Permanent Account Number (PAN) is unique alphanumeric combination issued to all juristic entities identifiable under the Indian Income Tax Act 1961. It is issued by the Indian Income Tax Department under the supervision of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) and is almost equivalent to a national identification number. It also serves as an important ID proof.
This number is almost mandatory for financial transactions such as opening a bank account, receiving taxable salary or professional fees, sale or purchase of assets above specified limits.
The primary purpose of PAN is to bring a universal identification key factor for all financial transactions and indirectly prevent tax evasion by keeping a track of monetary transactions of high net worth individuals.
The PAN is unique, national, and permanent. It is unaffected by a change of address, even between states.
Structure and validation[edit source]
IT PAN Card is issued Under Section 139A of Income Tax Act.
PAN structure is as follows: AAAAA9999A: First five characters are letters, next 4 numerals, last character letter.
The first three letters are sequence of alphabets from AAA to zzz
The fourth character informs about the type of holder of the Card.Each assesse is uniquely
C — Company P — Person H — HUF(Hindu Undivided Family) F — Firm A — Association of Persons (AOP) T — AOP (Trust) B — Body of Individuals (BOI) L — Local Authority J — Artificial Judicial Person G — Government
The fifth character of the PAN is the first character (a) of the surname / last name of the person, in the case of a "Personal" PAN card, where the fourth character is "P" or
(b) of the name of the Entity/ Trust/ Society/ Organisation in the case of Company/ HUF/ Firm/ AOP/ BOI/ Local Authority/ Artificial Jurdical Person/ Govt, where the fourth character is "C","H","F","A","T","B","L","J","G".
The last character is an alphabetic check digit. <br><br>
| Application form of Pan card Form49A : for allotment of PAN Card Request for New PAN Card and/or Changes of Correction to PAN Card data Form : For correction of PAN details/issue of duplicate PAN Card. | Application fees of Pan Card Application fees for processing pan card is Rs.94.00(Application fee Rs.85.00 + 10.3% service tax), if out side from india then processing fees is Rs.944.00 (Application fee Rs.85.00 + Dispatch Charges Rs.771.00 + 10.3% service tax). |
| Obtain Pan Card Application form Freely download from TIN website or Income Tax Department (ITD) website. Obtained from TIN-FCs at maximum cost of Rs.5 per form. Obtained from any other vendor providing such forms. Photocopies of origional Pan form can also be used. | Track Status of Pan Card Application Track status of PAN Card Application using 15 digit acknowledgment no. issued by TIN-FCs at TIN website or by using SMS facility- Type 'PAN<space>15 digit acknowledgment no.' and send it to 53030. If applied PAN Card Application form from UTI, you can Track Status of PAN Card using Coupon No. and Application form No. from UTI website |
| How to Apply New Pan Card Application to new Pan CardApplication can be submitted at any TIN-FCs or Online at TIN website. Read guidelines and instruction attach to the forms. Forms to be filled in BLOCK LETTER, BLACK INK and ENGLISH. Individual applicant should affix recent colour photograph. Sign only in space for provided for signature. Submit form & document to any TIN-FC of your choice. If applied online submit document to NSDL. | How to Apply Change Correction Pan Card Application to reprint of PAN card or correction/change in existing Pan card.Application can be submitted at any TIN FCs or online at TIN website. Read guidelines and instruction attach to the forms. Forms to be filled in BLOCK LETTER, BLACK INK and ENGLISH. Individual applicant should affix recent colour photograph. Sign only in space for provided for signature. Submit form & document to any TIN-FC of your choice. If applied online submit document to NSDL. |
| Contact Details of Tin-Call Centre In case of any queries/ grievances please contact the addresses given below or TIN website. TIN CALL CENTRENational Securities Depository Limited 3rd Floor, Sapphire Chambers Near Baner Telephone Exchange Baner, Pune – 411 045. Tel: 020 – 2721 8080 Fax: 020 – 2721 8081 Email:tininfo@nsdl.co.in website: http://www.tin-nsdl.com Aykar Sampark Kendra (ASK) : 0124-2438000 | Pan Card Details Know your Pan Card Number To Know Pan Card Number using Name, Father Name & Date of Birth Log on www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in Know your Pan Card Detail using Pan NumberTo Know Pan Card Details (Verify Pan Number) using Pan Number go the Verification of Pan Card Number. For More Detail of Pan Card Application Log on to www.tin-nsdl.com |