Tax Information Network (TIN) is an initiative by Income Tax Department of India (ITD) for the modernization of the current system for collection, processing, monitoring and accounting of direct taxes using information technology. TIN is a repository of nationwide Tax related information, and has been established by Protean eGov Technologies Limited (formerly NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited) on behalf of ITD.
TIN System
TIN has two key sub-systems:
- Electronic Return Acceptance and Consolidation System (ERACS) which consists of an infrastructure for interface with the taxpayers (a nation wide network of TIN-Facilitation Centres i.e. TIN-FC) and a web-based utility for upload of electronic returns of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) & Tax Collection at Source (TCS) and Annual Information Return (AIR) / Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) to the central system of TIN.
Services through TIN-FC
Through its network of TIN-Facilitation centres all over the country, TIN offers the following services:
- Acceptance of electronic and physical TDS/TCS Returns.
- Processing of new PAN and PAN change request applications.
- Processing of new TAN and TAN change request applications.
- Acceptance of AIR / SFT
- Acceptance of Form 24G statement.
Online Services
TIN provides the following Online Services through this website:
Quarterly Statement Status
- Facility for deductors to verify status of e-TDS/TCS statements submitted to TIN-FC by providing TAN and respective Provisional Receipt Number (PRN).
OLTAS Challan Status Enquiry
- Facility for tax payers to enquire online about the status of challans deposited in banks.
PAN
- Facility to apply for PAN online
- Reprint of PAN card with existing/revised details
- Status enquiry
TAN
- Facility to apply for TAN online
- Reprint of TAN allotment letter with existing/revised details
- Status enquiry
e-RI
- Facility to register as an e-Return Intermediary (e-RI). (An e-RI is an entity authorised by ITD to electronically file income tax returns on behalf of tax payers.)
- Status enquiry
Online PAN Verification
- Facility to verify PANs online to authorized entities (Entities who are approved by ITD can verify PANs online).
- Status enquiry
Form 24G
- Receive Form 24G statements from Account Offices (AO/PAO/DTO) and upload them to the TIN central system