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lundi 31 mars 2014

Reasons For Having A Pan Card

By Jamal D White


A PAN card is an essential document for a variety of reasons. The card; mostly a ten-digit alphanumeric number issued by the income tax department is crucial when filing tax returns and conducting various transactions that requires one to identify themselves. Anyone who has this card can use it for a variety of purposes.

One of the uses of the PAN card is when performing some common bank transactions. For instance, if you want to make a deposit of more or equal to fifty thousand rupees to your post office savings bank account, you would need to show this card. People who want to buy orders, bank cheques and bank drafts would also need to show this card.

When making certain applications to banks and other banking institutions, the card is also essential. The reason banking institutions ask for this card is to determine whether someone qualifies to get the kind of service they need. The permanent account number is also essential when someone is applying for a credit card from a bank as it is used to determine if you have qualified for such cards.

The card should also be disclosed in the case of paying for foreign trips that charge more than twenty five thousand rupees. This is usually in form of cash and it essential when paying for the tour expenditures or purchasing foreign currency. The disclosure of the card details is also essentials when paying hotel and restaurant bills exceeding twenty five thousand.

People also need the card when purchasing or selling immovable properties equal to Rs. 5 lakhs or more. Before the transactions are completed, the buyer is required to get the PAN of each person who claims to own such properties. For instance, if more than one person owns the property, the property buyer should make sure they get the PAN of all the people who claim a share on such property.

If you decide to purchase or sell an automobile, you would also need to disclose this card. The good thing is however that not all types of automobile that need the disclosure of the permanent account number, as it is only for vehicles that more than two wheels. Companies would also not need to show their permanent account number as they are already known and their companies already have an outstanding way via which they pay tax.

When paying for mutual fund units, you would also be required to show this card. In addition, when you want to acquire company shares via a public means or even acquire institutional debentures, you would also need to disclose the details of your PAN card. People also need to show this card before they acquire bonds from banking institutions.

It is also one of the most important documentations for anyone looking to install phone connections. These are mainly connections related to cellular phones and telephone systems. People usually prefer the use of this card in such instances as it ensures better levels of transparency for all the transactions. The PAN card also ensures both the benefactor and the receiver gets their desired results from making such transactions whether selling, buying or hiring any kind of service.




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