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How to Get a TAN Number

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A step-by-step walk through the online and offline TAN application, useful for the screens; its form numbers and penalty refer to the 1961 Act.

  • Apply online through Protean (formerly NSDL).
  • Offline, file the form at a TIN Facilitation Centre.
  • Quoting no TAN on a TDS return drew a Rs 10,000 penalty under the 1961 Act.
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  1. What is a TAN, and how does my business get one?

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