The last (tenth) character is an alphabetic digit used as a check-sum to verify the validity of that current code.

of the name of the entity, trust, society, or organisation in the case of a company/ HUF/firm/AOP/trust/BOI/local authority/artificial judicial person/government, where the fourth character is 'C', 'H', 'F', 'A', 'T', 'B', 'L', 'J', 'G'.of the first name, surname or last name of the person, in the case of a 'personal' PAN card, where the fourth character is 'P' or.The fifth character of the PAN is the first character of either:.Each holder type is uniquely defined by a letter from the list below:Ī - AOP ( Association of persons) B - BOI ( Body of individuals) C - Company F - Firm G - Government H - HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) L - Local authority J - Artificial juridical person P - Person (Individual) T - Trust (AOP) The fourth character identifies the type of holder of the card.The first three characters of the code are three letters forming a sequence of alphabetical letters from AAA to ZZZ.The first five characters are letters (in uppercase by default), followed by four numerals, and the last (tenth) character is a letter.The PAN structure is as follows: Fourth character Example: AAAPZ1234C The PAN (or PAN number) is a ten-character long alpha-numeric unique identifier. A PAN is necessary for filing income tax returns. It is also issued to foreign nationals (such as investors) subject to a valid visa, and hence a PAN card is not acceptable as proof of Indian citizenship. It is issued by the Indian Income Tax Department under the supervision of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) and it also serves as an important proof of identification. The income tax PAN and its linked card are issued under Section 139A of the Income Tax Act. It can also be obtained in the form of a PDF file known as e-PANĪ PAN is a unique identifier issued to all judicial entities identifiable under the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. Taxation, identification and age verificationĪ permanent account number ( PAN) is a ten-character alphanumeric identifier, issued in the form of a laminated 'PAN card', by the Indian Income Tax Department, to any person who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application.

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