PAN card Filling Instructions Form-49A

INSTRUCTION FOR FILLING FORM 49A

a) Forms to be filled legibly in BLOCK LETTERS and preferably in BLACK INK.Form should be filled in English only.

b) Each box,wherever provided,should contain only one character(alphabet/number/punctuation sign)leaving a blank box after each word.

c) 'Induvidual' applicants should affix two recent color photographs with white backgrounds(size 3.5cm x 2.5cm)in the space provided by the form.The photograph should not be stappled or clipped to the form.The clarity of image on PAN card will depend on the quality and clarity of phot ograph affixed on the form.

d) Signature/Left hand thumb impression should be provided across the photo affixed on the left side of the form in such a manner that portion of signature/impression is on photo as well as on form.

e) Signature/Left hand thumb impression should be within the box provided on the right side of the form.The signature should not be on the photograph affixed on the right side of the form.If there is any mark on the photograph such that it hinders the clear visiblity of the face of the applicant,the application will not be accepted.

f) Thumb impression,if used,should be attested by a Magistrate or a Notary Public or a Gazetted Office under official seal and stamp.

g) AO code(Area code,AO Type,Range Codeand AO Number) of the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer must be filled up by the applicant.This details can be obtain from the income tax office or IT PAN Service Centers(manage by UTIITSL)or UTIITSL website www.utiitsl.com

h) Guidelines for filling the Form-49A:

1. Full Name

Please select appropriate title. do not use the abbreviation in the First and Last name/Surname

Last name/Surname

First name

Middle name

For example SURESH SARDA should be written as:

Last name/Surname

First name

Middle name

For example POONAM RAVI NARAYAN should be written as:

Last name/Surname

First name

Middle name

For example SATYAM VENKAT M.K. RAO should be written as:

Last name/Surname

First name

Middle name

For example M.S KANDASWAMY (MADURAI SOMASUNDARAM KANDASWAMY) should be written as:

Last name/Surname

First name

Middle name

Applicant other than "Individuals" be ignore above instructions
Non-individuals should write their Full name starting from the first block of Last name /Surname.If the name is longer then the space provided for the Last name,it can be continued from the space provided for the last name,it can be continued in the space provided for first and middle name

For example XYZ DATE CORPORATION (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED should be written as:

Last name/Surname

(

First name

)

Middle name

For example MANOJ MAFATLAL DAVE (HUF) should be written as:

Last name/Surname

(

)

First name

Middle name

In case of company, the name should be provided without any abbreviations.for example, different variations of 'Private Limited' viz. Pvt Ltd, Private Ltd, P. Ltd., P Ltd are not allowed. it should be 'Private Lmited' only.
In case of sole proprietorship cocern, the proprietor should apply for PAN in his/her own name.
Name should not be prefixed with any title such as shri, smt, kumari, Dr. Major, M/s etc.

2. Abbreviation of full name to be printed on the PAN card.

Individual applicant should provide full/abriviated name to be printed on the PAN card. Name, if abbreviated, should neccessarily contain the last name.
For example:

SATYAM VENKAT M.K. RAO should be written as:

Last name/Surname

First name

Middle name

can be written as in the 'Name to be printed on the 'PAN card' column as SATYAM VENKAT M.K. RAO or S.V.K.M.RAO or SATYAM V.K.M.RAO for non individuals applicants, this should be same as last name field in item no 1 above.

3. Have you ever been known by any other name?

If applicant selects 'Yes', then it is mandatory to provide details of the other name. instructions in item no 1 with repect to name apply here. title should be similar to the title mentioned in item number 1.

4.Gender: this field is mandatory for individuals.feild should be left blank in case of other applicants

5. Date of Birth/Incorporation/Agreement/Partnership or Trust Deed/Formation of Body of Individuals/Association of Persons

Date can not be a future date. Date: 2nd august 1975 cab written as:

D	D	M	M	Y	Y	Y	Y
0	2	0	9	1	9	7	5

Relevant date for different categories of applicants is:
Individuals: Actual Date of Birth:Company:Date of Incorporation:
Association of Persons: Date of Formation /creation: Trusts:date of creation of trust
deed:parternership firms: date of parternship deed: LLPs:Date of incorporation/date of registration: HUFs: date of creation of HUFand for ancestral HUF date can be 01-01-001 where the date of creation is not avilable.

6.Father's Name

Applicable to Individuals only. Instructions in Item no 1 with respect to name apply here. Married woman applicant should give father's name and not husband's name.

7.Address for Communication

R. Residence Address
For Individuals/HUF, AOP/BOI/AJP, residential address is mandatory other applicant should leave the field blank.
O. Office Address
1. Name of office and address to mentioned in case of individuals having sourcr of income as salary or Bussiness/profession[Item no 13].
2. In case of firm,LLP,Company,Local Authority and Trust, Name of office and complete address of office is mandatory.For all catogeries of applicants it is necessary to mention complete address and the detail of Term/City/District,state/Union Territory and PIN code are mandatory. In case a foriegn address is provided then it is mandatory to provide country name along with the ZIP code of the country.

8. Address for Communication:

Individuals/HUF, AOP/BOI/AJP may indicate either residence or office and other applicants should necessarily indicate the office as the address for communication all communication will be sent a t the address indicated in this field.

9. Telephone number and E-mail ID

1. Telephone number include country code(ISD code) and STD code or mobile number should include country code(ISD code)
For example (i) telephone number2355575 of Delhi should be written as:

Country code
	9	1

STD Code
					1	1

Telephone Number/Mobile Number
2	3	5	5	5	7	0	5

Where'91' is the country code of India and 11 is the STD code of Delhi.
(ii) Mobile number 9102511111 of India should be written as:

Country code
	9	1

STD Code

Telephone Number/Mobile Number
9	1	0	2	5	1	1	1	1	1

2. It is mandatory for the applicants to mention either their "Telephone number" or "E-mail ID" so that they can be Contacted in case of any discrepancy in the application and/or for recieving PAN through e-mail.
3. Application status updates are sent using the SMS facility on the mobile numbers mentioned in the application form. 10. Status of applicant This field is mandatory for all the categories of appliaction.In case of 'Limited Liability Partnership' the PAN will be alloted in 'Firm' status 11. Registration number Not applicable to Individuals and HUFs. Mandatory for'Company'. Company should mention registration number issued by the Registrar of Companies.Other applicants may mention registration number issued by any stse or Central Government Authority. 12. In case of a citizen of India? AADHAAR number,if allotted,has to be quoted(Supported by copy of AADHAR letter/card) 13. Source of Income: It is mandatory to indicate atlest one of the source of incomes, as mentioned in the form. In case, the income from Bussiness/Prfession is selected by the applicant then an appropriate bussiness/profession code should be mentioned.Please refer the table given below to select the business/profession code.

code	Business/Profession	code	Business/Profession
1	Medical Profession and Business	11	Film ,TV and such other entertainment
2	Engineering	12	Information Technology
3	Architecture	13	Builders and Developers
4	Chartered Accountant/Accountancy	14	Members of Stock exchange,share Brokers and Sub-Brokers
5	Interior Decoration	15	Performing Arts and Yatra
6	Technical Consultancy	16	operation of ships,Hovercraft,Aircrafts or Helicopters
7	Company secretary	17	Plying Taxis,Lorries,Truck,Buses or other Commercial Vehicles
8	Legal Practitioner and Solicitors	18	Ownership of Horses or Jockeys
9	Government Contractors	19	Cinema Halls and other Theaters
10	Insurance agency	12	Others

14. Name and address of Representative Assessee Section 160of income tax act, 1961 provides that any person (Assessee) can be represented through representative Assessee. Therefore this column should be filled in representative Assessee only as specified in section 160 of the income- tax act, 1961, such as , as an agent of the non resident, guardian or manager of a minor, lunatic or idiot, court of wards, administrator general, official trustee, receiver, manager , trustee of a trust including wakf. This field will contain particulars of Representative Assessee. This field is mandatory if applicant is minor, deceased, idiot, lunatic or mentally retarded.Column 1 to 13 will contain details of person on whose behalf this application is submitted.Proof of Identity and Proof of address is also required for representative assessee.

15. Proof of Identity and Proof of Address documents It is mandatory to attach proof of identity and proof of address 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:****Document accepted as proof of identity and address as per rule 114 of Income Tax Rules,1962 For Individuals and HUF for proof of Identity(copy of):--i>School Leaving Certificate or ii>Matriculation Certificate or iii>Degree of recognized educational institution or iv>Depositery account statement or v>Bank Account statement/Passbook or vi>Credit card or vii>Water bill or viii>Ration card or ix>Property Tax Assessment order or x>Passport or xi>Voter Identity card or xii>Driving license orxiii>Certificate of identity signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted Officer. For Proof of Address:--i>Electricity bill or ii>Telephone bill or iii>Employer certificate or iv>Depositery account statement or v>Bank Account statement/Passbook or vi>Credit card statement or vii>Rent Receipt or viii>Ration card or ix>Property Tax Assessment order or x>Passport or xi>voters Identity card or xii>Driving license or xiii>Certificate of identity signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councillor or a Gazetted Officer.

Note	1.In case of minor,any of the above mentioned documents as a proof of identity and adress of any of parents/Guardiens of such minor shall be deemed to the proof of identity and address for the minor applicant 2. For HUF and Affidavit made by karta of hindu undivided family stating name,Fathers name and address of all the coparceners on the date ofappliaction and copy of any of the above documents in the name of karta of HUF is Required	1. Proof of Adsress is required for residence address mentioned in item no 7 2.In case an Indiam citizen Reciding outside India,copy of bank account statement in country of residence or copy of Non-Resident external(NRE) bank account statement.
other than individual and HUF	Company	Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of companies.
	Patnership firm	Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of Firms and copy of partnership deed.
	Limited liability Partnership	Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of LLPs.
	Trust	Copy of trust deed or copy of certificate of registration number issued by Charity Commissioner.
	Association of Person,Body of individuals,Local Authority,or Artificial Juridical Person	Copy of aggrement or copy of certificate of registration number issued by Charity Commissioner or registrar of co-operative society or any other competent authority or any other document originating from any central or state government department establishing identity and address of such person.

16. Signature/Thumb impression: Application must be signed by (i) applicant or (ii) Karta in case of HUF or (iii) Director of the company or (iv) Authorized Signaturee in case of AOP,Body of Individuals,Local Authoriry and Artificail Judicial Person or (v) Partner in case of Firm/LPP or (vi)Trustee or (vii) Representative assessee in case of Minor/deceased/idiot/lunatic/mentally retarded.Applications not signed in the given manner and in the space provided are liable to be rejected. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PAN APPLIACANTS a. Applicants may obtain the application form for PAN(Form 49A) from any IT PAN Services centers(managed by UTIITSL) or any other stationery vendor providing such forms or freely downloaded from the Income Tax Department website www.incometaxindia.gov.in /UTIITSL website (http://www.utiitsl.com).
b. The fee for processing PAN application is Rs 110/-(inclusive of service tax). In case,the PAN card is to be dispatched outside India the additional dispatch charges of Rs 882/- will have to be paid by applicant.
c. Those already alloted a ten digit alphanumeric PAN shall not apply again as having or using more than one PAN is illegal. However,request for a new PAN card or changes or correction in PAN data can be made by filling up request for new PAN card/and changes or correction in PAN data form avilable from any source mentioned in (a) above. The cost of application and processing fee is same as in case of Form 49A.
d. Application will receive an acknowledgement containing a 9 digit unique number on acceptance of this form. this acknowledgment number can be used for tracking the status of the application. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Received Rs 94/-(inclusive of applicable taxes)with thanks from Shri/Smt/Kum/M/s
Application from 49A Sr no
Date of Receipt
Processing fee coupon no

Service-tax Reg no:(ST/BAS/BEL/420/2004-2005)
PAN Service center Code:-
PAN Service Center Name:-

Authorized Signatory
(with date stamp)

For Knowing the PAN you may visit our website: http://www.utiitsl.com. Any query/correspondence in this connection may be addressed by6 quoting the Application number/processing fee coupon Number to the addressess given below:-

Navi Mumbai
UTI Infrastructure Technology & Services Ltd.P.B NO 20,Plot no 3,Sector-11 CBD-BElapur,Navi Mumbai-400614 Telephone:(022)67931300
Fax:(022)67931399 Email ID: utiitsl.gsd@utiitsl.com

New Delhi
UTI Infrastructure Technology & Services Ltd.Ground Floor,Jeevan Tara Building Opp Patel Chowk Metro station 5,Parliament street,New delhi-110001
Telephone:(011)23741282-86 Fax:(011)23741280 Email ID:-pan.delhi@utiitsl.com

Kolkata
UTI Infrastructure Technology & Services Ltd. 29,Netaji Subhash Road,Ground Floor,Opp Gilander House & Standard Chartered Bank,Kolkata-700001
Telephone:(033)22108959,2242-4774/4810/4783 Fax:(033)22435217 Email ID:Kolkata@utiitsl.com/pan.kolkata@utiitsl.com

Chennai
UTI Infrastructure Technology & Services Ltd. 45,Justice Basheer Ahmed Building,second Floor Second Line Beach,Chennai-600001
Telephone:(044)25341224/1265/1356 Fax:(044)-25341346 Email ID:-chennai@utiitsl.com/isw.chennai@utiitsl.com

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