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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 600891 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 22548 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 3126 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 4806 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 29847 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 354 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 543 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


All about PAN Structure

November 20, 2012 71491 Views 0 comment Print

PAN structure is as follows: AAAAA9999A. First five characters are letters, next four are numerals, last is a character letter. If PAN does not follow the above structure, PAN will be shown as invalid

PAN Application -Persons authorized to make Credit card / Debit card / Net banking payment

October 26, 2012 2821 Views 0 comment Print

Persons authorized to make Credit card / Debit card / Net banking payment are as below: Category of Applicant Payment by Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking can be made by / for Individual Self, immediate family members (parents, spouse, children) HUF Karta of the HUF Company Any Director of the Company Firm […]

Pendency In PAN Transfer Request

October 8, 2012 7216 Views 0 comment Print

LETTER [F.NO. DIT(S)-I/AIS/NODAL/12-13] As per new procedure for Individual PAN transfer requests, transferor/source officers (AO/Range/CIT) have to take a decision on system either to allow and confirm the request, originating from transfree/destination Assessing Officers or to reject the request.

Transfer of PANs Of Non-Resident Assessees

September 19, 2012 1444 Views 0 comment Print

LETTER [F.NO. ADDL. DIT/INTL. TAXATION/2012-13] Jurisdiction over non-resident assessee lies with the AOs under administrative control of DGIT (Intl. Tax). It has been observed by DGIT (Intl. Tax.) that PAN of many non-resident assessees are lying with the AOs who do not have jurisdiction over them.

Non quote of PAN on TDS certificate issued may attract penalty u/s. 272B

September 2, 2012 7161 Views 0 comment Print

As per order passed by the ITO (TDS), he has issued show cause notice to know the reason why the assessee has not quoted the PAN of the deductee in Form No. 16 and 16A. But the assessee had not given any explanation before the ITO (TDS), even the assessee has also failed to appear before him on the date fixed.

No penalty for quoting wrong PAN if caused by negligence of deductee

August 7, 2012 4633 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the ITO(TDS) while going through the quarterly return in Form No.26Q, filed by the assessee noted that it has omitted to quote PAN/had quoted invalid PAN in 196 cases. As regards the reasonable cause,it was pleaded on behalf of the assessee that TDS was deducted and deposited in time in government Treasury. The default is only with regard to the wrong quoting of PAN of 196 of the deductees, such deductees quoted wrong PAN.

Income Tax Password Reset on Alternate Email ID

July 28, 2012 21340 Views 92 comments Print

Income Tax Department has today enabled the password reset facility for alternate email ID also in addition to Registered EMail id. So now assessee can request password on alternate Email ID in addition to Registered Email ID. Message Hosted on Incometaxindia.gov.in in respect of Password reset is as follows :- In view of last date approaching and for timely resetting of password, users are advised to use “Forgot Password” utility on homepage for resetting password instead of e-mailing to validate@incometaxindia.gov.in

Jewellers misuse PAN Card details from Railway reservation charts

July 28, 2012 4678 Views 0 comment Print

While complying with TCS rules for collection, payment and uploading of TCS information (E-filing of TDS returns), Jewellery dealers have to furnish PAN of customers. For Certain customers,it is not convenient to provide PAN as they may have constraints in explaining the source.In such cases to accommodate high net worth customers,unscrupulous traders have an easy source of benami PAN particulars from reserved railway passengers chart.

Get PAN by submitting Verification Certificate signed by MP, MLA, MC, Gazetted officer

July 26, 2012 122540 Views 48 comments Print

Verification Certificate under provisions of Rules 114(4) of IT Rules, 1962 of PAN (Individual / HUF) – A format has been prescribed for verification certificate under provisions of Rules 114(4) of IT Rules, 1962. An individual / HUF PAN Applicant who files certificate of MP / MLA / MC / Gazetted officer as proof of his / her identity or address is to file the same in prescribed format only.

20% TDS deduction is contrary to S.139A & discriminatory

June 21, 2012 2096 Views 0 comment Print

Section 206AA of the Income Tax Act, which provides for furnishing a permanent account number, is contrary to Section 139A and discriminatory and therefore, read down from the statute for those persons, whose income is less than the taxable limit [A. Kowsalya & Others v. Union of India & Others (W.P 12780-12782/2010)]

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