Item No.

Item Details

Guidelines for filling the form

1.

Full Name

Individuals must state fully expanded name.

For example Poonam Ravi Narayan          should be written as:

Last Name/Surname    First Name           Middle Name
NARAYAN             POONAM        RAVI

Do not use abbreviations and initials.

Allowed two characters initials in surname, first name & father’s name of applicant are mentioned below.

Applicants other than 'Individuals' must ignore above instructions.

Non-Individuals should write their full name starting from the first block of Last Name/Surname. If the name is longer than the space provided for the last name, it can be continued in the space provided for First and Middle Name.

For example:

Last Name/Surname     First Name      Middle Name
GOLDEN STAR INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT CARRIERS PRIVATE LIMITED

HUF should mention (HUF) within brackets after its full name.

For example:
Last Name/Surname                             First Name  Middle Name
MANOJ MAFATLAL DAVE (HUF)

In case of Company, the 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' only.

In case of sole proprietorship concern, the proprietor should use/apply PAN in his/her own name..

Name 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 woman applicant should give father's name and not husband's name.

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

Relevant date for different categories of applicants is:
Individual: Actual Date of Birth; Company: Date of Incorporation;
Association of Persons: 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. Field should be left blank in case of other applicants.

5 & 6.

Photo/Signature Mismatch

Individuals issued a PAN card with incorrect/unclear photograph/signature should tick the box on the left margin.

7.

Address for Communication

Indicate either Residence or Office address for communication as the case may be. If status of applicant is other than Individual/HUF/AOP/BOI/AJP, office name and address is mandatory.

Out of first four fields, applicant must fill up at least two fields. Town/City/District, State/Union Territory and PIN are
mandatory.

8.

Update other address

If applicant wishes to update other address, besides address for communication, box on left margin should be ticked and details of address be provided on an additional sheet in similar format as prescribed in Item No.7.

9.

Telephone Number and e-mail ID

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

STD Code                                    Tel. No.

Where '91' is the country code of India.
(3) It is mandatory for the applicants to mention either their “Telephone number” or valid “e-mail id” so that they can be contacted in case of any discrepancy in the application and/or for receiving PAN through e-mail.

9.

Mention other permanent Account Number (PANs) inadvertently allotted to you

All PAN/s inadvertently allotted other than the one filled at the top of the form (the one currently used)  should be mentioned and the copy of corresponding PAN card(s) to be submitted for cancellation with the form.