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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 1776 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 4242 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 27210 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 4038 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 744 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 28041 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


Mandatory to link your PAN with Aadhaar by 31st March, 2019

February 25, 2019 4599 Views 0 comment Print

Link PAN-Aadhaar Today Beneficial Tomorrow It is mandatory to link your PAN with Aadhaar! Last date to link PAN with Aadhaar is 31st March, 2019 How to link your PAN with Aadhaar Through SMS facility: Send SMS to 567678 or 56161 in following format: UIDPAN<SPACE><12 digitAadhaar><Space><10 digit PAN> Example: SMS to 567678 or 56161: UIDPAN […]

Linkage of PAN with Aadhar is mandatory from AY 2019-20 : SC

February 7, 2019 1677 Views 0 comment Print

Thereafter, this Court has decided the matter and upheld the vires of section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. In view thereof, linkage of PAN with Aadhar is mandatory.

PAN card can now be issued in 3 Formats and Both Physically & Online

December 27, 2018 9237 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has prescribed procedure formats and standards for issue of permanent account number by which it prescribed that PAN card can be issued Both Physically and Electronically (Online) in PDF Format. Physically PAN card can be issued as Black & White Laminated Card or as Coloured laminated and credit card sized PAN card. F.No. ADG(S)-1/ease […]

Changes In Pan Application Rules With Effect From 5th December, 2018

December 5, 2018 5898 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT on  19th November, 2018 vide Notification- G.S.R. 1128(E) changed the PAN (Permanent Account Number) card rules in order to prevent tax evasion. The new rules will come into effect from 5th December , 2018. ♣ In the case of a person, being a resident, other than an individual, which enters into a financial transaction of an amount aggregating to […]

Two GST Registrations in one State or Union Territory with Single PAN

November 28, 2018 235752 Views 29 comments Print

GST Registration is PAN based & state specific, however more than one GSTIN can be obtained in a single state or union territory if a person carries on multiple business verticals or having multiple branches within the state or union territory as the case may be.

Father’s name non-mandatory in PAN application form: CBDT

November 19, 2018 20793 Views 0 comment Print

Whether mother is a single parent and you wish to apply for PAN by furnishing the name of your mother only? Yes No (please tick as applicable) If yes, please fill in mother’s name in the appropriate space provide below. Father’s Name (Mandatory except where mother is a single parent and PAN is applied by furnishing the name of mother only)

All you wanted to know about PAN

October 30, 2018 8097 Views 0 comment Print

All you wanted to know about PAN What is PAN? All India UNIQUE 10 Alphanumeric Character allotted by the Income Tax Department. PERMANENT ACCOUNT NUMBER (PAN) does not change with, change of address or station or change of Assessing Officer, etc PAN is needed by > an Income Tax assessee, or > any person carrying […]

HRA and PAN – Familiar Concepts Though; but Unfamiliar Angles

October 11, 2018 4575 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has vide CIRCULAR NO. 8/2013, Dated: Dated: October 10, 2013 said if annual rent paid by the employee exceeds Rs 1,00,000 per annum, it is mandatory for the employee to report PAN of the landlord to the employer.

Notice issued in the name of a dead person is unenforceable despite non-intimation of death

September 30, 2018 23985 Views 0 comment Print

Alamelu Veerappan Vs ITO (Madras High Court) Admittedly, the limitation period for issuance of notice for reopening expired on 31.3.2017. The impugned notice was issued on 30.3.2017 in the name of the dead person. On being intimated about the death, the Department sent the notice to the petitioner – his spouse to participate in the […]

Facility to Search Taxpayer PAN wise available on GST Portal

September 15, 2018 2463 Views 0 comment Print

Facility to Search Taxpayer PAN wise is now available on GST Portal Search taxpayer functionality has been amended now, to search the taxpayer details using PAN of the taxpayer, in pre-login and post-login mode. This search (by PAN) will fetch all the GSTINs registered against the entered PAN in different States/ UT’s, along with status […]

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