How to update or change your information in PAN Card

How to update the wrong information in PAN Card

Pan card is one of the very important identity document one can have, without pan card one cannot open a bank account or file an Income Tax Return. There can be various implications of having wrong information in the PAN card, and this is the sole responsibility of the citizens of India to furnish and update the correct information in PAN or update any kind of demographics like Date of birth, Sex if changed or incorrectly updated on pan card.

If the PAN card is not updated to the correct address then you may miss the refund cheque send by Income tax department as the same would be delivered to wrong address or if undelivered then could go back to Income tax department and you need to get that issued again and the same scenario can again follow. You may even miss the tax notices or summons if send you via physical mail by tax department, moreover the correct pan card also serves as a legitimate identity proof which is accepted everywhere wherever required.

The Government has provided on line as well as offline routes to get the information corrected on the Pan Card.

We can follow the following steps to change/correct the information on our PAN card.

• Go to tin-nsdl.com

• Go to Services Menu and select the PAN section.

• Click on the Tab pointing Apply online and scroll the page down to section "Change/Pan Card Data".

• Click on Apply in the under thee section change/correction Pan card data. This would open a form.

• In the form under the Application Type menu item choose the item "Change or Correction in existing PAN data/Reprint of PAN Card (No Change in existing PAN data.)"

• In 'Category' dropdown menu, choose the right category of the applicant user. E.g. if the PAN is registered in User name, select 'Individual' from the list.

• Fill in demographic data like, User name, date of birth, mobile number and email address.

• Fill the captcha code visible and click on 'Submit'

• User request should be registered and a token number should be sent to the email address User have given. User can then continue the process by clicking the button given below it.

• When User proceed, User should be redirected to the form -- there are 3 options to submit User documents, click on 'Submit scanned images through e-Sign on NSDL e-gov'.

• Fill all the details - User father's name, mother's name (optional), User Aadhaar number and then click on 'Next'.

• Fill all the details - User father's name, mother's name (optional), User Aadhaar number and then click on 'Next'.

• Upload all the required documents like proof of address, age proof, identity proof and PAN.

• Users need to sign the declaration and click on 'Submit'.

• User should be redirected to the payment page for payment. User need to pay the fee towards the update/correction of User PAN details which is Rs 110 if the communication address is located within the country and Rs 1,020 if the communication address is located in a different country. User can opt for any payment method like credit card, net banking, debit card etc.

• On success of payment, a token acknowledgement slip should be generated on the screen.

The user needs to have a print of the acknowledge script and send it to NSDL e-gov office. Address attaching the hard photocopies of the document supported and submitted online like address proof, identity proof. Paste a photograph in the photo space provided and sign across it.

While preparing for dispatching the document and form following need to be done.

1. User need to mention the type of application on top of the envelope "Application for Pan change".

2. write the acknowledgement number on the envelope.

Send the envelope containing all the details to the below mailing address.

NSDL e-Gov at Income Tax PAN Services Unit, NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, 5th Floor, Mantri Sterling, Plot No. 341, Survey No. 997/8, Model Colony, Near Deep Bungalow Chowk, Pune -- 411 016

For checking the status of the application any time user can do it by sending an message to the number 57575. With 15-digit acknowledgement no. format is given below.

Message format: NSDLPAN XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX