On 22nd July, 2016,
CBDT introduced PAN & TAN application process through which assessee can
get Paperless Permanent Account Number (PAN) & Tax Deduction and Collection
Account Number (TAN) within a day.
a) Digital Signature Certificate(DSC) based
application procedure has been introduced on the portals of PAN service
providers M/s NSDL eGov and M/s UTIITSL for fast tracking allotment of PAN and
TAN to company applicants with in a day.
b) Similarly, a new Aadhaar e-Signature based
application process for Individual PAN applicants has been made available on
the portals of PAN service providers M/s NSDL eGov.
c) The URL links for the above applications are
available in ‘important links’ on the homepage of the departmental website
‘incometaxindia.gov.in’.
d)
Introduction of Aadhaar based e-Signature
through M/s NSDL eGov in PAN application not only ensures paperless hassle free
PAN application process but also seeding of Aadhaar in PAN which will curb the
problem of duplicate PAN to a great extent.
