In the last few years, the pace of digitization has increased rapidly all over the world including India. However, frauds related to digital documents are also increasing in the country. PAN card is an important document used in our daily life. It is used with every financial transaction in government and non-government organizations. PAN card is used in Bank, School, College and Office etc. This is a mandatory document for filing income tax.
PAN card is also required for first-time account holders. But nowadays a lot of fraud is happening in the name of PAN card also. In view of the increasing cases of fraudulent PAN card, the Income Tax Department has started putting QR code in it.
With the help of this, you can find out whether the PAN card is real or fake. First of all download the Income Tax Department app to scan the QR code. After this you can easily find out whether the PAN card is genuine or not by scanning it with your mobile scanner. Apart from this, you can check your PAN card by visiting the Income Tax website. See steps below…
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step 1: Firstly, visit the official Income Tax Department website- www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal.
Step 2: Now click on Verify Your PAN option.
Step 3: After clicking on it a new page will open in front of you.
Step 4: Now you will be asked for your mobile number, date of birth and PAN card information.
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Step 5: Now, you need to check whether the income tax data matches with your data.
Step 6: After this you will know whether this PAN is real or fake.