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Learn how to modify your TAN (Tax Deduction Account Number) when there are changes in your business details. Understand the steps, required documents, and how to ensure compliance.
5 May 2024
Afinthrive Advisory
TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number) modification is necessary when there are changes in the business’s details, such as its name, address, or contact information. It’s important to ensure that the TAN records are up-to-date to avoid issues with tax filing and compliance.
Unlike surrendering a TAN, modification does not involve discontinuation of the tax responsibility but rather ensuring that the recorded details are accurate. Any discrepancies in your business’s TAN details can lead to delays in processing TDS returns and communication from the Income Tax Department.
For businesses that undergo a name change, relocation, or any other operational adjustments, modifying the TAN ensures that all official records reflect the most recent details.
1. Access the official Income Tax portal for TAN services.
2. Download or fill in the TAN modification form.
3. Provide the updated details such as new business address, name, or contact information.
4. Attach any supporting documents to validate the changes, such as a certificate of address change or registration of business name.
5. Submit the application and track the modification request via the acknowledgment number you receive.
After the modification request is processed, the updated details will be reflected, and the business will continue to fulfill its TDS obligations under the correct information.
Properly maintaining your TAN details is essential to avoiding mistakes that could affect your business’s financial obligations and regulatory compliance. Ensure that your business information is always current with the Income Tax Department.
How Afinthrive Advisory Can Assist:
At Afinthrive Advisory, we offer tailored support for modifying your TAN. Our expert team ensures that the correct forms are filled out, the proper documents are submitted, and your modification is processed efficiently, allowing you to focus on your business.
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A concise guide to updating your TAN details and fulfilling procedural requirements
Required for changes in business name, address, status, or when shifting jurisdiction
When to Modify TAN
Keep your PAN, existing TAN certificate, and proof of the change (e.g., address proof or incorporation certificate)
Documents Needed
Complete Form 49B with updated details and select the ‘Modification’ option
Form to Use
Submit online via the NSDL TAN portal or at a TIN-FC along with supporting documents
Submission Process
Ensure digital or physical signature matches PAN records to avoid processing delays
Verification Requirements
Obtain the acknowledgment receipt or stamped form copy and retain it for your records
Acknowledgement & Record-Keeping
A Quick Guide to Correcting and Updating Your TAN Details
TAN Modification is the process of updating existing Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) records when any registered detail—such as name, address, or jurisdiction—changes.
You need to apply for modification if your organization’s name changes, you relocate to a new state or branch, the Assessing Officer (AO) jurisdiction shifts, or if your responsible person’s designation or contact details are updated.
You can update: • Name of deductor • Full postal address • AO code/jurisdiction • Responsible person’s name and designation • Email ID and phone number linked to the TAN
Commonly required documents include: • A letter on company letterhead requesting the change • Proof of new address (e.g., utility bill, rent agreement) • Certificate of incorporation or partnership deed (for name changes) • Board resolution (if applicable) • Updated AO jurisdiction certificate
1. Download and fill Form 49B for TAN application. 2. Tick ‘Modification’ and enter existing TAN. 3. Provide revised details and attach supporting documents. 4. Pay the nominal processing fee. 5. Submit online via NSDL portal or send physical copies to TIN-FC.
Online submission through the NSDL e-TIN portal is faster and provides immediate acknowledgment, while offline submissions (physical forms to TIN-FC) may be preferred if you have multiple supporting documents that require attestation.
After submission, you’ll receive an acknowledgment within 1–2 working days (online) or 7–10 working days (offline). The TAN database is updated within 7–14 working days of verification by NSDL/TDIN.
Once modified, update your TAN in all linked systems—TDS return utilities, payroll software, bank challan modules—and inform your tax consultant to avoid mismatches in future filings.
Here is the check list of documents required.
Get Answers to your most asked questions.
TAN Modification is the process of updating or correcting details in your existing Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) record, such as name, address, email, mobile number, or category of deductor/collector.
Any TAN holder—whether an individual, HUF, company, firm, or government body—who has a change in their deductor/collector details after the original allotment must apply to modify those particulars.
You should submit a modification request as soon as there is any change in your registered details, and ideally before filing the next TDS/TCS return to avoid mismatches or rejects.
You can modify fields including: deductor/collector name, category (nature of deductor), address, email, mobile number, and jurisdictional Assessing Officer details.
No, NSDL does not charge any fee for TAN Modification. The entire process is free of cost.
Yes, you can choose to update one or multiple fields in the same modification request; just tick the specific fields you wish to change on the NSDL-TIN portal form.
Log in to the NSDL-TIN site, select ‘Change/Correction in TAN Data,’ enter your TAN, tick the fields to be modified, upload supporting documents, verify with OTP on your registered mobile/email, and submit.
You typically need: 1) proof of new address (if changing address), 2) a letter on letterhead signed by an authorized signatory (for name/category changes), and 3) proof of mobile/email (for contact updates).
NSDL processes modification requests within 3–5 business days. You will receive an SMS/email once your updated TAN confirmation is available.
Use the acknowledgment number generated at submission on the NSDL-TIN portal’s ‘Track Application Status’ section to check real-time status updates.
Incorrect TAN details in your TDS/TCS return can lead to processing delays, mismatches in Form 26AS, rejected returns, and potential notices from the Income Tax Department.
Yes, you can download the correction form from NSDL, fill it, attach self-attested documents, and submit it to the TIN-FC (Tax Information Network Facilitation Centre) or NSDL office.
You can call the NSDL-TIN helpdesk (details on the portal), email TIN support, or consult your jurisdictional Assessing Officer or a tax professional for guidance.
