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PAN card rules: Those with a total income exceeding the income tax threshold are required to obtain a PANIncome tax rules make it compulsory
for certain individuals and entities to obtain a PAN or Permanent Account Number
PAN - a 10-digit alphanumeric identification number - is issued by the Income Tax Department to assessees, including individuals and
Besides, even individuals not required to file income tax returns can also apply for a PAN online on a voluntarily basis
The Income Tax Department has on its website - incometaxindia.gov.in - described the entities who are required to obtain a PAN. ( All you
need to know about PAN, Aadhaar interchangeability)Individuals with a total income in the previous year exceeding the income tax threshold
are required to obtain a PAN, according to the taxman
In other words, those with a taxable income in a financial year are required to obtain a PAN.( For these tasks, you will be able to quote
Aadhaar instead of PAN)A charitable trust required to furnish return under Section 139 (4A) of the Income Tax Act is required to obtain a
PAN.Individuals carrying on any business or profession wherein the total sale, turnover, or gross receipts are likely to exceed Rs 5 lakh in
any previous year are also required to have the identification number.( 10 things to know about latest changes in PAN, Aadhaar rules)Other
individuals required to have a PAN include those intending to enter into specified financial transactions in which quoting of the 10-digit
alphanumberic number is mandatory.Non-individual resident persons and person associated with them are required to obtain a PAN if the
financial transaction during a financial year exceeds Rs 2.5 lakh.( Aadhaar can be used for cash transactions above Rs 50,000, says
official)Persons associated with non-individual resident persons include individuals such as managing directors, directors, partners,
trustees, authors, founders, chief executive officers, principal officers and office bearers of the non-individual resident persons, and
other persons competent to act on behalf of such persons, according to the Income Tax Department website.( Aadhaar, PAN steps to expand
taxpayer base, say experts)Besides, individuals not covered in any of the above can voluntarily apply for PAN, the taxman adds.Meanwhile,
the taxman has announced September 30 as the due date for assessees to link the two "unless specifically exempted".Get Breaking news, live
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