KNOW YOUR PAN STRUCTURE ?

FRIENDS,

Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alphanumeric identifier, issued by Income Tax Department. Each assessee (e.g. individual, firm, company etc.) is issued a unique PAN. 

1-5 field are alpha(A to Z)
6-9 field are numeric(0-9)
10 field is alpha(A-Z)

1. Forth field of pan denotes assessee status :

• for individual="P"

• for Company="C"

• for Trust ="T"

• for partnership firm="F"
• Body of Individual:"B"
  

• Association of persons:"A"

• HUF="H"
• Local authority:"L"
• Govt.="G"
• judicial artificial person:"j"
  

2.Fifth field of PAN denotes

• In case of individual: Surname/last name(as given in pan application)

• for ex. in case of Ram Kumar(individual)
• 5th field will be "K"
• 4th field will be "P"

• In case of Ram Kumar Gupta(Individual)
• 5th field will be "G"
• 4th field will be "P"

• In case of All Other Assesees (not confirmed for all the assessee)
• 5th field will be first letter of Name/first Name

• for ex : In case of Suresh Jindal (HUF)(confirmed)
• 5th field will be "S"(first letter of First name i.e Suresh)
• 4th field will be "H"(for Huf)
  

• for ex: in case of ABB LTD(confirmed)
• 5th field will be "A"(first letter of First name)
  
• 4th field will be "C"(for company)