Apply In Person

1. To Apply for TAN (Tax Collection Account Number), the applicant has to approach the Income Tax Department of India Link
2. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
3. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
5. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
6. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 50 + service tax.
7. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
8. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
9. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
10. Once the process gets completed, the applicant will receive the TAN allotment letter through the address provided in the application form.
11. The applicant can check the status after 3 days of applying TAN, the entire process can be completed in 30 – 60 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form
• PAN card
• ID proof (Driving license, Aadhar card etc)
• Address Proof (Passbook, bills etc)
• Acknowledgement slip

Income Tax Department of India
North Block, Secretariat Building,
New Delhi
Phone - 0120-2770483
Fax – 2770438
Email - webmanager@incometax.gov.in
#9002, Aaykar Bhawan,
Vaishali, Ghaziabad.
U.P - 201010.
Contact link
State office link

• TAN is to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source (TDS) or who are required to collect tax at source (TCS).

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 50 + service tax.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The applicant can check the status after 3 days of applying TAN, the entire process can be completed in 30 – 60 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Central/state government /local authority
• Statutory / Autonomous Bodies
• Branch/ Division of a Company
• Existing Tax Collection Account Number (TAN)
• Existing Tax detection number
• PAN card
• Address details
• Telephone number and Email ID

• Tax Deduction Account Number or Tax Collection Account Number is a 10-digit alphanumeric number issued by the Income-tax Department (we will refer to it as TAN). TAN is to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting tax at source (TDS) or who are required to collect tax at source (TCS).

• TAN is used for deductions like salary, interest, dividend, etc.
• It can be used for returns, challans, and certificates.
• It auto-captures the complete address of the person who deducts tax on behalf of the IT department. It also captures the Postal Index Number recorded with Income Tax Department.
• If a person has more than one TAN, it is illegal. But different branches or divisions of a collector can apply for separate TAN for each branch or division.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

• It is compulsory for all assess/ firm liable/companies to deduct TDS are required to keep a TAN number required to be quoted in all communication relevant to TDS.
• According to section 203A of the Income Tax act, any person responsible for deducting and collecting the tax number is required to obtain a TAN for the filing of return by TIN facilitation centre.