What is PAN (Permanent Account Number) Card?

PAN (Permanent Account Number) is a 10 digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a plastic card, by the Income Tax Department. PAN enable department to link to all transaction (TCS/TDS credits, income tax return or any other transaction) of holder with the department. So PAN acts as an identifier of the holder with tax department.

Typical PAN is ABCIE1111F.

Where first 3 characters (ABC from above PAN) are series of PAN which start from AAA to ZZZ.

Fourth character (D) defines type of assesses. Please find assesses status as below:

Type of assesses
A = Association of Persons (AOP)
B = Body of Individuals (BOI)
C = Company
F = Firm
G = Government
H = HUF(Hindu Undivided Family)
J = Artificial Juridical Person
L = Local Authority
P = Person
T = AOP (Trust)

Fifth character (E) represents first character of the PAN holder’s last name/surname

Next four characters (1111) in above PAN represents number running from 0001 to 9999.

Last character (F) of PAN card of above is an alphabetic check digit.

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18 Comments » for What is PAN (Permanent Account Number) Card?
  1. vaibhav laxman khade says:

    Pan card verification

  2. sankar says:

    sir

    my pancard account no:BUEPM4037J

    THARE WAS SOME OF CHANGE MY NAME IS WEEONG
    AND DATE OF BIRTH
    HOW TO DO
    MR.M.SANKAR

  3. pankaj says:

    hello sir….
    can u tell me my pen card when will u came in this daysss

  4. subrata says:

    Hello sir….
    Can you tell me my pen card when will u came in this days ?

  5. Manab Pal says:

    I want to know which application form using for senior citizen person. Please given me help for his and her. if have any extra facility inform me.

    Regards,
    Manab

  6. Sujit Kumar says:

    I have applied for a pan card through UTI. But i lost my coupon,
    how can i get my pan details ?

  7. b.u.fulari says:

    my pan card is lost how i can access duplicate pan card????

  8. sanjeet kumar says:

    plz. tell me how to surrender pan card.

  9. SANTOSH KUAMR JHA says:

    want to know which application form using for senior citizen person. Please given me help for his and her. if have any extra facility inform me. ACK no.- 090460100050062 Name is INDILA DEVI
    Regards,

    SANTOSH KUMAR JHA
    mOB- 9891102207

  10. kuberappa says:

    aqtpc4804h

  11. utpal halder says:

    how can i know my pan card’s reality?

  12. SASHIKANTA PATTANAIK says:

    ALLPP9627L
    LOSA MY PAN CARD

  13. SASHIKANTA PATTANAIK says:

    MY PAN CARD IS LOST. CARD NO- ALLPP9627L
    MOBIL NO-09438838570 GEV MY PAN CARD DUPLICATE PRESS

  14. gayatri solanki says:

    No pan card come in home

  15. FAHAD JALEEL says:

    Dear sir

    I had applied for my pan card but havent got . i have taken pan no from site I want my pan card on my office add.What should i do …?

    PAN no AKCPJ9475E

    Fahad Jaleel
    09818078111
    Manager sales
    505 Madhuban building Nehru place New Delhi
    19

  16. sriram says:

    what is NSDL………?

  17. Manju Bala says:

    My name is Manju Bala .My PAN No. (BFAPB6285G) issued to your side but i have not received its very urgent for me so please
    send this address FCA 3681 ,A 92 SANJAY GANDHI MEMORIAL NAGAR FARIDABAD NEAR RAJA CHOWK AND SEND INFORMATION MY MOBILE 9891638450

  18. Rathod Devi Kishor says:

    my wife’s PAN card has not been received. And status is also not shown.

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