You can make the most of the e-Filing instant e-PAN facility. You can quickly generate an e-PAN, check your e-Filing PAN card status, and file your income tax returns. And you can do this from a single website.
The e-Filing website by the Income Tax Department (ITD) offers features like linking your Aadhaar with PAN and tax information. This website had everything related to your income tax.
The steps to check your e-Filing instant PAN card status is similar to generating PAN. These steps are stated in the Instant e-PAN user manual available on the e-Filing website.
Let’s see how to generate an instant e-PAN with the e-Filing website.
Follow these steps:
You can also use the same website to update your e-Filing PAN details and link your PAN with Aadhaar. To update and link the website, use your Aadhaar eKYC information.
Let’s look at the steps for the e-PAN status check:
Once you have done either new PAN generation or PAN updation and linking, you might want to check the status of your request. You can check your request status on the same website.
Here’re the steps to follow:
Please note that the OTP will be valid for 15 minutes, and you get three attempts to enter your correct OTP.
Once you have validated your Aadhaar number with the OTP, you will be diverted to the ‘Check status of your e-PAN request’ page.
You can also check your e-Filing PAN card status with your name and date of birth.
Here are the steps you can follow:
You can also check your PAN card status via phone call or SMS.
Always remember, the ITD or any PAN service provider will never ask you for sensitive personal information like your bank account number, credit card or debit card number, login ID and password.
The e-Filing instant e-PAN facility is available only under the following conditions:
You should be an individual taxpayer. The e-Filing instant PAN facility is not available for a HUF, company, representative assessee (under Section 160 of the Income Tax Act) or firm.
You should have a valid Aadhaar card, and your mobile number linked to it should also be active. You cannot apply for e-Filing instant PAN without Aadhaar.
If you are minor on the date of request, you cannot avail of the e-Filing instant PAN service.
If you already have a PAN card, the system will recognise it as you validate your Aadhaar number. You can only have one PAN number. Therefore, you cannot file for PAN again.
If you fulfil the requirements, you can generate an instant e-PAN or update it on the e-Filing website.
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The simple, quick and zero-cost instant e-PAN service by e-Filing makes PAN generation, updation and linking a breeze.
The e-Filing portal allows you to generate, update, check the status and link your PAN card with Aadhaar through a single website. Also, you don’t have to pay anything for this facility in the e-Filing portal.
1. Go to the 'Instant e-PAN' page.
2. Go to the box that says 'Check status/Download PAN' and click the 'Continue' button at the bottom.
3. Enter your Aadhaar number. After this step, you should receive an OTP.
4. Enter the OTP in the OTP validation screen.
5. You should now get the option to download the e-PAN.
Send an SMS to 57575. The SMS must be in this format - NSDLPAN <15 digit acknowledgement number>. Say, if your acknowledgement number is 183657380265453, then your SMS will be - NSDLPAN 183657380265453.
1. Go to the ITR refund website
2. Fill out your PAN number
3. Choose your assessment year
4. Fill out the captcha field and hit 'Proceed'
1. Go to the TIN-NSDL website.
2. From the drop-down, choose 'PAN - New / Change request'
3. Next choose the 'Name' option (not the 'Acknowledgement number' option)
4. Hit 'Submit'