APermanent Account Number (PAN) card is a unique, 10-character alphanumeric identifier issued by the Income Tax Department of India. It serves as a vital document for financial transactions, especially those involving taxes. PAN cards are essential for filing income tax returns, opening bank accounts, investing in securities, purchasing property, and conducting various financial transactions in India.
The PAN number remains the same throughout the lifetime of the PAN holder, regardless of any changes in address or other details.
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Why Do You Need A PAN Card?
Apart from other roles, PAN is primarily used for filing income tax returns and paying taxes. It helps the government track financial transactions and ensures that individuals and entities are paying the correct amount of taxes.
Who Can Apply For PAN?
All existing assessees or taxpayers or persons who are required to file a return of income, even on behalf of others, must have a PAN. Any person, who intends to enter into economic or financial transactions where quoting PAN is mandatory, must also have a PAN.
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Steps To Apply PAN Online;
- Visit: https://www.protean-tinpan.com/services/pan/pan-index.html
- Click here to select the type of PAN application.-New PAN- Indian Citizen-New PAN- Foreign Citizen
- Fill the appropriate online form and select payment mode to complete the form submission.
- On successful submission of online application and payment (for online mode of payment), an Acknowledgement receipt is generated.
- Save and take a print out of the acknowledgement receipt.
- Duly sign in the space provided, affix recent colour photographs and submit the PAN application with supporting documents as under:
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1. Visit any of the designated centre and submit the said documents. (Check centre list at the above-given website)
OR;
2. Forward the said documents to
INCOME TAX PAN SERVICES UNIT
(Managed by Protean e-Governance Infrastructure Limited)
5th Floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341,
Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony,
Near Deep Bungalow Chowk,
Pune – 411016
The 15-digit acknowledgement no. appearing on the acknowledgement receipt can be used for tracking the status of the application.
