Documents Required for PAN Card Application
Whether you are applying for a new PAN card or willing to reissue or want to correct data in the existing PAN, you have to submit a Form 49A or Form 49AA, along with a list of documents. The documents required for PAN depend on the applicant category/type. Thus, they are different from one another.
Continue reading to know the documents required for applying for a PAN card in India.
Necessary documents for PAN card
A PAN card is a necessary and vital document used to track your tax liabilities and other data. When applying for a PAN, individuals would need to arrange for a few pieces of paperwork. The documentation process can differ based on whether you opt for an online or offline application process.
Stay with us to know the various documents needed to apply for a PAN card for varied individuals/businesses.
Documents required to apply for a PAN card application online (citizens of India)
The PAN card documents required list for citizens of India typically involves three types of documents. These are proof of identity, proof of birth, and proof of address. Therefore, if a citizen of India wishes to apply for a PAN card online, he/she must keep the documents mentioned below handy -
Individuals have to submit the following documents to apply for a PAN card -
- Voter ID card
- Passport
- Ration card with the applicant’s photo
- Driving license
- Aadhaar card
- Photo ID card (issued by the Central Government/State Government/underrating public sector).
- Arm’s license
- Pensioner card copy with the applicant’s photograph.
- An attested certificate with the applicant’s photo and bank account number.
Documents needed for pan card application also include -
- An identity certificate in the required format signed by a Member of Assembly, Member of Parliament, Gazetted Officer or Municipal Corporation.
- Bank statement on letterhead with name. Also, the stamp of the issuing officer and duly attested photograph and the applicant’s account number.
Documents related to the proof of birth
Individuals need to submit a copy of the following documents as proof of DOB.
- Birth Certificate
- Matriculation Certificate from a recognized board
- Passport
- Driving license
- Aadhaar card
- Pension payment order
- Marriage Certificate
- Domicile Certificate (issued by Government of India or State Government).
- Photo identity card (issued by Government of India or State Government, Central Government undertaking, or State Government undertaking).
- Affidavit recognizing the DOB (signed before a magistrate)
Individuals need to submit a copy of the following documents as proof of address.
- Electricity bills
- Broadband connection bills
- Landline bills
- Voter ID card
- Aadhaar card
- Driving license
- Passport
- Credit card statements
- Post office passbooks having the applicants’ address
- Bank account statements
- Domicile Certificate
- Accommodation allotment letter (issued by the Central or State Government of less than or 3 years old)
- Documents of property registration
Individuals must provide the latest utility bills, and bank/credit card statements (not more than three months).
Note:
- The documents required for minor applicants involve the parent’s/guardian’s identity proof that would serve as both the identity and address proof of the minor applicant.
- The documents (as proof of identity) needed for Hindu Undivided Family or HUF(s) includes an affidavit of the Karta of the HUF declaring the name, father’s name, and address of all the coparceners on the application date.
Cost to apply for a PAN card online
- For the Indian communication address, the charge for applying for a PAN is Rs.93 (excluding Goods and Services Tax).
- For the foreign communication address, charges for applying for a PAN are Rs.864 excluding Goods and Services Tax).
Payment can be made through credit/debit card, DD, or net banking.
Application for a new PAN card can be easily made through both online and offline modes. The process becomes even easier when individuals/businesses have a comprehensive knowledge of the documents required for PAN as well as the application cost and keep them handy.
Therefore, read the list carefully and apply for a new PAN card if you don’t have one!
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