Taxman gets new tech tool to identify, kill duplicate PAN

March 22, 2016
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After years of labour, the I-T department has finally got a new technology tool to check duplicate PAN cards, allowing them to ‘kill’ it.

An ambitious electronic platform called the Income Tax Business Application-Permanent Account Number (ITBA-PAN) has been operationalised. It will help the taxman and PAN issuing intermediaries identify such duplicate numbers every time a new application for generation of the I-T department-issued unique identity reaches their portals.

“The department earlier used to check against duplicity of PAN in a manual fashion which was not foolproof. The new electronic system is very accurate,

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