INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING FORM 49A

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

1.
Form to be filled legibly in BLOCK LETTERS and in BLACK INK only. Each box, wher
ever provided, should contain only one character (alphabet/number/punctuation si
gn) leaving a blank box after each word. 'Individual' applicants should affix a
recent colour photograph (size 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm) in the space provided on the for
m. The photograph should not be stapled or clipped to the form. The clarity of i
mage on PAN card will depend on the quality and clarity of photograph affixed on
the form. Signature /Left hand thumb impression should be within the box provid
ed in the form. The signature should not be on the photograph. If there is any m
ark on the photograph such that it hinders the clear visibility of the face of t
he applicant, the application will not be accepted. Thumb impression, if used, s
hould be attested by a Magistrate or a Notary Public or a Gazetted Officer under
official seal and stamp. Area Code, AO Type, Range Code and AO Number must be f
illed up by the applicant. These details can be obtained from the Income Tax Off
ice or TIN Facilitation Centre (TIN-FC) may assist in doing so. Applicant can al
so search for AO details on www.tin-nsdl.com
Item Details Full Name Guidelines for filling the form Individuals must state fu
lly expanded name. For example Poonam Ravi Narayan should be written as: Last Na
me/Surname First Name Middle Name NARAYAN POONAM RAVI Do not use abbreviations a
nd initials. Allowed two characters initials in applicant's surname, first name
and father’s name are mentioned below AH AI AL AN AO AR AS BE BI BO BP CH CY DA
DE DO EE EK EM ES FA FE FK FU GI GO GU HA HE HO HU ID IK IL IN JI JO KA KC KE KH
KI KJ KO KS KU LE LI LO LU MA NA NG OH OM ON PI PT QI RU SA SE SI SM SU TA TI T
O TU UL UR WO WU YE YH YI YJ YO YU ZI
Item No.
2.
Name you would like printed on the card
3. 4. 5.
Have you ever been known by any other name? Father’s Name Address Residential an
d Office
6.
Address for Communication Telephone Number and e-mail ID
7.
Applicants other than Individuals must ignore above instructions. Non-Individu
als should write their full name starting from the first block of Last Name/Surn
ame. If the name is longer than the space provided for the last name, it can be
continued in the space provided for First and Middle Name. For example: Last Nam
e/Surname First Name Middle Name GOLDEN STAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT CARRIERS PRIV
ATE LIMITED HUF should mention (HUF) within brackets after its full name. For e
xample: Last Name/Surname First Name Middle Name MANOJ MAFATLAL DA (HUF) VE In c
ase of Company, the name should be provided without any abbreviations. For examp
le, different variations of Private Limited viz. Pvt Ltd, Private Ltd, Pvt Lim
ited, P Ltd, P Ltd., P Ltd are not allowed. It should be Private . . Limited o
nly. In case of sole proprietorship concern, the proprietor should apply for PAN
in his/her own name. Name should not be prefixed with titles such as Shri, Smt,
Kumari, Dr., Major, M/s etc. Individual applicants should provide full / abbrev
iated name to be printed on the card. Name, if abbreviated, should necessarily c
ontain the last name. For example: Last Name/Surname First Name Middle Name JAIN
 VISHAL KUMAR can be written as VISHAL KUMAR JAIN or V K. JAIN . or VISHAL K. JA
IN For Non- Individual applicants, this should be same as last name field in Ite
m No. 1 above. If applicant selects Y then it is mandatory to provide details o
f the other name. Instructions in Item No. 1 es , with respect to name apply her
e. Title should be similar to the title mentioned in Item No. 1. Applicable to I
ndividuals only. Instructions in Item No.1 with respect to name apply here. Marr
ied woman applicant should give father s name and not husband s name. R - Reside
ntial Address: For Individuals, HUF, AOP BOI or AJP residential address is manda
tory. Other applicants should leave th is field , , blank. Out of first four fie
lds, applicant must fill at least two fields. Town/City/District, State/Union Te
rritory and PIN are mandatory. O - Office Address: (1) Name of Office and addres
s to be mentioned in case of individuals having source of income as salary [Item
No.13 (a)]. (2) In case of Firm, Company, Local Authority and Association of Pe
rsons (Trust), name of office and address is mandatory. (3) If applicant is enga
ged in a business / profession [falling under codes 9,10,12,13,15,17 to 20 - ref
er Item No. 13(b)] and the area code mentioned is MUM, then it is mandatory to p
rovide office address. (4) For all categories of applicants, out of first four f
ields, at least two fields are mandatory. (5) Town/City/District, State/Union Te
rritory and PIN are mandatory. R means Residence and O means Office. Individ
uals/HUFs/AOP/BOI/AJP may indicate either R or O and other applicants should
necessarily indicate O as the Address for Communication. All future communica
tion will be sent at the address indicated in this field. (1) If Telephone Numbe
r is mentioned, STD Code is mandatory. (2) In case of mobile number, country cod
e should be mentioned as STD Code. STD Code Tel. No.
9
1
9
8
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
5
8. 9. 10.
Sex Status of Applicant Date of Birth/Incorporation/ Agreement /Partnership or T
rust Deed/Formation of Body of Individuals/ Association of Persons
Where 91 is the country code of India. (3) It is mandatory for the applicants
to mention either their “Telephone number” or valid “e-mail id” so that they can
be contacted in case of any discrepancy in the application and/or for receiving
P through e-mail. AN This field is mandatory for Individuals. Field should be l
eft blank in case of other applicants. This field is mandatory for all categorie
s of applicants. Date cannot be a future date. Date: 2nd August 1975 should be w
ritten as
0 2 DD
0 8 MM
1
9 7 5 YYYY
Relevant date for different categories of applicants is: Individual: Actual Date
of Birth; Company: Date of Incorporation; Association of Persons: Date of forma
tion/creation; Association of Persons (Trusts): Date of creation of Trust Deed;
Partnership Firms: Date of Partnership Deed; HUFs: Date of creation of HUF and f
or ancestral HUF date can be 01-01-0001 where the date of creation is not availa
ble.
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11.
Registration Number
12. Citizen of India 13. (a) Salaried Employee 13. (b) Nature and Code of Busine
ss/Profession
Not applicable to Individuals and HUFs. Mandatory for Company . Company should
mention registration number issued by the Registrar of Companies. Other applican
ts may mention registration number issued by any State or Central Government Aut
hority. This field is mandatory for all categories of applicants. In case of sal
aried employee, it is mandatory to mention the name of organisation. This field
should be specified if applicant is not covered under 13 (a) or 13 (c). Nature o
f Business/Profession along with the corresponding code should be selected from
the following list:
Code 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Business/Profession Medical Profession and Business Engineering Architecture Cha
rtered Accountant/Accountancy Interior Decoration Technical Consultancy Company
Secretary Legal Practitioner and Solicitors Government Contractors Insurance Age
ncy
Code 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Business/Profession Films, TV and such other entertainment Information Technolog
y Builders and Developers Members of Stock Exchange, Share Brokers and Sub-Broke
rs Performing Arts and Y atra Operation of Ships, Hovercraft, Aircrafts or Helic
opters Plying Taxis, Lorries, Trucks, Buses or other Commercial V ehicles Owners
hip of Horses or Jockeys Cinema Halls and Other Theatres Others
13. (c) Others 14. Name and address of Representative Assessee Proof of Identity
and Address
15.
Applicants not covered by column 13(a) and 13(b) must mention any one or combina
tion of (i) income from house property (ii) income from capital gains (iii) inco
me from other sources, as their source of income. Section 160 of Income Tax Act,
1961 provides that any assessee can be represented through Representative Asses
see. This field will contain particulars of such Representative Assessee. This f
ield is mandatory if applican t is minor, deceased, idiot, lunatic or mentally r
etarded. Column 1 to 13 will contain details of assessee on whose behalf this ap
plication is submitted. Proof of Identity and Proof of address is also required
for representative assessee. It is mandatory to attach proof of identity and add
ress with PAN application. Documents should be in the name of applicant. List of
documents which will serve as proof of identity and address for each status of
applicant is as given below:
Sr No. . 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Documents as proof of identity and address as per Rule 114 of Income Tax Rules,
1962 for Individual and HUF Proof of Identity (Copy of) Proof of Address (Copy o
f) School Leaving Certificate Electricity bill^ Matriculation Certificate Teleph
one bill^ Degree of recognised educational institution Employer Certificate^ Dep
ository Account Statement Depository Account Statement^ Bank Account Statement /
Passbook Bank Account Statement / passbook^ Credit Card Credit Card Statement^
Water Bill Rent Receipt^ Ration Card Ration Card Property Tax Assessment Order P
roperty Tax Assessment Order Passport Passport V oter Identity Card V oter Ident
ity Card Driving License Driving License Certificate of identity signed by a Mem
ber of Parliament Certificate of address signed by a Member of Parliament or Mem
ber of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or Member of Legislative Ass
embly or Municipal or a Gazetted Officer. Councilor or a Gazetted Officer. Note
: In case of Minor, any of the above mentioned documents as pr oof Note : 1) Pro
of of Address mentioned in Sr. No. 1 of Identity and Address of any of parents/g
uardians of such minor shall be to 7 (^) should not be more than six months old
on the deemed to be the proof of identity and address for the minor applicant. d
ate of application. 2) Proof of Address is required For HUF any document in the
name of Karta of HUF is required. for residential address mentioned in item no.
5 Documents as proof of identity and address as per Rule 114 of Income T Rules,
1962 for other than Individual and HUF ax Copy of Certificate of Registration is
sued by the Registrar of Companies. Copy of Certificate of Registration issued b
y the Registrar of Firms or copy of partnership deed. Copy of trust deed or copy
of certificate of registration numbers issued by Charity Commissioner. Copy of
Agreement or copy of certificate of registration number issued by charity commis
sioner or registrar of cooperative society or any other competent authority or a
ny other document originating from any Central or State Government Department es
tablishing identity and address of such person.
1. Company 2. Firm 3. Association of persons (Trusts) 4. Association of persons
(other than Trusts) or Body of Individuals or Local authority or Artificial Juri
dical Person
16. Signature/ Left thumb impression
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Application must be signed by applicant. Representative Assessee can sign the ap
plication if the applicant is minor/ deceased/ idiot/ lunatic/ mentally retarded
.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PAN APPLICANTS
(a) (b) (c) Applicants may obtain the application form for PAN (Form 49A) from T
IN-Facilitation Centres (TIN-FCs) / PAN Centres, any oth er stationery vendor pr
oviding such forms or download from the TIN website (www.tin-nsdl.com). In case
applicant obtains form from TIN-FC / PAN Centre, maximum of Rs. 5/- per form may
be charged. The fee for processing PAN application is Rs. 60/- (plus service ta
x, as applicable). Those already allotted a ten digit alphanumeric PAN shall not
apply again as having or using more than one PAN is illegal. However, request f
or a new PAN card with the same PAN or/and changes or correction in PAN data can
be made by filling up Request for New PAN Card o r/and Changes or Correction i
n PAN Data form available from any source mentioned in (a) above. The cost of a
pplication and processing fee is same as in the case of Form 49A. Applicant will
receive an acknowledgment containing a 15–digit unique number on acceptance of
this form. This acknowledgment number can be used for tracking the status of the
application. For more information / Application status enquiry – Visit us at ww
w.tin-nsdl.com – Call TIN Call Centre at 022-24994650 – e-mail us at tininfo@nsd
l.co.in – SMS PAN<space>Acknowledgement No. & send to 53030 to obtain applicatio
n status. – Write to: INCOME TAX PAN SERVICES UNIT (Managed by National Securiti
es Depository Limited), 1st Floor, Times Tower, Kamala Mills Compound, S. B. Mar
g, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400 013.
(d) (e)
Form No. 49A
Application for Allotment of Permanent Account Number
Under Section 139A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (To avoid mistake(s), please foll
ow the accompanying instructions and examples carefully before filling up the fo
rm)
Form No. ITS 49A
T o The Assessing Officer Ward / Circle Range Commissioner Sir,
Area Code
AO Type
Range Code
AO No.
Only ‘Individuals’ to affix recent photograph (3.5 cm × 2.5 cm)
I/We hereby request that a permanent account number be allotted to me/us. I/We g
ive below necessary particulars : 1. Full Name (Full expanded name : initials ar
e not permitted) Please Tick as applicable Shri Smt. Kumari M/s First Name Middl
e Name
Signature/Left Thumb Impression
Last Name / Surname
2. Name you would like printed on the card 3. Have you ever been known by any ot
her name ? If yes, please give that other name (Full expanded name : initials ar
e not permitted) Last Name / Surname Middle Name Please Tick Shri Smt. as applic
able Kumari M/s First Name Y es No
4. Father’s Name (Only ‘Individual’ applicants : Even married women should give
father’s name only) Last Name / Surname Middle Name First Name
5. Address R. Residential Address Flat/Door/Block No. Name of Premises / Buildin
g / Village Road / Street / Lane / Post Office Area / Locality / Taluka / Sub -
Division Town / City / District O. Office Address (Name of Office) Flat/Door/Blo
ck No. Name of Premises / Building / Village Road / Street / Lane / Post Office
Area / Locality / Taluka / Sub - Division Town / City / District State / Union T
erritory Pin (Indicating PIN is mandatory) 6. Address for communication Please T
ick as applicable R or O V 1.0 . State / Union Territory Pin (Indicating PIN is
mandatory)
STD Code 7. Tel. No. email ID 8. Sex (For ‘Individual’ Applicants only) Please T
ick 9. Status of the Applicant Individual P Hindu Undivided Family H Company C P
lease Tick
Tel. No.
as applicable as applicable Firm F
Male
Female
Body of Individuals B Local Authority L Artificial Juridical Person J
Association of Persons A Association of Persons (Trusts) T
10. Date of Birth / Incorporation / Agreement / Partnership or Trust Deed / Form
ation of Body of Individuals / Association of Persons
D D
M M
Y
Y
Y Y
11. Registration Number (In case of Firms, Companies etc.)
12. Whether citizen of India
Please Tick
as applicable Others
Yes
No
13. (a) Are you a salaried employee? If yes, indicate Government Name of the Org
anisation where working
(b) If you are engaged in a business / profession, indicate nature of business o
r profession and fill the relevant code
(c) If you are not covered by (a) or (b) above, indicate sources of income, if a
ny
14. Full name, address of the Representative Assessee, who is assessable under t
he Income Tax Act in respect of the person, whos e particulars have been given i
n column 1 to 13. Full Name (Full expanded name : initials are not permitted) Pl
ease tick Last Name / Surname Middle Name as applicable Shri Smt. First Name Kum
ari M/s
Address Flat/Door/Block No. Name of Premises / Building / Village Road / Street
/ Lane / Post Office Area / Locality / Taluka / Sub - Division Town / City / Dis
trict State / Union Territory Pin (Indicating PIN is mandatory) 15. I/We have en
closed proof of address. as proof of identity and as
I/We what is stated above is true to the best of my / our information and belief
.
, the applicant, do hereby declare that
Verified today, the D D M M Y Y Y Y Signature / Left Thumb Impression of Applica
nt (inside the box)
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