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Income Tax Department and Ministry of Corporate Affairs

PAN and TAN Allocation Readiness

PAN/TAN tax-identity readiness

Registration & compliance Compliance Open year-round
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What it is

Help founders understand when PAN or TAN is needed, prepare consistent legal-entity and contact data, and choose the official allocation or update route.

What you get

  • PAN/TAN tax-identity readiness

Who it is for

  • PAN or TAN requirement depends on applicant, entity and tax-deduction or collection role
  • company incorporation may offer PAN/TAN allocation through the current SPICe+ linked route
  • current tax law and form-specific documents control the final route
IndividualProprietorshipPartnership firmLlpPrivate limited companyPublic limited companyTrustSocietyOther legal entityIndia

How to apply

  1. 1
    Identify the required tax identity

    Determine whether the applicant needs PAN, TAN or both based on entity, incorporation and tax-deductor or collector role.

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  2. 2
    Choose the current official route

    Review the current SPICe+ linked route for companies or the official Income Tax and authorised application route for other applicants.

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  3. 3
    Submit and protect the acknowledgement

    Use the applicant's own credentials, submit current documents and retain the acknowledgement without sharing OTPs or passwords.

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Keep ready

Applicant identity and entity formation information