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New PAN Regulations for NRIs, Foreign Entities & Their Representatives

Income Tax : India’s new PAN compliance framework introduces stricter documentation and verification requirements for NRIs and foreign entiti...

May 12, 2026 1779 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in Application for PAN w.e.f 01.04.2026

Income Tax : The issue involves stricter PAN application requirements removing Aadhaar-only filings. The key takeaway is that additional identi...

April 4, 2026 4245 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Form No. 93/94/95/96: Application for Allotment of PAN

Income Tax : The government introduced new PAN forms to simplify application procedures and reduce errors. The update ensures better user exper...

March 26, 2026 27216 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Demand Pending Due to PAN–Aadhaar Non-Linking: What to Do?

Income Tax : The framework clarifies that relief from higher TDS/TCS applies only within specific timelines under CBDT circulars. PAN activatio...

March 21, 2026 4041 Views 0 comment Print

Inoperative PAN – A Silent Tax Trap for Non-Residents

Income Tax : Database mismatches can wrongly deactivate PAN for NRIs, resulting in higher tax withholding and significant capital blockage duri...

February 23, 2026 747 Views 0 comment Print


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Draft Income Tax Rule 157 – Persons Exempt from Obtaining PAN under Section 262

Income Tax : Rule 157 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 exempts specified non-residents and eligible foreign investors from obtaining PAN, su...

March 1, 2026 672 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Income Tax Rule 154 – Application for allotment of a PAN

Income Tax : Rule 158 of the Draft Income-tax Rules, 2026 prescribes detailed PAN application forms, timelines, document requirements, and Aadh...

March 1, 2026 573 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Income Tax Rule 159: Transactions in relation to which PAN is to be quoted or applied for Section 262(1)(f), 262(10)(c) and 262(10)(e)

Income Tax : Draft Rule 159 mandates quoting or applying for PAN in specified high-value banking, securities, property and cash transactions, w...

March 1, 2026 1062 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Plans PAN 2.0 Rollout to Simplify Tax Services

Income Tax : PAN 2.0 to simplify PAN/TAN processes with tech upgrades. Project to launch in 18 months post MSP onboarding. India has over 81 cr...

August 7, 2025 846 Views 0 comment Print

When Unknown PANs Haunt Your Inbox – How to Protect Yourself

Income Tax : Received an unknown PAN alert? Learn how to protect yourself! This article covers a taxpayer's recent dilemma with unauthorized PA...

June 16, 2025 4368 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Delay Condonation Request Directed to Correct Jurisdiction After PAN Transfer

Income Tax : The Court directed the jurisdictional authority to consider the delay condonation request after PAN transfer. It held that the app...

April 4, 2026 804 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Directs Restoration of Old PAN After New PAN Cancelled

Income Tax : The High Court recorded that the new PAN had been cancelled and directed the petitioner to apply for restoration of the old PAN. T...

February 26, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur Grants Relief Where PAN Status Mix-Up Led to Taxation as Partnership Firm

Income Tax : The ITAT relied on orders under section 148A(d) for subsequent years where reopening was dropped, holding the assessee to be a loc...

February 24, 2026 420 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur Granted Taxpayer One More Chance to Disown PAN-Linked Bank Account

Income Tax : The tribunal allowed a remand where unexplained cash deposits were added based on a PAN-linked account. The key takeaway is that e...

January 14, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC directs New PAN After CIBIL Damage from Duplicate PAN

Income Tax : The Court directed issuance of a new PAN after a duplicate allotment caused the petitioner’s financial record to be linked to an...

November 27, 2025 804 Views 0 comment Print


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SEBI Clarifies PAN Rules for FPIs as New Income-Tax Forms Created Onboarding Difficulties

SEBI : SEBI issued clarifications after revised PAN application forms under the Income-tax Rules, 2026 created compliance challenges for ...

May 16, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies PAN CR-01 & CR-02 Forms to Simplify PAN Data Corrections

Income Tax : The CBDT has introduced new forms for PAN correction to ensure a uniform process. Taxpayers must now use designated forms for accu...

April 1, 2026 17133 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Non-Disclosure of PAN in Private Placement

Company Law : The adjudicating authority penalised a company and its directors for failing to disclose allottees’ PAN in Form PAS-3. The order...

November 28, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Relaxes TDS/TCS for PAN-Aadhaar Linking

Income Tax : CBDT Circular 9/2025 offers partial relief for higher TDS/TCS on inoperative PANs, extending compliance deadlines for taxpayers wh...

July 21, 2025 28044 Views 2 comments Print

NPCI Mandates Bank Integration for Real-Time PAN-Bank Validation

Finance : NPCI mandates NACH banks to integrate a Real-Time PAN and Bank Account Validation API for government use, including the Income Tax...

June 17, 2025 1419 Views 0 comment Print


5 Recent Important Income Tax Changes we must know

November 10, 2019 11712 Views 0 comment Print

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden budget speech announced some income tax-related changes which will come into effect from September 1, 2019. Cash withdrawals exceeding INR 1 crore in aggregate in a year from finance institutions will attract TDS while in case of property transactions, the definition of immovable property has been broadened […]

Aadhaar allowed to be used instead of PAN in Income-tax Forms

November 6, 2019 18585 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT has notified vide Notification No. 95/2019 that in various income-tax forms and Rules the word ‘Permanent Account No.’ or ‘PAN’ is to be substituted by the words ‘Permanent Account Number or Aadhaar Number’. Changes has made it possible for A person, not having PAN to furnish his Aadhaar number in lieu of PAN, in […]

AO justified in sending notice at address mentioned in PAN database

October 31, 2019 4947 Views 0 comment Print

Mere mentioning of the new address in the return of income without specifically intimating the Assessing Officer with respect to change of address and without getting the PAN database changed, is not enough and sufficient.

Updation In Pan Card Is A Must

October 23, 2019 2229 Views 0 comment Print

The article attempts to revisit the SC latest verdict on address updation in PAN Card which is must without which the assessee cannot claim that he was not served with notice issued to him under the Income Tax Act. In PCIT Vs IVen Interactive Limited, the Supreme Court’s judgement dt. 18.10.2019 says that mere mentioning […]

Extension of due date for linking of PAN with Aadhaar from 30.09.2019 to 31.12.2019

September 28, 2019 11886 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of due date for linking of PAN with Aadhaar from 30.09.2019 to 31.12.2019 by CBDT vide Notification No. 75/2019 dated 28th of September, 2019

Revision of TDS Return in case of PAN error Notice

September 5, 2019 15312 Views 1 comment Print

It is a very common mistake at the time of submitting the TDS return that the PAN of the applicant entered wrongly, now this will make your TDS return defective and the applicant has to revise the same. TDS department will send the notice if they found PAN was wrong in the submitted return or […]

Interchangeability of PAN with Aadhaar – CBDT amends Rules 114

August 30, 2019 2691 Views 0 comment Print

Any person, who has not been allotted a permanent account number but possesses the Aadhaar number and has furnished or intimated or quoted his Aadhaar number in lieu of the permanent account number in accordance with sub-section (5E) of section 139A, shall be deemed to have applied for allotment of permanent account number and he shall not be required to apply or submit any documents under this rule.

Non-Filers/Stop filers of Income Tax Returns to get Notices soon

August 29, 2019 27471 Views 2 comments Print

Criteria for generation of non filers: Any person holding valid PAN has not filed the return for the entered AY as well as for preceding 3 A.Y.s. Criteria for generation of stop filers: Any person holding valid PAN has not filed the return for the entered AY but filed the return for any of the preceding 3 A.Y.s.

Interchangeability of PAN Card and Aadhaar Card – One step forward towards a rocky surface

July 27, 2019 4308 Views 0 comment Print

Permanent Account Number (‘PAN’) is a 10-digit unique identification number issued by the Income Tax department to all judicial persons identifiable under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’). The primary objective of the PAN is to bring a universal tax identification to all the financial transactions and prevent tax evasion by keeping a track of all the monetary transactions.

PAN becomes invalid if not linked with Aadhaar

July 6, 2019 15042 Views 3 comments Print

Consequence of not linking PAN with Aadhaar The existing proviso to the sub-section (2) of section 139AA, provides that the PAN allotted to a person shall be deemed to be invalid, in case the person fails to intimate the Aadhaar number, on or before the notified date. In order to protect validity of transactions previously […]

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