PAN Card Name Changing Procedures

A PAN (Permanent Account Number) is a 10 digit alphanumeric code that is issued by the Income Tax Department of India, they give this code in a card form. The PAN card allows the Income Tax Department to track all the transaction every person makes. It is mandatory to have a PAN card when you are filling up an Income Tax Return form, depositing or transferring cash that is more than Rs. 50,000, opening a new bank account, applying for a telephone connection, and many more.

Due to some requirements a person may need a PAN card name change, reasons like misspelled names and marriages are the most common.

So in this article, we will be telling you some of the things that you can do to change your name in your PAN card.

PAN Card Name Change

There are a number of things that may lead a person to change their names in their pan cards, some of the most common reasons are misspelled names, change of names, divorce, and marriage. The process is actually very simple, you just have to fill up a form for your PAN card name change through NSDL or Tin. The government charges Rs. 105 for changing your name, and in some cases if the PAN card requires it to be mailed in a foreign country, Rs. 866 will be charged.

PAN Card Name Change Form

The PAN card name change form can be downloaded and be printed, you can either submit it online by yourself or go to the nearest Suwidha Centre. While you fill up the form, it is important to remember a couple of things like:

  • Use a black pen when filling up the form
  • Use English when filling up the form
  • Use 2 recent photos
  • Sign in every place that requires your signature
  • Mention your PAN card number

While filling up every required point in the PAN card name change form, make sure you check the box that is located in the left-hand side of the margin form, this will indicate the places where the changes will happen.

Documents That Are required for PAN Card Name Change

The application is a secondary requirement in the process, along with the application you need to submit documents that will be used as proof.

Here are the documents that you will need during your PAN card name change:

PAN Card Name Change Document Requirements after Marriage

  • Your Marriage Certificate
  • Your Marriage Invitation
  • A Copy of Passport that shows your Husband’s name
  • Publication of name change in Official Newspaper
  • A Certificate issued by an officer

PAN Card Name Change Document Requirements due to other reasons

  • Publication of name change in an Official Newspaper
  • A Certificate issued by an officer

 For a PAN Card Name Change due to a misspelling, here are the documents that you can submit:

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