PAN mandatory for service tax registration: Fin Min

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Permanent Account Number (PAN) is now mandatory for private firms for getting service tax registration besides email and mobile number.

"Applicants, who are not government departments shall not be granted registration in the absence of
PAN," according to an order issued by the Finance Ministry.

The registration shall mandatorily require that the PAN number of the proprietor or the legal entity being registered should be quoted in the application except for government departments, it said.