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Simple Steps to Download e-PAN on Income Tax E-filing 2.0 Portal

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By Arpit Kulshrestha
Process to Download Instant e-PAN on Tax 2.0 Portal

The Income Tax Department has come up with the concept of e-PAN with the launch of the new web portal on June 7 of this year. Just like a Driving license is crucial while driving; similarly, permanent account number (PAN) is essential in our day-to-day commercial transactions that are undertaken along with payment of tax. But, in many cases, PAN gets lost. Manually it is a time-consuming process to reissue PAN. So the Income Tax Department has come up with the concept of the e-PAN card. Though the new income tax portal used by the taxpayers is interactive and user-friendly; however, the rules are still stringent related to Permanent Account Number. The Income Tax department has made compulsory the use of PAN for taxpayers.

What is a Permanent Account Number (PAN)?

Permanent Account Number is a distinctive and unique 10-digit alphanumeric number that is issued by the Income Tax Department to Income Tax Payers. Through this PAN, the income tax department is involved in recording all tax-related transactions and information related to a specific individual against his unique PAN card. Consequently, this permits the tax authorities to link all tax-related activities with the department.

Rule Related to PAN 

The Income Tax Department has made it legally mandatory to apply for, get and use PAN on all tax-related transactions. 

PAN is a crucial aspect/medium when it comes to tax transactions, tracking the transactions, and also monitoring the inflow and outflow of taxpayer’s money. 

The PAN acts as a point of the database for individual transactions i.e.          

  • Payment of income tax,
  • Tax deducted at source (TDS), 
  • The tax collected at source (TCS)/
  • Return on gift/investments/wealth, 
  • Opening Bank account, 
  • Applying for a credit or debit card, 
  • Huge financial transactions and so on.

Concept of E-PAN

So, from the above discussion, we can understand the importance and critical significance of PAN in our regular life. But in certain cases, people lose their PAN card or it gets damaged. just like a driving license or money. The solution was and is the issue of duplicate PAN. However, it is a time-consuming process and the income tax department has been doing it for decades. 

But with the launch of a new web portal by the income tax department, issuance of “e-PAN card download” has become possible, which is just a few clicks away. The Income Tax Department has allowed the issuance of an e-PAN card that can be downloaded from the website incometax.gov.in. For issuance of e-PAN, an Aadhar number is required and it should be linked with your PAN Card.

The e-PAN card facility can be availed in the following conditions:
  • The person has never been allocated a PAN in the past. 
  • The date of birth of the person is available on the Aadhaar card. 
  • The person’s mobile number is linked with the Aadhaar number. 
  • The person should not be a minor in the eyes of law on the date of application for PAN. 
  • However, If the Aadhaar-PAN is not linked, then e-PAN can't be downloaded
  • So link the above-mentioned cards along with your mobile number.

Step to Download e-PAN Card From Income Tax 2.0 Portal 

  • Log in to the official new web portal of the Income Tax Department i.e.  incometax.gov.in   
  • Click the option of  ‘Our Services’ in the extreme left 
  • Then click on the option of ‘Instant e-PAN’ 
  • Thereafter Click on the option of ‘New e-PAN’ 
  • Enter your  Aadhaar Number 
  • Read the terms and conditions carefully and Click on the Accept button 
  • Thereafter You shall get an OTP on the registered mobile number. 
  • Enter the OTP received on your mobile number 
  • Check other details also, enter your e-mail, and finally click on the Confirm button.  
Finally, your e-PAN will be sent on a registered e-mail ID. The e-PAN facility is meant for the allotment of instant PAN and that too on a real-time basis.

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