Section 203A of the Act makes it obligatory
for all persons responsible for deducting tax at source to obtain and
quote the Tax-deduction Account No (TAN) in the challans, TDS-
certificates, statements and other documents. Detailed instructions in
this regard are available in this Department's Circular No.497
[F.No.275/118/87-IT(B), dated 9-10-1987]. If a person fails to comply
with the provisions of section 203A, he will be liable to pay, by way of
penalty, under section 272BB, a sum of ten thousand rupees. Similarly,
as per Section 139A(5B), it is obligatory for persons deducting tax at
source to quote PAN of the persons from whose income-tax has been
deducted in the statement furnished u/s 192(2C), certificates furnished
u/s 203 and all returns prepared and delivered as per the provisions of
section 200(3) of the Act.
All tax deductors are required to file the
TDS returns in Form No.24Q (for tax deducted from salaries). As the
requirement of filing TDS/TCS certificates, by the employee along with
the return of income, has been done away with, the lack of PAN of
deductees is creating difficulties in giving credit for the tax
deducted. Tax deductors and tax collectors are, therefore, advised to
quote correct PAN details of all deductees in the TDS returns for
salaries in Form 24Q. Taxpayers liable to TDS are also advised to
furnish their correct PAN with their deductors. It may be noted that
non-furnishing of PAN by the deductee (employee) to the deductor
(employer) will result in deduction of TDS at higher rates u/s 206AA of
the Act mentioned in para 4.8 below.
