What is PAN Card?
Know Your Pan. Permanent Account Number (
PAN
Card) is a ten digit alphanumeric number Card, issued by Income Tax
Department in the form of a plastic laminated card. A typical
PAN number is AFRPP1595D.
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| Sample Permanent Account Number PAN Card |
How to find an IT PAN Service Center or UTI Pan Card Application Center?
Location of IT PAN Service Centers and
UTI Pan Card Application Center in any city may be obtained from this website
link
Where can I get PAN Application form?
Click here to download
Form 49A
What services are provided by these IT PAN Service Centers?
IT PAN Service Centers will supply new PAN application forms (
Form 49A), assist the application in filling up the form, collect filled form and issue acknowledgement slip. After obtaining
PAN from the Income Tax Department, UTITSL will print the PAN card and deliver it to the applicant.
How to apply for a PAN? Can an application for PAN be made a plain paper?
PAN application should be made only on Form 49A.
PAN application can be made only on new Form 49A A PAN application (Form 49A) can be downloaded from the
link and printed
by local printers or photocopied (on A4 size 70 GSM paper) or obtained
from any other source. The form is also available at IT PAN Service
centers and
PAN Facilitation centers
What if I submit incomplete Form 49A?
PAN application should be made only on Form 49A. IT
PAN Application Centers will assist applicants to correctly fill up Form 49A, but shall not receive any incomplete and deficient PAN application.
Can a person obtain or use more than one PAN?
No, obtaining or possessing more than one PAN is against the law.
Will the existing PAN cards issued by the Department remain valid?
All PAN allotted and PAN card issued by the Department will remain
valid. All persons who have been allotted a PAN need not apply again. If
you have lost your PAN card you can apply for reissue through
PAN Application Center and you can check your
PAN number here
Where to apply for PAN?
In order to improve
PAN related services the Income Tax department has authorized UTI Investor Services Ltd (UTIISL) to set up and manage
IT PAN Service Centers in all cities or towns where there is an Income Tax office and National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) to dispense
PAN services from TIN Facilitation Centers. For convenience of
PAN
applicants in big cities UTIISL has set up more than one IT PAN Service
Center and likewise there are more than one TIN Facilitation Centers.
How to apply for a PAN? What form is required to apply for a PAN? Can an application for PAN be made on plain paper?
PAN application should be made only on Form 49A. A PAN application (Form 49A) can be downloaded from the
link and printed
by local printers or photocopied (on A4 size 70 GSM paper) or obtained
from any other source. The form is also available at IT PAN Service
centers and TIN Facilitation centers
I have applied for PAN but have not received any communication from the Income Tax Department?
In case you applied prior to notification of new form 49A on 29.5.2003
but have not received the PAN, you will have to apply afresh CSF at any
IT PAN Service Center.
How will my PAN card be delivered to me? Know About PAN
UTITSL will ensure delivery of your
PAN card by mail at the address indicated by you in form 49A.
