Know how you can get PAN within minutes, pay taxes via mobile app

New Delhi: People will soon be able to pay taxes and track their returns through a smartphone app and get a new PAN within minutes using Aadhaar verification.

• The Income Tax department is developing an app that will also allow assessees to apply for PAN using smartphones.
• The app concept is at a preliminary stage.
• The app will enable assessees to pay taxes online, apply for PAN or track tax returns.
• The department is also working on a project to issue PAN to assessees within minutes by way of e-KYC authentication using Aadhaar, a move that will help bring more people under the tax net by making it easier for people to get Permanent Account Numbers.
• Aadhaar-based e-KYC facility would allow individuals or entities wanting to apply for PAN to verify details such as date of birth or address by way of biometric identification using thumb impressions.

With PTI Inputs