Expeditious allotment of PANs. - Income Tax - 1414/CBDT

INSTRUCTION NO. 1414/CBDT Dated: September 23, 1981 Reference is invited to Boards Instructions No.1054 of 18th April 1977 and instruction No.1252 dated 24th April 1979 by which the need for expeditious allotment of Permanent Account Numbers were emphasises and it was desired that these numbers may be allotted after screening the ITOs control register in all live cases. With the statutory requirement u/s.139(A) of the I.T.Act 1961, it is obligatory on the assessee to quote their permanent account number on their returns, challans and in correspondence with the Income tax authorities. The importance of allotment of permanent account numbers, therefore can hardly be over emphasised. 2. Complaints regarding non-allotment of permanent account number and non-communication to the assessees continue to be received in the boards office and Estimate committee have also taken note of this fact in their 9th report for the year 1980-81. The board therefore desire that a certificate may be sent to the board by all the commissioners by 31st October, 1981 that permanent account numbers stand alloted in all live cases existing on the register of the Department as on 31st July 1981. 3. Reference is also invited to DOMS letter No.422(22)/71 DOMS dated the 25th June, 1973 by which instructions were issued for immediate switch over from the use of GIR number to PAN in maintenance of registers and in correspondence with the assessees. It has also been seen that even after a lapse of 10 years complete switch over has not been done so far. It is therefore necessary to emphasise once again that the practice of GIR number should be stopped forthwith and PAN quoted in its place which is possible only when these numbers are alloted expeditiously.