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PAN Card Step by Step Process

You wish to open a demat account, or maybe you are about to purchase some property in India.
Whatever the reason, you need a PAN – but you are not sure how to apply for one. This article
tells you all that you need to know!

You don’t have a PAN card? How did you apply? Did you face any problems while managing all
documents for PAN? We will tell you what can be done to make it easier.

Where to begin

1. Your application for PAN must be made on Form 49 A.

2. You can obtain it from IT PAN Service Centers or TIN Facilitation Centers, or download it
from the website of the Income Tax Department,
3. You can submit the completed form to us with following proof of document.You have to
pay a processing fee of Rs. 60 (plus service charges) while submitting the form. For
foreign addresses, the fee is Rs. 717. On submitting the application, you will receive a
unique 15-digit acknowledgment number.

What you need

Make sure that you attach all the necessary documents:

• Proof of identity: Submit a copy of any one of the following –

School-leaving or matriculation certificate, recognized degree
Credit card, bank account statement, water bill
Passport, Ration card, Driving license, Voter’s identity card
Property tax assessment order, certificate of identification signed by a Member of
Parliament or Legislative Assembly, Municipal Councillor or Gazetted Officer
• Proof of address: A copy of any one of the following will suffice – Bank account
statement, passport, voter’s identity card, driving license, ration card, employer’s
certificate, electricity or telephone bill, property tax assessment order, rent receipt or
certificate of address signed by a Member of Parliament or Legislative Assembly,
Municipal Councillor or Gazetted Officer.
• Photograph: Individual applicants need to affix a recent stamp-size color photograph.

Some useful tips

• In your application, you will need to mention the designation and code of the concerned
Assessing Officer of the IT Department. We will guide you better
• Ensure that you mention your full name. Do not use initials.
• If you are an NRI, you have the option of applying through a resident representative. If
you prefer, you can apply directly, so long as you are in one of the 90+ countries listed on
their web site as mailing locations.
• You can track the status of your application with Invest Inn or on the tin-nsdl website – for
this; you need to quote your acknowledgement number. An SMS status tracking facility is
also available.

If the procedure sounds daunting, simply approach us (Invest Inn). Within one month of
application, your PAN card should be in your hands!

Visit Us/ Call For more Details at:

Suvarna, Invest-Inn Pune, MH.
PH: 94 23 53 2005
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Which documents can serve as proof of identity and address for other applicants?

Any one of the following items:

• Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of Companies

• Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of Firms
• Copy of Partnership Deed
• Copy of Trust deed
• Copy of Certificate of Registration Number issued by the Charity Commissioner of the
Registrar of Co-operative Society.
• Any other competent authority or any other document originating from any Central or
State Government Department establishing identity and address of such person.

What is the purpose of having a Permanent Account Number (PAN)?

It is mandatory to quote PAN on return of income, all correspondence with any income tax
authority and challans for any payments due to Income Tax Department.
It is also compulsory to quote PAN in all documents pertaining to economic or financial
transactions notified from time-to-time by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Some such transactions are sale and purchase of immovable property or motor vehicle or
payments to hotels for bills or payments in cash, of amounts exceeding Rs. 25,000/-, in
connection with travel to any foreign country.
It is also mandatory to mention PAN for obtaining a telephone or cellular telephone connection.
Likewise, PAN has to be mentioned for making a time deposit exceeding Rs. 50,000/- with a
Bank or Post Office or depositing cash of Rs. 50,000/- or more in a Bank.

What will be considered as a valid proof of address?

Any one of the following items: a copy of an electricity bill, telephone bill, depository account,
credit card, bank account, ration card, employer certificate, passport, voter identity card, property
tax assessment order, drivers license, rent receipt, a certificate of address signed by an MP, an
MLA, a Municipal Councilor or a Gazetted Officer;

In case the PAN applicant is a minor, any of above documents of any of the parents or guardian
of such minor shall serve as proof of address;
In case the PAN application is made on behalf of a HUF, any of above documents in respect of
Karta of the HUF will serve as proof of address.

Is a photograph compulsory for making an application for PAN?

A photograph is compulsory only in the case of individual applicants.

Is listing my father’s name compulsory for all female applicants (including

married/divorced/widow)?

Yes, all female applicants, irrespective of marital status, must indicate their father’s name on the
PAN application.

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Category of
Proof of Identity Proof of Address
Applicant
Citizen of Copy of passport 1. Passport or,
India located
2. Bank account statement in country
outside India
of residence or
at the time of
application 3. NRE bank account statement**
for PAN.
Foreign Copy of passport 1. Copy of Passport or
Citizen or Copy of Person of Indian Origin
2. Copy of Bank account statement in
located in (PIO) card issued by Government
India or
India at the of India
time of 3. Copy of Residential permit issued
application by the State Police Authorities or
for PAN 4. Copy of Registration certificate
issued by the Foreigner's
Registration Officer or
5. Copy of Person of Indian Origin
(PIO) card issued by Government
of India or
6. Copy of NRE bank account
statement****
Foreign 1. Copy of Passport 1. Copy of Passport
Citizen or or
located
2. Other National ID attested 2. Other National ID attested* by
outside India
by Indian Indian Embassy/Consulate/High
at the time of
Embassy/Consulate/High Commission/Apostille
application
Commission/Apostille or
for PAN
or 3. Bank account statement in country
3. Person of Indian Origin of residence, duly attested by
(PIO) card issued by Indian Embassy/High
Government of India Commission / Consulate / Apostille
in the country where applicant is
located
or
4. Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card
issued by Government of India
or
5. NRE bank account statement**

Note:
* Documents certified by ‘Apostille’ in respect of countries
** showing at least two customer induced transactions in last six months period and duly attested
by Indian Embassy / Consular office / or by the manager of the bank in which the account is held.
**** In case ‘Office Address (of India)’ is mentioned in application made by foreign citizens , then
it is mandatory to provide all five documents mentioned below as proof for office address in
addition to the above residence proof: 1) Copy of Visa application to Indian authorities + 2) Copy
of Visa granted + 3) Copy of appointment letter/contract from Indian Company + 4) Certificate (in
original) of address in India of applicant issued on employer’s letter head mentioning the PAN

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