Income tax Department has recently amended the format of PAN Application form 49A. It also introduced separate PAN Application form 49AA for foreign citizens and Similarly changes been made in PAN Correction form. We have uploaded below the format of revised PAN Application & Correction form :-

Download Automatic Excel Utility for Application for allotment of New PAN (Form 49A) – applicable for Citizens of India. This form should be used when the applicant has never applied for a PAN or does not have PAN allotted to him. An applicant can visit Income Tax Department (ITD) website to find whether a PAN has been allotted to him or not. Indian citizens located outside India should also use this form.

Download Revised Form 49A Excel Auto utility – This form should be used when the applicant has never applied for a PAN or does not have PAN allotted to him. An applicant can visit Income Tax Department (ITD) website to find whether a PAN has been allotted to him or not.

This excel utility should be used when PAN has already been allotted to the applicant but applicant wants to make change/correction in PAN data. A new PAN card bearing the same PAN with updated details will be issued to applicant. The form is updated with recent changes made in the same and applicable from 08.04.2012.

Income tax department has released a new form for New PAN Card or/And Changes or correction in PAN Data. the new form is simple then earlier form 49A and easy to fill. the form also have column to fill AADHAAR.number for the applicants who already have one.

The file has a built in auto fill form facility . The user is required to fill the pop up data forms and PAN Form 49A in excel shall be updated automatically. The template has the facility for (a) AO Details (b) warning if CAP Lock is turned off (c) Pop up Window for Business Codes (d) No space required for data input (e) Drop down list for various options (f) Built in Check Boxes.

The following persons should apply for allotment of PAN in Form 49A‑ Every person whose assessable income exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to tax or any person carrying out business or profession whose total sales/turnover is likely to exceed Rs 5,00,000 in a year. A person who is required to furnish return under sub-section (4A) of section 139. An employer who is required to furnish return of fringe benefits tax. The Central Government has power to specify by notification any class or classes of persons by whom tax is payable under the Income-tax Act or any tax or duty is payable under any other law for the time being in force.

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department  introduces a separate permanent account number (PAN)application form for non-residents in which NRIs, PIOs and entities having interest in India will have to provide additional information to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The new form–49AA– will help the department gather information on non-Indian entities and individuals, like [...]

A new provision relating to tax deduction at source (TDS) under the Income Tax Act 1961 will become applicable with effect from 1st April 2010. Tax at higher of the prescribed rate or 20% will be deducted on all transactions liable to TDS, where the Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the deductee is not available.

While accepting “Application for allotment of PAN (Form 49A)” if both the addresses (residence and office) are mentioned in the application form and office address has been selected as communication address, then POA has to be collected for residence as well as office address.