to IEPF by following a particular process.
What is transferred to IEPF?
Something that has not been claimed
for as many as seven years will be transferred to the IEPF, and below, we have
provided some examples.
• The
application money that the companies receive for allotting any securities.
• Unclaimed
shares that have been lying for many years in Demat accounts.
• Matured
bank deposits.
• Dividends
that are not paid by companies.
• Any
investor's cash that has been recovered from fake companies.
• Matured
debentures with companies.
If the shareholder has claimed or
received the dividend for any particular year during the previous seven
successive years, there will be no possibility for the shares to be transferred
to IEPF whatsoever.
To get an IEPF
refund, one has to find out whether there is any unclaimed amount for
his parents, grandparents, or himself at first. The IEPF provides a facility
that will allow an investor to comprehend which particular amounts they will be
able to get back.
It will be possible for the investor
to search for their unpaid and unclaimed amount by filling in some particular
details like the name of the father or husband, the name of the investor, folio
number, and so on. It is vital to bear in mind that this process of searching
can be somewhat complicated in the long run. Therefore, you need to have
patience while trying all sorts of combinations.
How to get an IEPF refund?
1. After visiting the official
website of IEPF, make sure to fill in the IEPF Form 5. Make use of the Form
Upload option. This will direct you to the MCA or Ministry of Corporate
Affairs.
2. Make use of your password and ID
for logging in (if existing; otherwise, you have to register on your own by
entering the necessary details after clicking on Register).
3. Click the option Normal Upload
after logging in.
4. Attach the form after clicking on
Browse. Following this, you need to click Submit.
5. This will generate SRN, and you
have to choose a payment option (Pay Later or Pay Now).
6. You need to click Pay Now,
although the fee will be zero in this case. This will be done only to generate
the response.
7. Next, you need to click Pay Now,
and following this, the option Finish has to be clicked once the zero-fee page
comes in front of you. This will make you sure that the acknowledgment has been
generated.
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