Permanent Account Number
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PAN Card: What's hidden in your 10-digit Permanent Account Number
Personal Finance | Feb 22, 2026, 05:19 PM ISTToday, a PAN card is no longer just an identity document—it has become the backbone of financial activity in India. Whether you are a salaried professional, a business owner, or an investor, a PAN card is mandatory for carrying out most financial transactions and complying with tax regulations.
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PAN 2.0: What's there in the Cabinet decision for existing holders?
Explainers | Nov 30, 2024, 02:32 PM ISTTo modernise India’s tax administration, the Union Cabinet has approved PAN 2.0, the upgrade of PAN services. The new upgrade will feature streamlining of registration and verification processes using cutting-edge technology.
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How well do you know your PAN Card? Understand key details printed on it and their meanings
Business | Oct 02, 2024, 07:07 PM ISTPAN is a 10 character alpha-numeric number. Each letter represents information. PAN card also serves as proof of the signature of the person required for various financial transactions.
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Attention! Holding more than one PAN card? You need to be worried
Business | Nov 12, 2019, 11:35 AM ISTDo you hold PAN or Permanent Account Number? Then this news is very important for you. PAN serves as a unique number for an income tax-payer. A ten-character alphanumeric identifier, PAN is a means of identifying various taxpayers in the country and no one is allowed to hold more than one PAN number. Even, no two individuals or entities are allowed to hold the same PAN number as per the income tax norms.
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PF body to provide permanent account number from October
Mar 25, 2014, 07:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO will start providing permanent account numbers on the pattern of core banking services to its over five crore subscribers from October this year. Permanent or universal account number (UAN) will