Get PAN instantly on new income tax portal. Here’s how

KEY STORY

• Permanent Account Number or PAN is an important financial document which is required for income tax return (ITR) filing, bank account opening, applying for credit or debit card, large amount financial transactions etc. Many a time people lose their PAN cards or get them damaged. In that case, income tax department allows instant e-PAN card download.

• This facility is available on the new income tax portal — incometax.gov.in too. If you are someone who lost or damaged their PAN card and are unable to remember your PAN number, you can still download e-PAN without PAN number from the new income tax website by using the Aadhaar number. This option is available to those who have linked their PAN with Aadhaar.

  Instant PAN facility can be used by a person only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • He/she has never been allotted a PAN.

  • His/her mobile number is linked with his/her Aadhaar number.

  • His/her complete date of birth is available on the Aadhaar card.

  • He/she should not be a minor on the date of application for PAN.

  If the Aadhaar PAN link is not completed, you won’t be able to download e-PAN from the new income tax e-filing portal. To download instant e-PAN from the new income tax portal, you need to first login at the portal and then click at ‘Our Services’ on the lower side of extreme left. You need to then click at ‘Instant E PAN’ and follow some simple steps to download e-PAN without PAN card number.

  Step by step guide to download e-PAN instantly:

  • Login at the official new income ta website — incometax.gov.in;

  • Click ‘Our Services’ on the lower side of the extreme left;

  • Click on ‘Instant E PAN’;

  • Click on ‘New E PAN’;

  • Enter your Aadhaar card number

  • Read terms and conditions carefully and click on ‘Accept’ button;

  • You will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number;

  • Enter the OTP;

  Check details carefully, enter your e-mail ID and click the ‘Confirm’ button. Your e-PAN will be sent on your given e-mail ID. Log in to your e-mail and download the e-PAN PDF. The e-PAN facility is for allotment of Instant PAN (on near-real time basis) for those applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number. PAN is issued in PDF format to applicants, which is free of cost.