Application for allotment of a permanent account number.
(1) An application under sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 139A for allotment of a permanent account number shall be made in Form No. 49A or 49AA, as the case may be :
[Provided that an applicant may apply for allotment of permanent account number through a common application form notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette, and the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the classes of persons, forms and formats along with procedure for safe and secure transmission of such forms and formats in relation to furnishing of permanent account number.]
[(1A) Any person, who has not been allotted a permanent account number but possesses the Aadhaar number and has furnished or intimated or quoted his Aadhaar number in lieu of the permanent account number in accordance with sub-section (5E) of section 139A, shall be deemed to have applied for allotment of permanent account number and he shall not be required to apply or submit any documents under this rule.
(1B) Any person, who has not been allotted a permanent account number but possesses the Aadhaar number may apply for allotment of the permanent account number under sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A) or sub-section (3) of section 139A to the authorities mentioned in sub-rule (2) by intimating his Aadhaar number and he shall not be required to apply or submit any documents under this rule.
(1C) The Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall on receipt of information under sub-rule (1A) or sub-rule (1B), as the case may be, authenticate the Aadhaar number for that purpose.]
(2) An application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be made,—
(i) in cases where the function of allotment of permanent account number under section 139A has been assigned by the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner to any particular Assessing Officer, to that Assessing Officer;
(ii) in any other case, to the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction to assess the applicant.
(3) The application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be made,—
(i) in a case where the total income of the person or the total income of any other person in respect of which he is assessable under the Act during any financial year exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income-tax and he has not been allotted any permanent account number, on or before the 31st day of May of the assessment year for which such income is assessable;
(ii) in the case of a person not falling under clause (i), but carrying on any business or profession, the total sales, turnover or gross receipts of which are or is likely to exceed five lakh rupees in any financial year and who has not been allotted any permanent account number, before the end of that financial year;
(iii) in the case of a person who is required to furnish a return of income under sub-section (4A) of section 139 and who has not been allotted any permanent account number, before the end of the financial year;
(iv) in the case of a person who is entitled to receive any sum or income or amount, on which tax is deductible under Chapter XVII-B in any financial year, before the end of such financial year;
93[(v(93[(v) in the case of a person, being a resident, other than an individual, which enters into a financial transaction of an amount aggregating to two lakh fifty thousand rupees or more in a financial year and which has not been allotted any permanent account number, on or before the 31st day of May immediately following such financial year;
(vi) in the case of a person, who is the managing director, director, partner, trustee, author, founder, karta, chief executive officer, principal officer or office bearer of the person referred to in clause (v) or any person competent to act on behalf of the person referred to in clause (v) and who has not been allotted any permanent account number, on or before the 31st day of May immediately following the financial year in which the person referred to in clause (v) enters into financial transaction specified therein;]
94[(vii(94[(vii) in the case of a person who intends to enter into the transaction prescribed under clause (vii) of sub-section (1) of section 139A, at least seven days before the date on which he intends to enter into the said transaction.]
(4) The application, referred to in sub-rule (1) [other than that referred to in the proviso to sub-rule (1)] in respect of an applicant mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, shall be filled in the Form mentioned in column (3) of the said table, and shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned in column (4) thereof, as proof of identity, address and date of birth of such applicant:
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[(5) Every person who has been allotted permanent account number as on the 1st day of July, 2017 and who in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 139AA is required to intimate his Aadhaar number, shall intimate his Aadhaar number to the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or the person authorised by the said authorities.
[(5A) Every person who, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 139AA, is required to intimate his Aadhaar number to the prescribed authority in the prescribed form and manner, fails to do so by the date referred to in the said sub-section, shall, at the time of subsequent intimation of his Aadhaar number to the prescribed authority, be liable to pay, by way of fee, an amount equal to,—
(a) five hundred rupees, in a case where such intimation is made within three months from the date referred to in sub-section (2) of section 139AA; and
(b) one thousand rupees, in all other cases.]
[(5AA) Every person who has been allotted permanent account number on the basis of Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form filed prior to the 1st day of October, 2024, shall intimate his Aadhaar number to the Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or the person authorised by the said authorities.]
(6) The Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the formats and standards along with procedure, for the verification of documents filed with the application [under sub-rule (4), [intimation of Aadhaar number in sub-rules (5) and (5AA)] and issue of permanent account number], for ensuring secure capture and transmission of data in such format and standards and shall also be responsible for evolving and implementing appropriate security, archival and retrieval policies in relation to furnishing of the application forms for allotment of permanent account [number, intimation of Aadhaar number and issue of permanent account number].]
[(7) The Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall lay down the formats and standards along with procedure for,—
(a) furnishing or intimation or quoting of Aadhaar number under sub-rule (1A); or
(b) intimation of Aadhaar number under sub-rule (1B); or
(c) authentication of Aadhaar number under sub-rule (1C); or
(d) obtaining demographic information of an individual from the Unique Identification Authority of India,
for ensuring secure capture and transmission of data and shall also be responsible for evolving and implementing appropriate security, archival and retrieval policies in relation to furnishing or intimation or quoting or authentication of Aadhaar number or obtaining of demographic information of an individual from the Unique Identification Authority of India, for allotment of permanent account number and issue thereof.]
1. Inserted by the IT (Ninth Amdt.) Rules, 2025., w.e.f. 3-4-2025.
1b. Substituted for "intimation of Aadhaar number in sub-rule (5)" by the IT (Ninth Amdt.) Rules, 2025., w.e.f. 3-4-2025.