Form 49A : PAN card application form

Form 49 A is required to be submitted to the income tax department to get a PAN number for individual. So form 49A is basically a PAN request application form for allotment of Permanent Account Number under section 139A of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

It is a simple form and only proof of identity and proof of address is required to be submitted along with the application form at any income tax office in India. The PAN card is sent on the communication address and there is no need to go and collect the same from the Income tax office.

PAN number is becoming mandatory day by day in most transactions and as per new income tax rules in 2010 income tax authorities can impose up to 20% of tax deducted at source (TDS) if the recipient of the income fails to provide his PAN to the agency giving this amount.

You can download for free soft copy of form 49A in excel format and also in PDF format along with detailed instructions for filling form 49A

The Income tax department has introduced a new form in PDF format effective from November 1st 2011. Kindly use this form from now onward.

Form 49A free download
Form 49A in Excel format	Form 49A in excel
Form 49A in PDF format	Form 49A in PDF (new applicable from 1st Nov 2011)
Instructions to fill form 49A	Form 49A instructions
Form 49A and filling instructions in PDF	Form 49A and instructions in PDF
PAN card correction form	PAN correction / change form

Any document from the following is to submitted as proof of address and proof of identity. Only photocopy is to be attached along with form 49A

S.	Proof of Identity	Proof of Address
1	School leaving certificate	Electricity bill*
2	Matriculation certificate	Telephone bill*
3	Degree of a recognized educational institution	Depository account statement*
4	Depository account statement	Credit card statement*
5	Credit card statement	Bank account statement/bank pass book*
6	Bank account statement/ bank pass book	Rent receipt*
7	Water bill	Employer certificate*
8	Ration card	Passport
9	Property tax assessment order	Voters Identity card
10	Passport	Property tax assessment order
11	Voters Identity Card	Driving License
12	Driving License	Ration card
13	Certificate of identity signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or Gazetted Officer.	Certificate of address signed by Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or Gazetted Officer.

* Documents submitted, as proof of address for serial numbers 1 to 7 should not be more than six months old from the date of application.

Important Note

Those individuals / companies already allotted a ten-digit alphanumeric PAN shall not apply again, as having or using more than one PAN is illegal as per Income tax laws in India
Other than this request for a new PAN card with the same PAN or/and changes or correction in PAN data can be made by filling up the form for ‘Request for New PAN Card or/and Changes or Correction in PAN Data’.