<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0PAN Number Explained:<\/h2>\n
1. First three<\/strong> characters are alphabetic series running from\u00a0AAA to ZZZ<\/span>
\n2. Fourth character<\/strong> of PAN represents the status of the PAN\u00a0holder.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- C \u2014 Company<\/span><\/li>\n
- P \u2014 Person<\/span><\/li>\n
- H \u2014 HUF(Hindu Undivided Family)<\/span><\/li>\n
- F \u2014 Firm<\/span><\/li>\n
- A \u2014 Association of Persons (AOP)<\/span><\/li>\n
- T \u2014 AOP (Trust)<\/span><\/li>\n
- B \u2014 Body of Individuals (BOI)<\/span><\/li>\n
- L \u2014 Local Authority<\/span><\/li>\n
- J \u2014 Artificial Juridical Person<\/span><\/li>\n
- G \u2014 Government<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. Fifth character<\/strong> represents first character of the PAN\u00a0holder\u2019s last name\/surname.<\/span>
\n4. Next four characters<\/strong> are sequential number running\u00a0from 0001 to 9999.<\/span>
\n5. Last character<\/strong> in the PAN is an alphabetic check digit.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Income Tax Department has come up with a new design for the PAN Card effective January 1, 2017. There are three changes: 1. Quick Response (QR) code having details of the PAN applicant is printed on PAN card for enabling verification of the PAN Card 2. 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