PAN Card Form 49A

Nearly every Indian person and the business entity must have a PAN or Permanent Account Number. It is especially true for people who pay income tax and are recognised under the Income Tax Act of 1961.

The application for issuing a Permanent Account Number for Indian citizens is PAN Card Form no. 49A. Therefore, anyone who lives in India and wants to apply for a PAN must fill out Form 49A. The Protean eGov Technologies Limited e-Governance official website and the UTIITSL website provide the PAN Card application form online.

Instructions for Filling Out Form 49A of a PAN Card

After downloading Form 49A, you will find 17 parts and several subsections in PAN Card Form 49A. The necessary fields on the PAN Card Form 49A PDF are listed below.

1. Evaluation Officer Code: For the PAN Card application, AO Code along with information such as the Range Code, Area Code, AO Type, and AO Number must be filled in properly.
2. Complete Name: When entering your full name, be sure there are no acronyms.
3. Other Name: You must click on the appropriate box, either yes or no, in the third part of the form, where it will be mentioned - "Have you ever been known by any other name?" You must include all the information on the other name without any abbreviations.
4. Gender: You must specify your gender (for individual applicants only).
5. Birth Date: Your date of birth, agreement, partnership, incorporation, trust deed, association of people or formation of a body of people, should all be entered in the format DDMMYYYY.
6. Parents' Information: Information regarding parents must be filled out in this area.
7. Address: This section of PAN Form 49A must be filled out completely, including the name of the property, the state, the district, the town, the PIN code, etc.
8. Communication address: If the communication address is home or office, accordingly choose the appropriate box.
9. Phone number and Email address: The email address and phone number must be shared so that the PAN authorities can contact you and inform you about the status of your PAN Card application through SMS or email, as well as if there are any errors in your application. Be sure that the ISD (country code) and STD code are present on the phone number.
10. Application Status: Compulsory to fill in the applicant's application status, i.e.
    • Hindu Undivided Families, Individuals, Businesses, Partnership Firms, Trusts, Groups of Individuals, Local Governments, Artificial Judicial Persons, Organizations of Individuals, and Limited Liability Partnerships
11. Registration Number: The registration number box must be filled out by companies, firms, and LLPs requesting a PAN Card since it does not apply to people or HUFs.
12. Source of Income: One of the following options must be listed on Form 49A as your source of income:
    • Salary, income from a job or business, capital gains, real estate, income from other sources, and no income are all examples.
    • If you have chosen income from a Business or Profession as the source of income, be sure to indicate the Business or Profession Code.
13. Representative Assessee (RA): Fill in the name and address of the Representative Assessee (person) who can be reached under Section 160 of the Income Tax Act of 1961. It is significant to note that only a representative assessee, such as a guardian of a child, a manager, or an agent for a non-resident, can enter information in this field.
14. Papers Needed: In this section, you must list the documents you've attached as proof of address, date of birth proof, and proof of identity with the PAN card Form 49A.

While completing the Pan Card Form 49A, a few guidelines should be followed. They are as follows:

• Language and fundamental requirements: Only English can be used by the applicant to complete Form 49A. There is no option for filling out the form in a language except English. Furthermore, the form must be filled out in block letters, ideally in black ink. Only one character should be entered into each box supplied, leaving a space in between each character.
• Applicant's photograph: In the spaces provided on the top corners of the application, the applicant must attach two latest colour photographs. It is very crucial to remember that while this photo will be displayed on the PAN card, it should not be stapled or clipped to the form. It is essential to submit a high-quality photo because the PAN card's photo clarity depends on it.
• Signature on the photo: Please sign your name or leave your left-hand thumb impression on the photo attached to the top left corner of the form. The applicant must make sure that both the photos and the form have their signature or thumbprint. The signature or thumbprint for the photograph in the top right corner of the PAN Card Form 49A should be placed inside the box given rather than on the image itself, as it will be the one that appears on the PAN card.
• Correct details: It's crucial to take your time while filling out the form and ensure your information is accurate. An incorrectly filled form will cause problems during processing and could result in the application being turned down. In that case, you will have to fill out the correction form 49A, which is the same as the new PAN card application form.