Apply for Pan Card  : Income Tax Department

👉A PAN is a unique identifier issued to all judicial entities identifier under the Indian Income Tax Act,1961. The income tax PAN and its linked card are issued under Section 139A  of the Income Tax act

👉A permanent account number(PAN) is a ten- character identifier, issued in the form of a laminated "PAN card", by the Indian Income Tax Department , to any "person" who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application . It can also be obtained in the form of a PDF file.

👉 It is issued by the Indian Income Tax Department under the supervision of the central board for direct Taxes  (BDT) and it also serves as an important proof identification.

Is PAN card necessary for bank account?

PAN card is compulsory and is required for doing most financial transactions. The I-T department has made it mandatory to link your bank account with PAN. The main reason for this is that your income tax refunds will be credited directly to your bank account.

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What are the documents required for applying pan card online?

Indian citizens need three types of documents to apply for a PAN card. These are an identity proof, an age proof, and a proof of date of birth.

👉Identity proof documents(Any One)

• Elector's photo identity card
• Ration card having photograph of the applicant
• Passport
• Driving licence
• Arm's license
• Aadhaar card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India
• Photo identity card issued by the Central Government or State Government or a Public Sector Undertaking
• Pensioner Card having photograph of the applicant
• Central Government Health Scheme Card or Ex-servicemen Contributory Heath Scheme photo card
• Certificate of identity in original signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted  Officer, as the case may be
• Bank certificate in original on letter head from the branch (along with name and stamp of the issuing officer) containing duly attested photograph and bank account number of the applicant

👉Address proof document (Any One)

• copy of the following documents of not more than three months old electricity bill
  • landline telephone or broadband connection bill
  • water bill
  • consumer gas connection card or book or piped gas bill
• bank account statement
• depository account statement
• credit card statement
• copy of post office pass book having address of the applicant
• passport
• passport of the spouse
• voter ID card
• latest property tax assessment order
• driving licence

👉Proof of date of birth(Any One)

• birth certificate issued by the Municipal Authority or any office authorised to issue Birth and Death Certificate by the Registrar of Birth and Deaths or the Indian Consulate as defined in clause (d) of sub section (1) of section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955)
• pension payment order
• marriage certificate issued by Registrar of Marriages
• matriculation certificate
• passport
• driving licence
• domicile certificate issued by the Government
• affidavit sworn before a magistrate stating the date of birth

How to apply for PAN Card online?

Follow these steps:

1) You can apply for a PAN card online either via NSDL or UTITSL websites. Both have been authorised to issue PAN cards in India.

2)  select New PAN - Indian Citizen (Form 49A). If you’re a foreign national, select New PAN - Foreign Citizen (Form 49AA).

3) Select the category of PAN card you need. For most people, this will be Individual

4) Now fill in your personal details such as name, date of birth, mobile number, etc., enter the captcha code and click Submit

5) We chose to authenticate via Aadhaar as all it needs is an OTP and payment. If you don’t want that option, the steps for the other two are similar except the part where you have to send documents.

6)This step requires you to fill in your name, date of birth, address, etc. Do that, and click Next.

7) Then under Choose AO Code, select your state and area of residence. Wait for a few seconds and you will see a full list of AO codes in the box below Click Next.

8) Select the documents you have submitted as proof of age and residence from the drop-down menu, fill in required details, and then click Submit.

9) Now you will be redirected to the payment page The fee for PAN card applications for Indian citizens is Rs. 115.90 inclusive of all taxes. A small fee is added to this as online payment charges so the total works out to around Rs. 120.

10 )Once you have paid, you will be asked to authenticate via Aadhaar  OTP, or submit documents via e-sign, or to physically send the documents to NSDL. You will also receive an email acknowledgement from NSDL about your application and your PAN card will be couriered to you once the application has been processed.