Section 160 of IT Act, 1961 provides that a non-resident, a minor, or an individual deemed mentally debilitated may be represented by a Representative Assessor. In such cases, an application for a PAN will be made by the Representative Assessor.

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

A photograph is compulsory only in the case of individual applicants. What is the procedure for applicants who cannot sign? In such cases, the left hand thumb impression of the applicant should be affixed on Form 49A at the place meant for signatures and it must be attested by either a Magistrate, a Notary Public …

The Assessing Officer code may be obtained from the Income Tax Office where you submit your return of income. Applicants who have never filed a return of income may find an Assessing Officer code with the help of an IT PAN Service Center or jurisdictional Income Tax Office. In either scenario, the PAN application must …

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 …

Any one of the following items: a copy of a school leaving certificate; matriculation certificate; degree of a recognized educational institution; depository account; credit card; bank account; water bill; ration card; property tax assessment order; passport; voter identity card; drivers license; a certificate of identity signed by an MP, an MLA, a Municipal Councilor or …

Individual applicants will have to attach a recent, colour, photograph (Stamp Size: 3.5 cms x 2.5 cms); any document listed in Rule 114 must be supplied as proof of identity and address; and the designation and code of the applicable Assessing Officer of the Income Tax department must be noted on the Form 49A.

No, an application for a PAN can be made only on the new Form 49A revised by the Central Board of Direct Taxes on May 29, 2003.

PAN applications can be made only on the new Form 49A which can be obtained from any IT PAN Service Center or you can also download the Form 49A from our website: http://www.utiitsl.com

IT PAN Service Centers supply new PAN application forms (Form 49A), assist the applicant in filling out the form, collect the filled form and issue an acknowledgement slip. After obtaining a PAN from the Income Tax department, UTIITSL will print the PAN card and deliver it to the applicant.