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Pan Card - Permanent Account Number

The Permanent Account Number (PAN) is unique, national, and permanent document in India. It is unaffected by a change of address, even between states. It is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued by the Income Tax Department of India.
It is a must to have a PAN number for those who intend to do investments & file their income tax returns in India. It can be considered as a Indian Tax Number (Tax ID) and an ID proof. IT PAN card is issued under Section 139A of the Income Tax Act. It is mandatory to quote PAN on return of income, all correspondence with any income tax authority. 

Apply for new Permanent Account Number (PAN) to Income Tax Department through a Form 49A. Individuals should always affix a recent colour photograph (size 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm) in the space provided on the form. The photograph should not be stapled or clipped to the form.

The fee for processing of PAN application is 106 (93 +14% service tax).
The fee is 985 [Application fee 106 (93 + 14% service tax) + Dispatch Charges 879

Fundamental of PAN Number

The PAN structure is as follows: ABCPL1234C:- 

- First five characters are letters,
- Next four numerals,
- Last character letter.

The first three letters are sequence of alphabets from AAA to ZZZ.

The fourth character informs about the type of holder of the card. Each holder is uniquely defined as below:

P - Stands for Individual
F - Stands for Firm
C- Stands for Company
H - Stands for HUF
A - stands for Association of Persons (AOP)
G - Stands for Government
T - stands for TRUST etc.

The fifth character of the PAN is the first character of the surname or last name of the person, in the case of a “Personal” PAN card, where the fourth character is “P” , Company – C, HUF – H etc.

The last character is an alphabetic check digit.

Uses of a PAN:- Purchasing properties & vehicles, Banking, Investing in shares, mutual funds & insurance etc.

Documents can be submitted as proof of identity, proof of address & proof of date of birth (not applicable for foreign citizens) in case of individual applicants (Individual who is a citizen of India) and HUF applicants :-

Proof of identity:- required any one copy of -

• Elector's photo identity card
• Ration card having photograph of the applicant
• Passport
• Driving licence
• AADHAR Card issued by the Unique Identification
• Photo identity card issued by the Central Government or a State Government or a Public Sector Undertaking
• Pensioner Card having photograph of the applicant
• Certificate of identity in Original signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or a Gazetted officer, as the case may be (in prescribed format)
• 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 (in prescribed format).

Note: In case of a person being a minor, any of the above documents of any of the parents or guardian of such minor shall be deemed to be the proof of identity.

Proof of address:-required any one copy of -

• Post office pass book having address of the applicant
• Passport
• Elector's photo identity card
• Latest property tax assessment order
• Driving licence
• Domicile certificate issued by the Government
• AADHAR Card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India
• Allotment letter of accommodation issued by the Central Government or State Government of not more than three years old
• Property registration document
• Certificate of address signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or a Gazetted Officer, as the case may be

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
• Credit card statement

Proof of date of birth:- required any one copy of - 

• Birth certificate issued by the Municipal Authority
• Passport
• Driving licence
• Domicile certificate issued by the Government
• Matriculation certificate or Mark sheet of recognized board
• Affidavit sworn before a magistrate stating the date of birth.

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