Recently Government reported that it has canceled more than 11.5 lakhs PAN Card in a bid to weed out duplicate and fake cards. As per Income Tax Laws, one person can hold only one PAN Card. However, it was found that there had been multiple duplicate PAN cards issued to the same person. Also, there were cases where a PAN card was allotted to the non-existent person. The government hopes to get rid of more such duplicate/forged PAN cards as they get linked to Aadhaar Number.
Download:- Automated Income Tax All in One TDS on Salary for Non-Govt employees for F.Y.2017-18 & A.Y 2018-19
Also as there have been so many PAN card cancellations, it's important for tax payers to check if their PAN card is still active as more often than not a few genuine people also suffer when such actions take place. Deactivating PAN can seriously jeopardize person financial transactions.
Below is step by step instructions and screenshot to check if your PAN card is still active.
Step 1: Go to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and Click “Login Here” (It does not matter if you are registered user or not)
Step 2: On Menu Click on Services >> ‘Know Your PAN’ (there is NO need to Login)
Step 3: A small Form opens as shown below where you need to fill up details such as name, status, date of birth and contact number.
Download:- Automated TDS on Salary for Govt & Non-Govt Employees For F.Y.2017-18 & A.Y.2018-19 with Automated Arrears Relief Calculator U/s 89(1) with Form 16 from F.Y.2000-01 to 2017-18
Step 4: On the next page you have to enter OTP (One Time Password) received on the phone hit ‘Validate’.
In case there is more than one PAN card registered with the above details, a message appears saying “There are multiple records for this query. Provide additional information.” Enter some more details such as your father’s name.
Step 5: On the final page, if the PAN number is not duplicated, it will be indicated as ‘Active’ under the ‘Remarks’ column.
Download: Automated Arrears Relief Calculator U/s 89(1) with Form 10E from F.Y.2000-01 to F.Y.2017-18
