Income Tax

Increased PAN applications due to demonetisation and amendments in Rule 114B and Rule 114E. Timely resolution of probable duplicate PAN

Increased PAN applications due to demonetisation and amendments in Rule 114B and Rule 114E. Timely resolution of probable duplicate PAN marked by system

Income Tax is gearing up of the PAN services due to sharp increase in PAN Applications after the recall of high denomination bank notes and and requirements for quoting of PAN in recent amendments in Rule 114B and Rule 114E

The Income Tax Directorate of Systems has issued directions (ITBA-PAN Instruction No. 7) to all the authorities in this regard.

As per the Instruction, as per the procedure in place a reasonable number of PAN allotment requests are marked as probable duplicate by the system which has to be resolved by respective Regional Computer Centres whereby PAN details are matched to either allot a new PAN or mark the request as duplicate.

The Directorate has urged such Centres that all out efforts should be made to resolve all duplicate PAN requests marked during allotment process to ensure lowest pendency on this account.

The Directorate has also urged for deputing additional man powers on immediate basis wherever any such shortage is reported.

The Directorate has advised Centres to contact helpdesk in case of any issue or clarification in respect of PAN module.

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