subject: PAN in Digital Signature needed for ITR filing purpose effective from Aug 1 2010 [print this page] While registration, it asks the user to enter the PAN. This PAN should match with the DSC encrypted PAN. (No other matching is done here). While uploading, selected-DSC should have the encrypted PAN matching with the PAN mentioned in ITR verification part.
With effect from:
The technical guidelines were issued by CCA, as early as at Dec-2009. With effect from August 2010, all Certifying authorities may issue DSC with encrypted PAN.
1. Assessees can also use earlier DSC, which has no encrypted PAN. In such case, "name matching" system continues as earlier.
2. Assessees, at their interest, can contact their current certifying authorities for upgradation / re-issue of DSC with the encrypted PAN. The certifying authorities can follow their own procedures for this purpose.
3. New assessees taking DSC are recommended to take with encrypted PAN.
PAN in Digital Signature needed for ITR filing purpose effective from Aug 1 2010
