TAN Registration
Obtain a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number required for deducting and depositing TDS.
What's covered
- TAN is the 10-character alphanumeric Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number issued under §203A of the Income-tax Act; it is mandatory for any person who is required to deduct tax at source (TDS) or collect tax at source (TCS).
- It must be quoted on every TDS/TCS challan, return and certificate, and a deductor cannot deposit deducted tax or file a TDS return without one — operating without a TAN where it is required is itself a default.
- A TAN is needed by companies, firms and LLPs, employers deducting tax on salaries, buyers deducting TDS on the purchase of property, individuals and HUFs deducting TDS on rent above the prescribed limit, trusts and NGOs, and banks; it is applied for in Form 49B through the NSDL / Protean (TIN) facility.
- TAN is distinct from PAN: PAN identifies the taxpayer for assessment, while TAN identifies the deduction or collection account; the two are used for different purposes and a deductor needs a TAN even though it already holds a PAN.
How we work
- 01
Confirm the obligation to deduct
We establish whether you are required to deduct TDS or collect TCS — as an employer, property buyer, tenant above the rent threshold, business or institution — which determines that a TAN must be obtained before any deduction is made.
- 02
File Form 49B
We prepare and submit the application for allotment of TAN in Form 49B through the NSDL / Protean (TIN) facility, with the applicant's details and the deductor category, and pay the prescribed processing fee.
- 03
Receive the TAN and begin compliance
Once the Income Tax Department allots the 10-character TAN, we record it for use on all TDS/TCS challans, quarterly returns and deduction certificates so your withholding compliance can begin correctly.
Documents required
- Name, address and category of the deductor (company, firm, individual, etc.)
- PAN of the applicant
- Details of the responsible person, where the deductor is an entity
- Proof of address of the deductor
- Form 49B application particulars
Applicable laws & forms
- §203A — requires every person deducting TDS or collecting TCS to obtain and quote a TAN
- Form 49B — the prescribed application for allotment of TAN, filed through NSDL / Protean (TIN)
- Structure of TAN — four alphabets (jurisdiction code plus the first letter of the deductor's name), five numerals and one check alphabet, forming the 10-character number
- §272BB — penalty for failure to obtain a TAN or for quoting an incorrect TAN where one is required
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Government fees
- Statutory / government fee (indicative)
- ₹65
Indicative government fee · last verified 2026-06-07. Our professional charges are shared on consultation.