About PAN Card
New PAN application Form 49A for Indian or 49AA for foreign correction reissue and Aadhaar linking. Forms handled: Form 49A, Form 49AA. Legal basis: Section 139A Income Tax Act.
Plain-English glossary for this service
Form Form 49AA is the statutory form prescribed for pan card engagements under the applicable Act. It carries the information set required by the prescribed authority and follows the timeline set by the relevant section or rule.
inactive PAN for non-linkage is a recurring compliance risk in pan card engagements. Identifying it early in the workflow lets the practitioner mitigate the exposure before it ripens into an adverse statutory consequence.
Income Tax Section 139A is the operative provision of the Income Tax Act that governs pan card in the present context. It sets the substantive obligation, the procedural pathway and the consequences of non-compliance.
Form Form 49A is the statutory form prescribed for pan card engagements under the applicable Act. It carries the information set required by the prescribed authority and follows the timeline set by the relevant section or rule.
Aadhaar linking deadline is a recurring compliance risk in pan card engagements. Identifying it early in the workflow lets the practitioner mitigate the exposure before it ripens into an adverse statutory consequence.
duplicate PAN penalty is a recurring compliance risk in pan card engagements. Identifying it early in the workflow lets the practitioner mitigate the exposure before it ripens into an adverse statutory consequence.
Operative provisions cited on this page
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
The parent provision that requires specified persons to apply for and hold a PAN and to quote it in returns, correspondence and prescribed documents. Every person whose income exceeds the basic exemption limit, who carries on business or profession above the prescribed turnover, or who is otherwise required to file a return must obtain a PAN and quote it in documents notified under the rules.
View sourcePrescribes the procedure and forms for applying for a PAN. Resident applicants use Form 49A and foreign citizens or entities use Form 49AA. It lists the documents accepted as proof of identity, address and date of birth or incorporation, and recognises Protean eGov (NSDL) and UTIITSL as the authorised intermediaries that process applications for the Income-tax Department.
View sourceNo person who has already been allotted a PAN may apply for, obtain or possess another PAN. Duplicate allotments typically arise from repeat applications, name or address changes, or migration between NSDL and UTIITSL. The extra PAN must be surrendered through a change-request application; retaining more than one PAN attracts penalty under Section 272B.
View sourceEmpowers the Assessing Officer to levy a penalty of Rs 10,000 for failure to obtain a PAN, failure to quote or intimate PAN where required, quoting a false or incorrect PAN, or holding more than one PAN. The penalty applies per default and is subject to a reasonable-cause defence under Section 273B.
View sourceLists high-value and specified transactions where PAN must be quoted, such as purchase or sale of immovable property above the threshold, motor-vehicle purchase, opening bank or demat accounts, large cash deposits and high-value hotel or foreign-travel payments. A person who does not hold a PAN files a declaration in Form 60 in place of PAN for such transactions.
View sourceRequires every person eligible to obtain Aadhaar to quote it in the PAN application and in the return of income, and to intimate Aadhaar so that PAN is linked with Aadhaar. Failure to link within the notified date makes the PAN liable to be treated as inoperative. Certain non-residents and specified categories are exempt from linking.
View sourceProvides that a PAN not linked with Aadhaar becomes inoperative. While inoperative, the holder is treated as not having furnished a PAN, so tax is deducted or collected at the higher rate under Section 206AA / 206CC, pending refunds are not issued, and interest on refunds does not accrue for the inoperative period. The PAN becomes operative again from the date of linking.
View sourcePrescribes a fee, capped at Rs 1,000, payable for intimating Aadhaar after the notified due date. The fee must be paid through the prescribed challan (minor head 500) before the linking request is accepted on the e-filing portal. It is a statutory fee, distinct from the Section 272B penalty and from interest.
View sourceForms used in this engagement
The application form used by resident Indian citizens, HUFs, firms, companies, trusts and other resident entities to obtain a fresh PAN. It captures identity, address and date-of-birth or incorporation details along with the prescribed proofs.
The counterpart of Form 49A for foreign citizens, foreign companies and certain NRIs. It records passport, overseas address and, where relevant, the KYC details required for foreign investors applying for a PAN.
Used to correct name, date of birth, address, photograph or signature on an existing PAN, to obtain a reprint of a lost card, and critically to surrender a duplicate PAN by declaring which PAN is retained and which are to be cancelled.
A free, fully online facility on the income-tax e-filing portal that issues an electronic PAN within minutes to individuals who hold an Aadhaar with a linked mobile number and do not already have a PAN. No physical form or fee is required.
The e-filing portal request that links Aadhaar to a PAN and, for an inoperative PAN, restores it to operative status. The prescribed late-linking fee must be paid through the challan before the request is validated.
A declaration furnished to a bank or other reporting entity for a specified Rule 114B transaction where the person does not hold a PAN. It permits the transaction to proceed but does not substitute for obtaining a PAN where one is required.
Compliance deadlines that matter
Miss any of these and the next consequence kicks in automatically.
Form 49A (Indian) vs Form 49AA (Foreign)
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