PAN Card Cancel- If you have a PAN Card, then this article is for you. It is necessary for any tax payer to have a PAN or Permanent Account Number card. If you want to cancel or deactivate your PAN for any reason, you can apply for it online or offline. You can get the form for cancelling PAN card online at http://www.tin-nsdl.com/. It is also available offline. On going online, click on the Apply for PAN Online option. After this a new page opens where you have to fill in your details.
To cancel PAN card online:
Go to the official website of the Income Tax Department http://incometax.sparshindia.com/pan/newPAN.asp and provide your details as per the instructions. Apart from this, you can also fill the PAN Change Request Application Form. In this, the current PAN has to be written at the top. If you have additional PANs, write them in column number 11 and submit the card of the PAN that is to be cancelled along with the form.
To cancel PAN card offline:
To make some changes in PAN card, fill Form 49A and submit it at NSDL TIN Facilitation Centre. You can write a letter to the Assessing Officer of the concerned area and provide these details about yourself:
– Taxpayer’s address
– Taxpayer’s name
– Details of the additional PAN card to be given
– Details of the PAN card you want to retain
– You must keep an acknowledgement copy of the letter. The acknowledgement letter received from the Income Tax Department is proof that the additional PAN has been cancelled.