PAN CARD INDIA

According to a press release issued on 8 January, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended the income-tax rules and asked all banks to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Form No. 60 (where PAN is not available) to all existing bank accounts by 28 February 2017, if not done already. However, the ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts’ (BSBDA) are excluded from the necessary compliance norms of this rule. BSBDA are small bank account and they are subjected to various limitations. For instance: total credits in such accounts should not exceed Rs1 lakh in a year, the maximum balance in the account should not exceed Rs50,000 at any time and the total withdrawals (cash or transfers) should not exceed Rs10,000 in a month. If you have not yet provided PAN or Form No. 60 for your bank account, do so at the earliest to avoid unnecessary hassles later. The background Post-demonetization, several amendments were made to track black money making its way into the banking ...

Permanent Account Number (PAN) was introduced by the Indian Income Tax Department in order to facilitate easy retrieval of information and matching information relating to an assessee's investment, payment of taxes, raising of loans, assessment, tax demand, tax arrears etc.The Permanent Account Number (PAN) is unique, national, and permanent. It is unaffected by a change of address, even between states in India. As a universal identification key the PAN helps to monitor all financial transactions of high net worth individuals and thereby indirectly prevent tax evation. Pan Card is issued by the CBDTIndian Income Tax Department under the supervision of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) and is almost equivalent to a national identification number. It also serves as an important ID proof. From 1 January 2005 it has been made mandatory to quote the Permanent Account Number (PAN) on challans for any payments due to ...