Form No. 49B
[See section 203A and rule 114A]
Form of application for allotment of Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number
under Section 203A of the Income Tax Act, 1961
To,
Assessing Officer (TDS / TCS)
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Assessing Officer Code (TDS / TCS)
Area code
AO Type
Range Code
AO Number
Sir,
Whereas *I/we *am/are liable to *deduct/collect or deduct tax and collect tax in accordance with Chapter XVII under the heading *‘B. – Deduction
at source’ or 'BB. -Collection at source' of the Income-tax Act, 1961;
And whereas no Tax Deduction Account Number/Tax Collection Account Number or Tax Deduction Account Number and Tax Collection Account
Number has been allotted to *me/us;
*I/We give below the necessary particulars:
[ Please refer to instructions before filling up the form ]
1 Name - (Fill only one of the columns ‘a’ to ‘h’, whichever is applicable.)
(a) Central / State Government:
Tick the appropriate entry Central Government    State Government    Local Authority (Central Govt.) 
Local Authority (State Govt.) 
Name of Office
Name of Organisation
Name of Department
Name of Ministry
Designation of the person responsible
for * making payment / collecting tax
(b) Statutory / Autonomous Bodies :
Tick the appropriate entry Statutory Body  Autonomous Body  
Name of Office
Name of Organisation
Designation of the person responsible
for * making payment / collecting tax

(c) Company (See Note 1) :
Tick the appropriate entry Government Company/Corporation     Government Company/Corporation     Other 
established by a Central Act  established by a State Act Company
Title (M/s)     (tick if applicable)
Name of Company
Designation of the person responsible
for * making payment / collecting tax
(d) Branch/Division of a Company:
Tick the appropriate entry Government Company/Corporation   Government Company/Corporation Other 
established by a Central Act established by a State Act Company
Title (M/s)     (tick if applicable)
Name of Company
Name of Division
Name/Location of Branch
Designation of the person responsible
for * making payment / collecting tax
(e) Individual / Hindu Undivided Family (Karta)  - (See Note 2) :
Tick the appropriate entry Individual   Hindu Undivided Family 
Title (tick the appropriate entry for individual)  Shri  Smt.             Kumari  
Last Name / Surname
First Name
Middle Name
(f) Branch of Individual Business (Sole proprietorship concern)/ Hindu Undivided Family (Karta)
Tick the appropriate entry Branch of Individual business   Branch of Hindu Undivided Family 
Individual/ Hindu Undivided Family (Karta):
Title (tick the appropriate entry for individual) Shri    Smt.  Kumari 
Last Name / Surname
First Name
Middle Name
Name/Location of branch
(g) Firm / Association of Persons / Association of Persons (Trusts) / Body of Individuals / Artificial Juridical Person (See Note 3) :
Name

(h) Branch of Firm / Association of Persons / Association of Persons (Trusts) / Body of Individuals / Artificial Juridical Person:
Name of Firm / Association of Persons / Association of Persons (Trusts) / Body of Individuals / Artificial Juridical Person:
Name/Location of branch
2 Address
Flat / Door / Block No.
Name of Premises / Building / Village
Road / Street / Lane / Post Office
Area / Locality / Taluka / Sub-Division  
Town / City / District
State / Union Territory
PIN code
Telephone No.
 STD Code    Phone No. 
e-mail IDs a)
 b)
3 Nationality of Deductor (Tick the appropriate entry)
Indian
Foreign
4 Permanent Account Number (PAN) - (specify wherever applicable)
5 Existing Tax Deduction Account Number (if any)
6 Existing Tax Collection Account Number (if any)
7 Date (DD-MM-YYYY)
 -   - 
 Signed (Applicant)
Verification
*I/We,………………………………….. in my/our capacity as……………………….do hereby declare that what is stated above is true
to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.
Verified today the    -   - 
d   d m  m y    y    y   y
 ………………..........................................………………
at ………………………………...
 (Signature/Left Thumb Impression of Applicant)
Notes :
1 This column is applicable only if a single TAN is applied for the whole company. If separate TANs are applied for different
divisions/branches, please fill details in (d).
2 For branch of Individual business/Hindu Undivided Family, please fill details in (f).
3 For branch of firm/Association Of Persons/Association Of Persons (Trust) / Body Of Individuals/Artificial Juridical Person,
please fill details in (h).
4 * Delete whichever is inapplicable.

Instructions for filling up Form 49B
(a) Form is to be filled legibly in ENGLISH  in BLOCK LETTERS and in BLACK INK only.
(b) Each box, wherever provided, should contain only one character (alphabet/number/punctuation mark) leaving a blank box after each word.
(c) Thumb impression, if used, should be attested by a Magistrate or a Notary Public or a Gazetted Officer, under official seal and stamp.
(d) Deductors are required to provide details of Assessing Officer (TDS / TCS) in the application. These details can be obtained from the Income Tax Office.
(e) The deductor/collector must fill up Area Code, AO Type, Range Code and AO Number. If the applicant is unable to determine the details, TIN Facilitation
Centre (TIN-FC) may assist it in doing so.
(f) Form should be filled up completely.
(g) ‘Designation of the person responsible for making payment/collecting tax’ field is mandatory to fill up, wherever applicable.
(h) The address of applicant should be an Indian Address only.
Item No. Item Details
 Guidelines for filling up the form
1 Name
 Deductor/Collector shall fill the details of its name depending on its category in only one of the fields 1 (a) to
1 (h) specified in the form. If deductor/collector fills details in more than one category, the application form
will be rejected.
1 (a)
 Central / State Government / Local Authority deductor/collector will fill up the name in this field. Name of
Office is mandatory. Name of Organisation/Department/Ministry may be filled with relevant details.
For example, if Directorate of Income Tax (systems) in Income Tax Department is applying for a TAN, it
will fill the Name fields as:
Name – Central /
State Government
Name of Office : DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (SYSTEMS)
Name of Organisation : INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT
Name of Department : DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Name of Ministry : MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Central/State Government/Local Authority Deductor/Collector – will select its appropriate entry by
ticking in the relevant box for Central Government or State Government or Local Authority (Central Govt) or
Local Authority  (State Govt.).
1 (b)
 Name of Office is Mandatory.
Relevant Box for Statutory Body or Autonomous Body is to be ticked by the deductor/collector.
For example, if Bandra office of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is applying for a TAN, it will fill
the Name fields as:
Name – Statutory /
Autonomous Bodies
Name of Office : BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BANDRA
Name of Organisation : BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
Statutory/Autonomous Bodies will select its appropriate entry by ticking in the relevant box.
1 (c) Name – Company If the deductor/collector is a company (e.g. a bank), this point is applicable. It is mandatory to fill the ‘Name
of Company’.
This category is to be filled by the company if it is applying TAN for the company as whole. In case company
wants to apply different TANs for different divisions/branches point 1(d) should be filled.
Name should be provided without any abbreviations. Different variations of ‘Private Limited’ viz. Pvt Ltd,
Private Ltd, Pvt Limited, P Ltd, P. Ltd., P. Ltd are not allowed. It should be ‘Private Limited’ or ‘Limited’ only.
For example,
Name of Company : ABC PRIVATE LIMITED
Category of company– Deductor/Collector will select its appropriate entry by ticking in the relevant box.
1(d) Branch of a company If Branch/Division of a Company is applying for its separate TAN, it will mention the Name and Location of
the Branch (in whose name TAN is sought) in this field. Different Branches of a company applying for
separate TANs will fill this field.
For example, Cement Division of ABC Private Limited located at Andheri will fill as:
Name of Company : ABC PRIVATE LIMITED
Name of Division : CEMENT DIVISION
Name/Location of Branch : ANDHERI BRANCH
OR,
ABC Bank of India – Nariman Point Branch, Mumbai will be written as:
Name of Company : ABC BANK OF INDIA
Name of Division :
Name/Location of Branch : NARIMAN POINT BRANCH, MUMBAI
Category of a company – Deductor/Collector will select its appropriate entry by ticking in the relevant box.
1 (e)
 First Name is Mandatory. Name of the deductor/collector should be written in full and not in abbreviated form.
Name – Individual/Hindu
Undivided Family (Karta)
As an exception, very large Middle names may be abbreviated. Name should not be prefixed with Shri, Smt.,
M/s, Kumari, Late, Major, Dr., etc. In case name is prefixed with Title, application may be rejected.
Individuals/ HUFs (Karta) must state their full expanded name and fill in the appropriate fields for Last, Middle
or First Name.
For example, Dinesh Kumar Garg will be written as:
Last Name/Surname             First Name           Middle Name
GARG                                      DINESH                  KUMAR
Or,  if middle name is not there, it will be left blank. For example, Gunjan Bansal will be written as :
Last Name/Surname             First Name           Middle Name
BANSAL                                  GUNJAN
If a Sole Proprietor/HUF wants to obtain a single TAN in his/her name for all businesses run by him/her/it,
then he/she/it shall fill name in this field.
Deductor/Collector will select its appropriate entry (i.e. Individual / Hindu Undivided Family) by ticking in the
relevant box.
Individual shall select its appropriate entry by ticking in the relevant box for ‘Shri’, ‘Smt’, ‘Kumari’. HUF will
leave the mentioned fields blank.

1(f)
 This field will be filled only if TAN is being applied for branch of Individual Business (Sole Proprietorship
Branch of Individual
Business(Sole Proprietorship
concern)/ Hindu Undivided
Family (HUF)
Concern)/Hindu Undivided Family.
Other Title (Dr. Late, Smt etc.) related rules given in Item No. 1(e) will be applicable here also.
In case an Individual/HUF wants to obtain separate TANs for different businesses being run by him/it, this
category will be applicable. Hence, the name of the concern will be filled in the field for Name/Location of
Branch. Name of Branch should be entered in the relevant field.
For example,
Last Name/Surname First Name Middle Name
KOHLI
 BHUWAN
Name/Location of Branch : WELLWORTH  BOOK HOUSE
Deductor/Collector will select its appropriate category (i.e. Individual / Hindu Undivided Family) by ticking
in relevant box for Individual or Hindu Undivided Family
Firm/Association of persons/
Association of persons (Trusts)/
Body of Individuals/Artificial
Juridical Person.
1 (g)
 The Name of the Firm/Association of persons/Association of persons (Trusts)/Body of Individuals/Artificial
Juridical Person will be written in full in the field provided.
1(h)
 If different branches of a firm are applying for separate TANs, this category is applicable. The Name of Firm/
Branch of Firm/Association of
Persons/Association of Persons
(Trusts)/Body of Individuals/
Artificial Juridical Person
AOP/etc. will include the description of the branch. Name of Branch should be entered in the relevant field.
For example,
Name of Firm : SHAH & COMPANY
Name/Location of Branch : FORT BRANCH
2 Address Deductor/Collector shall mention the address of the location where the tax is being deducted. It is compul-
sory for the deductor/collector to mention at least two details out of four ie (Flat/Door/Block No., Name of
Premises/Building/Village, Road/Street/Lane/Post Office and Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub Division). Town/City/
District, State, Union Territory and PIN Code are mandatory. The applicant should not mention a foreign
address.
2
 (1) If Telephone Number is mentioned, STD Code is mandatory,
(2) In case of mobile number, country code should be mentioned as STD Code.
Telephone Number and
e-mail ID
STD Code Telephone No.
Where ‘91’ is the country code of India.
(3) It is mandatory for applicants to mention either their telephone number or an e-mail id so that they can be
contacted in case of any discrepancy in the application form.
(4) Applicants may provide their valid e-mail IDs for receiving intimation about the status of their application
through e-mail
3 Nationality of Deductor/Collector This field is mandatory for all categories of deductor/collector.
Permanent Account Number
(PAN)
Existing Tax Deduction Account
Number (TAN)
4
 Deductor/Collector will mention the existing 10-digit Permanent Account Number allotted to it, if any, else
leave this field blank.
5
 If a deductor has existing TAN in old format, it will mention the same in this field.
Existing Tax Collection Account
Number (TAN)
6
 If a collector has Tax Collection Account Number in the old format, it will mention the same in this field.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR TAN APPLICANTS
(a) Deductor/Collector can obtain Form 49B in the format prescribed by Income Tax Department from TIN-FCs, any other stationery
vendor providing such forms or freely download it from NSDL website (www.tin-nsdl.com) or from Income Tax Department
website  (www.incometaxindia.gov.in)
(b ) The fee for processing of TAN application to be paid to TIN-FCs is Rs. 50/- (Plus service tax, as applicable).
(c) In case the applicant has already been allotted a ten digit alphanumeric TAN, it will not apply again as having or using more than
TAN is illegal. However, different branches/divisions of a deductor/collector may apply for separate TAN for each branch/
division.
(d ) In case deductor/collector has already been allotted TAN and wants any change in particulars (e.g. name, address etc.), it can fill
up ‘Form for changes for Correction in TAN data for TAN allotted’ and submit the same at any TIN-Facilitation Centre.
(e) Deductor/Collector will receive an acknowledgment containing a 14 digit unique number from the TIN-FC on submission of
Form 49B. This acknowledgment number can be used by the deductor/collector for tracking the status of its application.
(f) For more information
Visit us at http:\\ www.tin-nsdl.com
Call TIN Support Desk at 022- 24994650
e-mail us at tininfo@nsdl.co.in
Write to : National Securities Depository Limited, A Wing, 3rd Floor, Trade World, Kamala Mills Compound, Senapati Bapat
Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai – 400 013.