The 10-digit unique alphanumeric number that is issued to every taxpayer in India is called a PAN number. Having more than one PAN card at a time is illegal and one must surrender their duplicate PAN cards. Let us now read to know about the steps to revoke your duplicate PAN card. 

How to revoke your duplicate PAN card online? 

Follow the steps mentioned below to revoke or cancel your PAN card online. 

Step 1: Visit the NSDL website. 

Step 2: Choose the ‘Changes or Correction in existing PAN data/Reprint PAN card’ option and then select the ‘Category’ option.

Step 3: Click submit after filling out all the required details.

Step 4: Please save the unique token number that you received via your email. 

Step 5: Choose the ‘Continue with PAN Application Form’. 

Step 6: Choose the preferred mode of submission of the documents. Submit all required details and click ‘Next’.

Step 7: Click the check box in the left margin and mention additional PAN cards that you want to surrender/cancel. 

Step 8: Upload your identity proof, date of birth, residence, and copy of additional PAN, and submit. Fill out the declaration. 

Step 9: Make the required payment.

Step 10: You will receive an acknowledgement slip. Take a printout of the application if you choose to send the PAN card application documents physically. 

Step 11: Sign the application, affix a photo and send all the required documents in an envelope. 

Step 12: Mention ‘Application for PAN Change’ and the application number on top of the envelope.

How to get your PAN card revoked offline? 

If you choose to cancel or revoke your PAN card offline, you have two methods to do so. 

Method 1:

  • Locate the nearest PAN centre and ask for the ‘Request for a New PAN Card Or/and PAN card correction’ Form. You can also download the form from the Income Tax Department portal. 

  • Under item number 11 of the form, mention the PAN number you want to surrender and fill out the required details. 

  • Submit the form along with proof of identity, date of birth, address documents, and the ‘duplicate’ PAN card that you want to surrender. 

  • Keep the acknowledgement slip that you receive upon submission of the form.

Method 2:

Write a letter addressing the area’s immediate assessing officer requesting to cancel your duplicate PAN card. 

Here is a list of the details that must be provided in the PAN card surrender letter:

  • The correct name as mentioned in the PAN card must be provided. 

  • Mention your correct and valid residential address. 

  • Give the accurate details of the PAN cards that you want to surrender and the PAN card that you want to retain.

After submitting the letter, collect an acknowledgement copy. This acts as proof that the extra PAN card has been cancelled. 

Surrendering a PAN card upon the death of a person 

If an individual cardholder has deceased, the relatives can write a letter to the respective jurisdiction’s Income Tax officer requesting to surrender the PAN card. Mention the reason along with the details of the deceased PAN cardholder such as his name, PAN card number, date of birth etc, and death certificate.

How and why to cancel an active PAN card?

PAN cards act as identity proof and are the required document to file taxes therefore it is better to not surrender the PAN card that is active. In instances where the individual will be relocating out of India and will not be paying taxes to the Indian government or will no longer be involved in any financial transactions within the country, the PAN card can be surrendered. This can be done by the same process of writing a letter to the Income Tax assessing officer of their respective jurisdiction. Once the PAN card is cancelled, the physical copy can be surrendered to the Income tax office.

How to revoke or cancel a PAN card of a firm?

In case a company or a firm is shutdown or dissolved the PAN card held in the name should be surrendered either online or offline.

Online Process

Step 1: Visit the official NSDL website.

Step 2: Select the ‘Changes or Correction in existing PAN data/ Reprint of PAN card’ and fill out the form with the required details.

Step 3: Under the ‘Mention other Permanent Account Numbers (PANs), if any, inadvertently allotted to you’ enter the required details and submit the form. 

Step 4: Keep a printed copy of the acknowledgement and include it with all necessary documents. These should consist of the dissolution deed, a copy of the PAN card to be surrendered, and a covering letter. Send the complete set to the ‘Income Tax PAN Services Unit’ located in Pune.

Offline process

Step 1: Write a letter to the Income Tax officer under whose jurisdiction the firm was filing its taxes.

Step 2: Report that the firm is getting dissolved and the PAN card needs to be surrendered. 

Step 3: Send a copy of the dissolution deed and the PAN card to the Income Tax officer and collect the acknowledgement.

How to verify if your PAN card has been cancelled?

To check the status of your PAN cancellation application after submission, follow these steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the official Income Tax e-filing website.

Step 2: Under ‘Quick Links’ select ‘Verify PAN Status’.

Step 3: Enter the required details and select ‘Continue’. 

Step 4: Enter the OTP and select ‘Validate’.

Step 5: Your PAN card’s status will be visible. 

What are the reasons to cancel or surrender your PAN card? 

  • Permanently moving out of India. 

  • An individual has mistakenly received two PAN cards from the Income Tax Department.

  • An individual’s current PAN card has the wrong information.

  • If the PAN cardholder has deceased. 

What can happen if an individual has more than one PAN card?

As per Section 139A of the Income Tax Act, of 1961, an individual can have only one PAN number. If an individual is found to have more than one PAN card, a penalty of up to Rs 10,000 can be imposed on an individual as per section 27B of the Income Tax Act.

Things to verify before surrendering or canceling your PAN Card

Verify documents: Ensure you have all the required documents

Read the guidelines: Carefully read and understand the guidelines provided in the application form. Ensure you have completed all necessary details and submit the required documents.

Contact customer care if necessary: Feel free to contact the Income Tax Department’s helpline number, 020 27218080, for support and guidance. 

Update records: After surrendering your duplicate PAN number, ensure you revise your records and any relevant places where you previously provided the surrendered PAN number. 

Maintain copies and receipts: Keep photocopies, acknowledgement receipts and courier receipts for proof. 

Follow-up: Contact the Income Tax department and follow up on the status of the application if you have not received the acknowledgement or a response within a reasonable time.

FAQs

1. What to write in a letter requesting to cancel a PAN card?

Give your details including your name, address, active pan number, pan number that has to be surrendered (due to any of the reasons mentioned above), and the reason. Then, address it to the area’s immediate assessing authority. 

2. Can I get a new PAN card when there is already one in use?

No, you cannot apply for a new PAN card while there is already one in use.

3. Should I surrender my PAN card and apply for a new one if I relocate to India?

No, the PAN number remains the same throughout India and thus, you need not surrender your existing PAN card if you relocate to India, but you will have to update your address on the existing PAN card.

4. Should I surrender my PAN card if I hold citizenship in another country? 

No, you need not surrender your active PAN card if you are a citizen of a different country. Foreign nationals are also eligible for PAN cards if they are involved in financial transactions within India. They can apply for a PAN card online and can get it delivered outside the country. 

5. Should I cancel my PAN card if I work in a different country?

No, if an Indian citizen is working abroad on an employment visa, they need not apply for a cancellation. Any individual who actively takes part in financial transactions within India, or is liable to pay taxes to the Indian government can hold a PAN card, irrespective of their citizenship status.

7. How much time will it take to deactivate a PAN card?

The process to cancel a PAN card may take 10-15 days after the form is submitted. 

 

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