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This is the exit-paperwork checklist a founder actually needs on the way out: it names every document you must extract before your access is cut (relieving letter, experience letter, no-dues certificate, full and final settlement, Form 16, PF/UAN, gratuity papers) and tells you to start collecting two weeks before your last day. It flags the new Code on Wages settlement timelines and gratuity/PF specifics, so you leave with clean records instead of chasing a hostile HR team from outside the building.
13 Critical Documents to Collect Before Leaving a Company in India
From Taggd by Taggd Editorial Team 14 min read
- Get your relieving letter and full-and-final settlement in writing before you leave; your next investor, cofounder, or B2B customer's diligence can ask for proof you exited clean
- Download digital copies of payslips, Form 16, and PF/UAN details while you still have portal access, because access dies on your last day
- No-dues sign-off and manager handover approval are what actually unlock the relieving letter, so run the handover early and get it acknowledged
