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Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Income Tax : Permanent Account Number (PAN) serves as a unique identifier enabling the Income-tax Department to track tax payments, returns, TD...

June 10, 2026 600894 Views 11 comments Print

Understanding Higher TDS Rates: Section 206AA and 206AB

Income Tax : The guide explains Sections 206AA and 206AB, detailing higher TDS consequences for non-furnishing of PAN and return-filing default...

June 8, 2026 22563 Views 0 comment Print

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 3129 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 4812 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 29862 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Income Tax Superintendent Caught by CBI in Bribery Case Linked to PAN Deletion

Income Tax : The CBI apprehended an Income Tax Office Superintendent in Odisha after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe for deleting a d...

June 6, 2026 6307 Views 0 comment Print

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 855 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 699 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 1392 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 900 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Additions as Transactions Belonged to Separate Partnership Firms with Different PANs

Income Tax : ITAT Guwahati held that additions could not be sustained where the transactions related to a separate partnership firm with a diff...

June 23, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra Quashes Reassessment for initiation on a Non-Existent PAN

Income Tax : ITAT Agra held that reassessment proceedings framed using a PAN surrendered years earlier were invalid. Since the assessment was b...

June 13, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Order Set Aside Despite Service at PAN Address as Effective Hearing Was Not Granted

Income Tax : The Court held that although notices were sent to the address available in PAN and passport records, the reassessment order could ...

June 7, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Condones Appeal Delay Due to Assessee Filing Returns Under New PAN

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that delay in filing appeals was justified where the assessee had shifted to a new PAN and filed returns under i...

June 7, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Remands TDS Demand Case Due to Inoperative PAN & Lack of System Alerts

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that higher TDS under Section 206AA applied where the seller’s PAN was not linked with Aadhaar. However, the Tri...

May 25, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 15, 2026 546 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 18483 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 480 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 28584 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 1599 Views 0 comment Print


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

November 28, 2018 236838 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 20982 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 8277 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 4620 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 24048 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 2508 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 […]

Understand Your PAN Card

August 31, 2018 46191 Views 6 comments Print

Whether you are an Indian citizen or an NRI, if you are filing taxes or have financial transactions in India you will almost always need a PAN card.

Draft PAN Rules: Compulsory for Transaction above 2.50 Lakh; Father name not must in case Mother is single parent

August 31, 2018 17301 Views 3 comments Print

CBDT proposed to amend Income Tax Rule 114 related to PAN and proposed to make PAN compulsory for transactions of Rs. 250000 or more and also proposed to amend  Form number 49A and Form number 49AA to provide that in case of Kids of Single Mother father’s name shall not be mandatory in PAN application […]

Register / Track PAN Card Related Complain / Status

August 18, 2018 131788 Views 215 comments Print

Register and Track your PAN Card Related Complain online and Track Status – Income Tax Department has started a website namely Sparsh India to help Assessee to Register their complain related to PAN Card applied through NSDL or UTIISL and they can also check the status of their grievance online. Nature of Complain may be any of the following:-

Transactions / Documents which requires PAN compulsorily

August 10, 2018 27195 Views 11 comments Print

This article lists out the transactions in relation to which permanent account number (PAN) is to be quoted. This list of transaction has been mentioned under Rule 114B of the Income Tax Rules. Every person shall quote his PAN in all documents pertaining to the transactions specified below. 

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