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How to Apply for a Lost and Duplicate PAN Card?Finding an old PAN number is impossible as it is not possible for everyone to commit to memory the unique 11 digit

number that was allotted to them by the income tax authorities. Many people also end up losing their PAN card

which makes it difficult for them to make any financial transactions unless they have a new one in place. In the

absence of a PAN card, they cannot even undertake basic purchases or even open an urgent bank account or even

apply for a mutual fund scheme if they wish to do so.

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Take the help of a broker

It is difficult to get a new number in the event of a loss of proof that got you the PAN card in the first place. It is also

not easy to keep track of all the proofs you had furnished to get the PAN card. Losing can lead to miseries as finding

a new one can be very tedious. The only way you can get your old PAN number is by taking the help of brokers who

are experienced in the job. They are your best bet for locating the old PAN number even if you remember nothing

about it.

It is impossible to carry on any kind of economic activity without a PAN card and you could be the one if you are

faced with a situation where you cannot remember your own PAN number. It could also happen that you might want

to know your PAN either online or offline. There might be brokers on the internet who can offer fantastic services for

income tax paying individuals who have lost their PAN cards.

In recent years, the income tax authorities have facilitated the process of finding the old PAN. The brokers who offer

their services online will help retrieve your PAN. In case you cannot get it back online after putting in your questions

or inquiry, you can always call up at the numbers provided in their website or send them a query. It is easy to locate

old PAN if you have lost it or do not remember any information that you had provided before getting one issued.

Quote basic information

The broker you approach will provide links that will help you access the missing number at the quickest possible

time. You can easily find your pan details online and take print outs of the information which will help locate online. It

is easy as once you can get the information, you can easily fill out the details as well to get your PAN card.

You can also apply directly to the government, but it is a time taking operation as they have too much on their hands.

In case you have an urgency to get the PAN as quickly as possible, it is best to take the help of a broker who can

make life easy for you. It is very hard to perform basic financial transactions without a pan card. The first thing that

you would be asked is to provide a pan card upfront even for buying a new mobile phone.

The problem has been simplified because the primary information that got you the PAN card is known to you. You

will be asked the same information in the event of a loss of card. To find the pan card, you can simply quote your

address which you have used to get the card or your date of birth, which again you will not forget. There are many

ways to lookup your pan number, but taking the help of a broker can be the easiest and more convenient way to get

it done.

Reprint of PAN card :

This application should be used when PAN has already been allotted to the applicant but applicant requires a PAN card. A new PAN card bearing the same PAN is issued to applicant.While filling this form, applicant should not select any of the check boxes on the left margin of the form. However, the check box for Item no. 7. Address for communication will be selected by default as this address will be updated in the records of ITD.

instructions and guidelines : PAN CR

1. Online application form :o Words like Late, Alias, Shri, Smt, Kumari, Dr., Major, Captain,

M/s etc should not be mentioned in the name fields of Applicant Name, Name on card, Father name & Representative Assessee Name.

o Only one single character initial is allowed in middle name field in PAN application for Individual applicants.

o Applicant is required to verify the application details before submitting the online application.

2. Photo :o 'Individual' applicants including minor applicants should affix a

recent colour photograph (size 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm) in the space provided in the acknowledgment receipt. However, photo of minor will not be printed on PAN Card.

o Kindly paste the photograph (one) in the space provided on acknowledgement receipt. Please do not staple or clip the photograph to the acknowledgement receipt.

o Photographs that provide clear visibility of applicant's face will only be accepted.

3. Thumb impression/signature :o Signature/Left Thumb Impression should be putwithinthe box

provided in the acknowledgment. Signature should not be put across or on the photograph.

o Individual applicants : Acknowledgement receipt shall be signed by the applicant

in the space provided for signature. In case of a minor/deceased/idiot/lunatic/mentally retarded

acknowledgment receipt shall be signed by the Representative Assessee.

o Non-Individual applicants : In case of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), acknowledgment

receipt shall be signed by the Karta of the HUF. In case of Company/Firm/Association of Person(s)/Body of

Individuals/ Association of Person(s) Trust/Artificial Judicial Person or Local Authority, the authorised signatory shall sign the acknowledgment receipt.

o Thumb Impression should be attested by a Magistrate or a Notary Public or a Gazetted Officer, under official seal and stamp.

4. Payment :o Fee for processing PAN application: Rs.94 (Rs.85 + service tax)

for PAN card to be dispatched in India. For dispatch outside India, fee is Rs.944 (including service tax).

o Payment should be in INR and payment instruments in other currency will not be accepted.

o Payment can be made through Demand Draft, Cheque or Credit card / Debit card or Net Banking. Cheque (payable at par)/Demand Draft should be in favour of'NSDL-PAN'payable at Mumbai.

o Acknowledgment number should be mentioned on the reverse of the Cheque/ Demand Draft

5. Proof of Identity and Address :Applicant is required to submit Proof of Identity and Address along with the acknowledgment receipt.

o Proof of Identity and Address should be in the name of the applicant as mentioned in item no. 1 of the application form.

o Document provided as Proof of Identity and Proof of Address should have name of the applicant exactly matching with the name in application.For Example: If name in application is mentioned as Poonam Ravi Narayan, proof of Identity and Address should be in the name of Poonam Ravi Narayan in a single line(except Ration card).

o Proof of changes requested :Applicant shall be required to provide supporting documents for correction or change in PAN data (like name, father's name and date of birth) requested by the applicant.

o The list of above said documents can be checked in linkhttps://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/InstructionsCorr.html#instruct_documents

6. Additional PAN surrender :Applicant is required to submit any one of the below document as proof of PAN in case of surrender of additional PAN :

i. Copy of PAN Cardii. Copy of PAN allotment letter/Intimation letter from Income Tax

Applicant may contact his Assessing Officer for surrender of single PAN.

2. Submission of documents :      The acknowledgment duly signed, affixed with photograph (in case of 'Individuals') along with Demand Draft, if any, and proof of identity & proof of address should be sent at the below address :    

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING CHANGE REQUEST FORM

(Please click here for Instructions in Hindi language)

(a) Form to be filled in English only.(b) Fields marked by asterisk (*) are mandatory.(c) Mention 10 digit PAN correctly.

Item

No.Item Details Instructions for filling the form

1 Full Name Please select appropriate title.Individuals must state full expanded name. If Last Name and Middle Name are entered, then applicant must enter First Name also. Do not use abbreviations and initials in first and last name.For example, Poonam Ravi Narayan should be written as:Last Name/Surname First Name Middle NameNARAYAN POONAM RAVIAllowed two characters initials in surname, first name,middle name & father's name of applicant 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 JE JI JO JR JU KA KC KE KH KI KJ KO KS

KU LE LI LO LU MA MU NA NG OH OM ON PI PT QI RU SA SE SI SM SU TA TI TO

TU UR UL WO WU YE YH YI YJ YO YU ZI

Applicants other than 'Individuals' must ignore above instructions.For example:Name of the CompanyNATIONAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY LIMITEDHUFs shall mention HUF after their full name. Mention HUF in bracket ( ).For example:Name of HUFMANOJ MAFATLAL DAVE ( HUF )In case of Company, name should be provided without any abbreviations. For example, different variations of 'Private Limited' viz. Pvt Ltd, Private Ltd, Pvt Limited, P Ltd, P. Ltd., P. Ltd are not allowed. It should be 'Private Limited' or 'Limited' only.In case of sole proprietorship concern, the sole proprietor should use/apply PAN in his/her personal name.Name should not be prefixed with titles such as Shri, Smt, Kumari, Dr., Major, M/s etc.

Name you would like printed on the card

Individual applicants are allowed to provide abbreviated 'Name to be printed on the card'. The abbreviated name should necessarily contain the expanded Last Name/Surname.For example:Last Name/Surname First Name Middle Name SAMUEL ROY JAMEScan be written as,ROY JAMES SAMUELR. J. SAMUELROY J. SAMUELFor Non - Individual applicants, this should be same as last name field in Item No. 1 above.

Name you would like printed on the card should not be prefixed with titles such as Shri, Smt, Kumari, Dr., Major, M/s etc.

2 Father's Name

Applicable to Individuals only. Instructions in Item No.1 with respect to name apply here. Married women applicants should give only father's name and not husband's name.Father's Name should not be prefixed with titles such as Shri, Smt, Kumari, Dr., Major, M/s etc.

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

Date cannot be a future date.Date 2nd August 1975 should be written as :

0 2 0 8 1 9 7 5

D D M M Y Y Y YRelevant date for different category of applicants is: Individual: Date of Birth;Company: Date of Incorporation;Association of Person: Date of Formation/Creation; Association of Persons (Trusts): Date of Creation of Trust Deed;Partnership Firms: Date of Partnership Deed;HUFs: Date of creation of HUF and for ancestral HUF, date can be 01010001 where the date of creation is not available.

4 Sex This field is mandatory for Individuals.

5 Photo Mismatch

Individuals issued a PAN card with some other person's photograph will select the box on the left margin. The original PAN card with wrong photograph is to be enclosed with the acknowledgment.

6 Signature Mismatch

Individuals issued a PAN card with some other person's signature will select the box on the left margin. The original PAN card with wrong signature is to be enclosed with the acknowledgment.

7 Address for Communication

(1) Please select either 'Residential' or 'Office' address as the address for communication.(2) Address for communication can be Residential Address only if the applicant is an Individual / HUF / Body of Individuals / Association of Persons / Artificial Juridicial Person.(3) All future communication will be sent at the address indicated in this field.(4) If Address for Communication is selected as 'Office', Office Name and Address is mandatory.(5) Out of first four address fields, applicant must fill up atleast two fields.(6) Town/City/District, State/Union Territory and PIN are mandatory.(7) If the applicant wants to enter foreign address, option for "outside India" should be selected from the drop down list in the field of "State/Union Territory".(8) Further, applicant should select the name of the country and enter the ZIP code as applicable.

8 Update other address

If applicant wishes to update other address, besides address for communication, box on left margin to be selected and details of address to be provided in the relevant fields.

9 Telephone Number and e-mail ID

(1) Telephone Number is mandatory along with STD Code.(2) In case of mobile number, country code should be mentioned as STD Code.

ISD/STD Code Tel. No.

9 1 9 8 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 5

Where '91' is the country code of India.However, in case of WLL mobiles (e.g. Reliance, TATA Indicom, etc.), STD Code should be mentioned.(3) NRI /Foreign National should mention the ISD code of their respective country and City code as applicable in the space provided for ISD/STD code. e.g. Person staying in Chicago should write 1312 in the ISD/STD code text box.(1 is ISD code of USA and 312 is City code of Chicago).(4) E-mail ID is mandatory. Applicants must provide their valid e-mail ID for receiving intimation about the status of their application through e-mail.

10 Mention other Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) inadvertently allotted to you

All PAN(s) inadvertently allotted should be mentioned and the corresponding PAN card(s), if any, to be submitted for cancellation alongwith the acknowledgment. PAN to be cancelled should not be same as PAN (the one currently used) mentioned at the top of the form.

(d) Documents to be submitted along with the application

1 Proof of identity and address a. Documents which are acceptable as proof of identity and address are mentioned in Detailed

instructions for documents to be submitted. b. Proof of Identity and address must be in the name of the applicant as mentioned in the

application form. c. If the applicant is a minor (i.e. below 18 years of age at the time of application), any of the

documents acceptable as proof of identity and address of any of the parents/ guardian of such minor shall be deemed to be the proof of identity and address of the applicant.

d. Proof of address in the name of spouse/parents/sibling etc., will not be accepted as valid proof of address.

e. Proof of Address is required for the address mentioned in "Address for communication" in item no.7.

f. If item no.8 is ticked & filled in, proof of address mentioned therein is also required. 2 Proof of PAN

a. Proof of PAN is required for the PAN currently in use (i.e. existing PAN). This is required for the PAN mentioned at the beginning of the application before item no. 1

b. Proof of PAN is also required in case of cancellation request for any PAN, i.e., for any PAN mentioned in Item No. 10

c. Proof of PAN can be one of the following only: i. Copy of PAN card; or

ii. Copy of intimation letter issued by the Income Tax Department in lieu of PAN card intimating PAN.

iii. In case one of the above proofs are not available, a copy of FIR (stating loss of PAN card) can be submitted.

If proof of PAN (as stated above) is not submitted, the application will be processed on a 'good effort' basis even without a copy of FIR. During verification at NSDL, if it is found that there are differences between the PAN or the data provided in the application with the ITD database, the application may not be processed and the processing fee will be forfeited.

3 Proof for change requested

The applicant shall be required to provide further documentary proof to support request for correction or change in PAN data like name, father's name, date of birth, for example:

a. Request for change (marginal correction like spelling correction, expansion of initials, etc.,) in applicant's or father's name will have to be supported with suitable proof of identity containing corrected data.

b. Request for change (significant change) in applicant's or father's name will have to be supported with such proof that will contain proof of change of name from the old to the new in addition to the proof of identity. The documents that shall be accepted as proof in this case are:

i. For married ladies - change of name on account of marriage - marriage certificate, marriage invitation card, publication of 'name-change' in gazette, copy of passport showing husband's name (or vice versa).

ii. For individual applicants other than married ladies - publication of `name-change' in gazette.

iii. For companies - ROC's certificate for name change. iv. For partnership firms - revised Partnership Deed v. For other categories which are registered organisations (AOP/Trust/BOI/AJP, etc.)

- the revised registration/deed/agreement. vi. For all categories of applicants - A certificate from a gazetted officer stating name

change. c. Request for correction of date of birth (for individuals) and date of incorporation (non-

individuals) will have to be supported with documents issued by competent authority containing the correct date.

d. The address for communication in the ITD database will be updated with the address for communication mentioned in the application, even if change in address for communication is not requested in the application.

If the core data relating to the PAN (the applicant's name, date of birth, father's name (for individual), name and date of incorporation [for non-individual]) provided in the application substantially varies with the PAN data in the ITD database and the applicant has not requested for the change in the same with sufficient support documents, the applicant will be intimated of this variance. In such case the applicant will have to provide necessary support documents. If such data substantially matches with the ITD database the PAN card will be printed with the data in the ITD database with only the fields marked for change by the applicant.

Documents to be submitted as Proof of Identity and Address

I For Individuals

1. Citizen of India located in India at the time of application for PAN

Proof of Identity

Copy of any of the following:

1 School leaving certificate

2 Matriculation certificate

3 Degree of a recognised educational institution

4 Depository account statement

5 Credit card statement

6 Bank account statement/ bank pass book

7 Water bill

8 Ration card

9 Property tax assessment order

10 Passport

11 Voters Identity Card

12 Driving License

13 Certificate of identity signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or Gazetted Officer.

Proof of Address

Copy of any of the following

1 Electricity bill*

2 Telephone bill*

3 Depository account statement*

4 Credit card statement*

5 Bank account statement/bank pass book*

6 Rent receipt*

7 Employer certificate*

8 Passport

9 Voters Identity card

10 Property tax assessment order

11 Driving License

12 Ration card

13 Certificate of address signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or Gazetted Officer.* documents submitted as proof of address for serial numbers 1 to 7 should not be more than six months old from the date of application.

2. Citizen of India located outside India at the time of application for PAN

Proof of Identity

Copy of passport

Proof of Address

Copy of any of the following

1 Copy of passport

2 Copy of bank account statement in country of residence

3 Copy of NRE bank account statement **

3. Foreign Citizen located in India at the time of application for PAN

Proof of Identity

Copy of any of the following

1 Copy of passport

2 Copy of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card issued by Government of India

Proof of Address

Copy of any of the following

1 Copy of passport

2 Copy of bank account statement in India

3 Residential permit issued by the State Police Authorities

4 Registration certificate issued by the Foreigner's Registration Officer

5 Copy of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card issued by Government of India

6 Copy of NRE bank account statement**

7

Copy of Visa application to Indian authorities andCopy of Visa granted and Copy of appointment letter/contract from Indian Company andCertificate (in original) of Indian address issued by employer****** The certificate should be on employer's letterhead mentioning PAN of the employer. Copy of PAN card for the PAN mentioned in the employer's certificate should be submitted.

Note: If the applicant has provided an Indian office address, then all the following five documents are mandatory along with any of the first six above mentioned documents:-

1. Copy of Visa application to Indian authorities and 2. Copy of Visa granted and 3. Copy of appointment letter/contract from Indian Company and 4. Certificate (in original) of address in India of applicant issued by authorized signatory of

employer on employer's letter head mentioning the PAN of the employer.

5. Copy of PAN card for the PAN mentioned in the employer's certificate.

4. Foreign Citizen located outside India at the time of application for PAN

Proof of Identity

1 Copy of passport

2 Copy of other National ID attested by Indian Embassy/Consulate/High Commission/Apostille

3 Copy of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card issued by Government of India

Proof of Address

Copy of any of the following

1 Copy of passport

2 Copy of other National ID attested by Indian Embassy/Consulate/High Commission/Apostille

3Copy of bank account statement in country of residence, duly attested by Indian Embassy/High Commission/Consulate/Apostille in the country where applicant is located

4 Copy of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card issued by Government of India

5 Copy of NRE bank account statement**

** showing at least two customer induced transactions in last six monthsperiod and duly attested by Indian Embassy / Consular office / High commission orApostille or by the manager of the bank in which the account is held. The applicant may be a joint holder.

II For Categories other than Individualsi.e. Firm, BOI, HUF, AOP, AOP(Trust), Local Authority, Company, Artificial Judicial Person

1. Having office of their own in India

Proof of Identity and AddressHUF Any document prescribed in the case of individuals in respect of Karta of the HUF.

Company Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by Registrar of Companies.

Firms Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by Registrar of Firms or Copy of Partnership Deed.

AOP (Trusts) Copy of Trust Deed or Copy of Certificate of Registration issued by Charity Commissioner.

AOP/BOI/Local Authority/Artificial Juridical Person

Copy of Agreement or Copy of Certificate of Registration 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.

2. Having no office of their own in India

Proof of Identity and Address

Copy of any of the following

a) Copy of registration certificate of the respective country duly attested by Indian Embassy/Consulate/High Commission/Apostille in the country where applicant is located.

b) Copy of certificate of registration with the competent authority in India

c) Copy of approval issued by the competent authority in India

d) Copy of the accompanying documents alongwith the approval issued by competent authority in India*

e) Copy of the application (duly acknowledged) made by the applicant before the competent authority in India* *This document can be provided only if applicant mentions an address in India in the PAN application.