Most Indians are
familiar with the term ‘PAN Card’. Apart from being used for all income tax and
banking purposes, this card also acts as a proof of identity. PAN is short for
Permanent Account Number. It is a unique identification number that is assigned
to every citizen who pays tax in India. It is one of the most important
documents as it has records of all the tax related activities of an individual.
People need PAN
to make any transaction that require this card. To get the card, one has to
first apply for it. By introducing the online application process, the
government has made it very easy for people to apply for PAN. The online
process saves time and is much faster than the offline application process.
How to Apply for PAN Online?
To apply for a new
PAN online, people have to following the steps mentioned below:
l Step 1 – Open the UTIITSL or NSDL website. The Government of India
have permitted these websites to
allow PAN related transactions.
l Step 2 – On the home page, select ‘PAN Card’ from the ‘Services’
drop down menu. Under ‘Pan Card’, choose the options that are applicable to
you.
l Step 3 – A new window displaying the form will open. Fill the form
and submit it. Before starting the form fill up process, ensure that you read
the ‘Guidelines and Instructions’.
l Step 4 – Pay the fee.
l Step 5 – Send copies of the following documents to UTIITSL or NSDL
by post for verification.
Identity
Proof.
Address
Proof.
Passport
Sized
Photographs.
Copy
of acknowledgement
letter.
To apply online,
people need a desktop/laptop/phone with internet connection activated on it. If
for some reason they do not have access to the internet, then they can apply
for a PAN card offline. The Income Tax Department of India has authorized
various centres throughout the country to issue PAN. To apply offline, one has
to visit one such centre, fill and submit the application form along with all
the required documents.
Online Application for Reprint of PAN Card by NSDL
There may be times when an entity needs to
get a duplicate
PAN card. This may occur in situations when the original PAN card is
misplaced or lost and the cardholder no more holds a physical card. In such
cases, the application form remains the same, that is, form 49A. The various
fields are filled in the same way as the above listed steps for application of
new PAN.
A few documents need to be attached with
this application. These are proof of address, proof of identity and proof of
date of birth.
NOTE:An important point that needs to be
taken care of while filling any of the application forms for PAN is that the
field, ‘Name’ in the application form should match exactly with the name in the
submitted documents. Any discrepancy in this leads to rejection of application.
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