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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 22566 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 3138 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 858 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 18486 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


Allotment of PAN through a common application form

February 9, 2017 6921 Views 0 comment Print

An applicant may apply for allotment of permanent account number through a common application form notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette, and the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the classes of persons, forms and formats along with procedure for safe and secure transmission of such forms and formats in relation to furnishing of permanent account number.”;

Budget 2017 Strengthens PAN quoting mechanism in TCS regime

February 1, 2017 3198 Views 0 comment Print

In order to strengthen the PAN mechanism, it is proposed to insert new section 206CC to provide the following: i. any person paying any sum or amount, on which tax is collectable at source under Chapter XVII BB (hereafter referred to as collectee) shall furnish his Permanent Account Number to the person responsible for collecting such tax (hereafter referred to as collector), failing which tax shall be collected at the twice the rate mentioned in the relevant section under Chapter XVII BB or at the rate of five per cent. whichever is higher.

PAN / TAN to be applied compulsorily with fresh incorporation application

January 19, 2017 6634 Views 0 comment Print

Applying for PAN / TAN will be compulsory for all fresh incorporation applications filed in the new version of the SPICe form on or after 23 January 2017.

New design of PAN card with effect from January 1, 2017

January 10, 2017 232000 Views 53 comments Print

All TEN-FCs & PAN Centres are hereby informed that the Income Tax Department (ETD) has prescribed certain changes in the existing design of the PAN Card_ Accordingly. with effect from January 1, 21:117, PAN cards are being printed as per the new design specifications approved by ITD.

Bank to obtain and link PAN or Form No. 60

January 9, 2017 5551 Views 0 comment Print

Income-tax Rules amended to provide that bank shall obtain and link PAN or Form No. 60 (where PAN is not available) in all existing bank accounts (other than BSBDA) by 28.02.2017.

Quoting of PAN for cash deposit- RBI Circular Contradictory?

November 17, 2016 5833 Views 0 comment Print

Amidst the on going rumours , the one which is most peculiar and a generic question come acrossed is whether PAN is mandatory for depositing cash in excess of Rs.50,000/- or Rs.2,50,000/- in banks , post office etc?

4 new Transactions for which Quoting PAN is Mandatory

November 17, 2016 10018 Views 2 comments Print

The list under Rule 114B as on date requiring PAN to be quoted includes the following banking transactions : a. Deposit with a banking company or a co-operative bank in cash exceeding fifty thousand rupees during any one day.

RBI instruct banks to Comply Rule related to Quoting of PAN

November 16, 2016 3916 Views 0 comment Print

With a view to ensure compliance with provisions of 114B of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, the banks are advised as under: Anybody depositing more than ₹ 50,000/- in cash in their bank account has to submit a copy of the PAN card in case the bank account is not seeded with PAN

NSDL Cautions on Fake Calls for collection of PAN Fees

October 25, 2016 4357 Views 2 comments Print

NSDL e-Gov does not make any calls for recovery / collection of amounts for issuance of PAN/processing PAN applications nor does it solicit any bank or credit / debit card details from the applicants over phone or e-mail.

Update PAN to avoid blocking of e-filing a/c by Income Tax Dept.

August 28, 2016 10595 Views 1 comment Print

The issue of deactivating of the e-filing accounts of the members of the ICAI by the Income Tax Department on account of the mismatch in ‘Name’/ ‘PAN No.’ / ‘Date of Birth’ in the Income Tax records and the records available with the ICAI was taken up with the Income Tax Authorities on 26th August 2016.

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