Application for PAN

• Application for PAN has to be made through Form 49A of the Income-Tax Act, 1961.
• Applicant can correct the details on his PAN card/ apply for a duplicate PAN card (i.e. change request) by submitting 'Request for New PAN Card or/and Changes or Correction in PAN data' Form.
• Applicant can freely download the forms at NSDL website or at the Income Tax website.
• Processing Fee is Rs.85 + service tax (as applicable) per application for either new PAN allotment or for change request.
• Applicant can track status of PAN application using 15-digit acknowledgment number issued by TIN-FC.
• PAN will be intimated by e-mail (if e-mail ID is provided).
• PAN card will be forwarded to the communication address mentioned in the application
• FAQ - PAN

Application for TAN

• Application for TAN has to be made by submitting Form 49B of the Income-Tax Act, 1961.
• Applicant can correct the details for his TAN / apply for a duplicate TAN allotment letter by submitting 'Application for changes or correction in TAN data for TAN allotted' Form.
• Processing Fee is Rs.55 + service tax (as applicable) per application for either new TAN allotment or for change request.
• Applicant can freely download the forms at NSDL website or at the Income Tax website.
• Applicant can also get Form 49B from any TIN Facilitation Centre without any charges.
• Applicant can track status of TAN application using 14-digit acknowledgment number issued by TIN-FC.
• TAN will be intimated by e-mail (if e-mail ID is provided).
• TAN allotment letter will be forwarded to the communication address mentioned in the application
• FAQ - TAN

Submission of e-TDS / e-TCS returns

• File formats for e-TDS/e-TCS returns are specified by ITD and available on NSDL website or at the Income Tax website.
• Deductor / Collector can use the return preparation utility (RPU) prepared by any software vendor using ITD-specified file formats to prepare e-TDS / e-TCS returns.
• Deductor / Collector can also use the freely downloadable RPU called NSDL RPU Light at the NSDL website to prepare returns.
• Return prepared using RPU has to be passed through a freely downloadable utility File Validation Utility (FVU) available on NSDL website to check format-level correctness. After correcting errors, if any, output file from FVU should be saved in a floppy / CD.
• Deductor / Collector can submit the floppy / CD to any TIN Facilitation Centre along with Form 27A / B in physical form.
• Deductor / Collector should pay fees as per the fee structure given below:

  No. of records Upload fee (Rs.)* Upto 100 deductee / collectee records 27.50 101 to 1000 deductee / collectee records 165 More than 1000 deductee / collectee records 550

  * Excluding service tax
  
  
• For detailed procedure, download Deductors' Manual
• FAQ - e-TDS