ECC Number --- report on PAN status of assessees

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..... ionerates have brought to the notice of the Board that difficulties are being faced in the allotment of New ECC Number because some of the Central Excise assessees and the registered dealers still do not have 10-characters alphanumeric Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Income-tax Department. Several persons have quoted the old PAN/GIR of 8 or 12 characters whereas the New ECC Number sho .....

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..... ionerates, concerted efforts were not made by the Central Excise officers to take up the matter, including supplying of list to the concerned income Tax officers of those cases where the assessee had informed that they have not been allotted PAN despite their having applied for the same. 3. Now, it has been assured by the Central Board of Direct Taxes that they shall allot PAN to all Central Exci .....

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..... the matter with the concerned Income Tax offices. This would also apply to those cases where the application for allotment of New ECC Number has been forwarded to DGICCE and where the assessee / registered dealer has indicated that PAN number is not available. 4. The Board has decided that the respective Commissioners shall take this matter on TOP PRIORITY. It will be their responsibility to ensu .....

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