Companies to get PAN, TAN within a day; paperless application starts

Companies can now obtain PAN or TAN registration within a day if they submit digital signature certificate based application, thereby ensuring ease of doing business, Income Tax department said today. 

Besides, individuals can now get a new Permanent Account Number (PAN) through Aadhaar-based e-signature facility
which will reduce the effective time in allotment. 

For fast-tracking the allotment of PAN and Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) to company appli .. 

The URL links for the above applications are available in 'important links' on the homepage of the departmental website 'incometaxindia.gov.in', it said.