Corporate Affairs Ministry s incorporation certificate proof of PAN/TAN

New Delhi April 14 (IANS) The government on Saturday said the Certificate of Incorporation (COI) issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is adequate proof of Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) for a company.

"Finance Act 2018 amended section 139A of the Income-tax Act 1961 and removed the requirement of issuing PAN in the form of a laminated card " an official statement said adding "hence it is clarified that PAN and TAN mentioned in the COI issued by MCA shall also be treated as sufficient proof of PAN and TAN for the said company assessees."

It further said: "In case of a company an application for incorporation allotment of PAN and allotment of TAN may be made through a common application form submitted to the MCA."

"In these cases the COI issued by MCA contains a mention of both PAN and TAN " the statement noted.

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