Explanation of PAN Card

PAN card says ...

PAN is a 10 digit alpha numeric number, where
the first 5 characters are letters, the next 4
numbers and the last one a letter again. These
10 characters can be divided in five parts as can
be seen below. The meaning of each number has
been explained further.
1. First three characters are alphabetic series
running from AAA to ZZZ
2. Fourth character of PAN represents the status
of the PAN holder.
• C — Company
• P — Person
• H — HUF(Hindu Undivided Family)
• F — Firm
• A — Association of Persons (AOP)
• T — AOP (Trust)
• B — Body of Individuals (BOI)
• L — Local Authority
• J — Artificial Juridical Person
• G — Government
3. Fifth character represents first character of
the PAN holder’s last name/surname.
4. Next four characters are sequential number
running from 0001 to 9999.
5. Last character in the PAN is an alphabetic
check digit.
Nowadays, the DOI (Date of Issue) of PAN card
is mentioned at the right (vertical) hand side of
the photo on the PAN card. .........!

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