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.