How to Get a PAN Card Online?

Permanent Account Number or PAN is a necessary document which is needed while making hefty financial transactions or paying taxes in India. It is a tool through which the Income Tax Department of the country keeps a tab on the financial activities of the people. Applicants can apply for a PAN card both online and offline. However, the online method is far easier and the applicant can apply for a PAN even from the comforts of his home. Let us check out the simplest and the easiest method to get the PAN online. PAN card is issued to an entity and if it has already been issued, one should not apply for it again. The entity in this case can be an individual, association of persons, body of individuals, company, trust, local body, etc. In order to apply for a new PAN card, the applicant needs to visit the following website:https://www.onlineservices.nsdl.com/paam/endUserRegisterContact.html The page contains a registration form for three categories, namely, new PAN application for Indian citizens (Form 49A), new PAN application for foreign nationals (Form 49AA) and the third one for making changes in the PAN card details or requesting for a reprint of the existing PAN card. The user also has to fill the type of entity for which the PAN is being applied for. This list includes entities like individuals, trusts, companies, etc. The applicant needs to fill his details to the best of his knowledge. Information once provided cannot be altered in between. In case of any alteration, a new form has to be submitted. The applicant gets a token number after the successful submission of the form. This token number is also sent to the email address mentioned by the applicant in the form. There are three options to submit the relevant verification documents for PAN- Digital submission through e-KYC and e-Sign (Paperless), Submission of scanned images through e-Sign and forwarding the documents physically by mail services. In the next few steps, the user needs to fill his personal and other details. The next part of the form contains the area details and the applicant has to select the AO code from the dropdown list. The proof of identity, the proof of address and the proof of the date of birth needs to be submitted by the user and the declaration has to be signed before clicking the submit button. A nominal fee of Rs 107.00 (93+ 15% service tax) has to be paid by debit card and credit card, net banking or through demand draft for applicants residing in India. If the applicant lives outside the country, he has to pay the processing fee of Rs 994.00 [Application fee of Rs 93 + Dispatch charges of Rs 771 + 15% service charge on previous two charges]. As soon as the payment is confirmed, the user gets an acknowledgement number which has to be printed and the applicant has to put his signature or thumb impression on it. The acknowledgement document, two passport sized colour photographs and the documents required for the verification has to be sent to the NSDL at Income Tax PAN Services Unit, NSDL e-Gove ance Infrastructure Limited, 5th Floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341, Survey No. 997/8,Model Colony, Near Deep Bungalow Chowk, Pune – 411 016. Once the process gets completed, the applicant receives the PAN card on his address by post.