Documents Needed During The Application Of A Pan Card

By Wanda Rosner


There are numerous instances when people are required to disclose their permanent account number among which include; during the purchase or sell of immovable assets, when applying for credit card and when depositing money to a bank account. Some restaurants, hotels, trip advisors and phone installers also require people to disclose their pan cards before paying their bills. When applying for a pan card, people are supposed to submit various documents.

Among the main documents required for the application of the permanent account number is your passport size photo. The tax department requires applicants to take a 3.5 by 2.5 centimeter clear and decent passport size photograph. This photo should be attached to the application form within the space given.

One is also needed to attach a copy of their matriculation or school-leaving certificate. If the applicant cannot trace where these certificates are, they can instead attach any other certificate from a recognized educational body. The purpose of these documents is to proof their identity and proof that they went through schooling.

When applying for the permanent account number, you would also be required to attach copies of your broadband connection, landline telephone, consumer connection or utility bill cards. It is also advisable for applicants to attach their credit card statements, bank statement or even depository account statement. The reason behind the tax department requesting for these documents is to ensure that they can easily verify the address of such applicants.

The tax department would also require applicants to proof their date of birth through attaching a copy of their birth certificate. This certificate should have been issued by a Municipal Authority or any office authorized to issue such certificates. If you do not have this certificate, you may also have to attach a copy of your marriage certificate or domicile certificate or a driving license.

You may also need to provide copies of elector card or ration card, which have a clear photo of your face. You may as well decide to provide one of your identity photos that was obtained from a right institution. By providing these documents, you would help the tax department have easier time when trying to verify your identity to ensure that they do not just send the card to anyone else but to the suitable person.

It is also important to provide your signature in the given box within the application. The signature should be particularly a print of the left hand as it is the only approved finger by the tax department. At times, people might be enticed to apply for more than one pan card due to various reasons. However, when you provide your left hand print in this particular application, the tax department would keep the information to ensure people cannot apply for any other card.

In order to ensure that the income tax department can easily process the pan card, the applicant would also have to pay a certain fee. The payment should be made through net banking, debit card, credit card, demand draft or cheque. In order to verify that you have paid through a cheque or demand draft, you would need to mention the acknowledgement number of such drafts or cheques on the reverse of the draft or cheque.




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