vinujaglan.com · Founder's official site How a PAN is built
A PAN has ten characters: five letters, four digits and a final check letter — AAAAA9999A. The fourth letter shows the type of holder, and the fifth is the first letter of the surname (for individuals) or of the entity's name.
| 4th letter | Holder type |
|---|---|
| P | Individual |
| C | Company |
| H | Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) |
| F | Firm / LLP |
| A | Association of Persons (AOP) |
| T | Trust |
| B | Body of Individuals (BOI) |
| L | Local Authority |
| J | Artificial Juridical Person |
| G | Government |
How a TAN is built
A TAN (Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number) has four letters, five digits and a letter — AAAA99999A. The first three letters indicate the jurisdiction and the fourth is the first letter of the deductor's name. Anyone deducting TDS (other than individuals using Form 141 for property, rent or contracts) needs a TAN.
How a GSTIN is built
| Position | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1–2 | State code (Haryana = 06) |
| 3–12 | PAN of the business |
| 13 | Registration number for that PAN in the state (1–9, then A–Z) |
| 14 | “Z” by default |
| 15 | Check digit, calculated from the first 14 characters |
GST state code list
| Code | State / UT |
|---|---|
| 01 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 02 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 03 | Punjab |
| 04 | Chandigarh |
| 05 | Uttarakhand |
| 06 | Haryana |
| 07 | Delhi |
| 08 | Rajasthan |
| 09 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 | Bihar |
| 11 | Sikkim |
| 12 | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 13 | Nagaland |
| 14 | Manipur |
| 15 | Mizoram |
| 16 | Tripura |
| 17 | Meghalaya |
| 18 | Assam |
| 19 | West Bengal |
| 20 | Jharkhand |
| 21 | Odisha |
| 22 | Chhattisgarh |
| 23 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 24 | Gujarat |
| 26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |
| 27 | Maharashtra |
| 29 | Karnataka |
| 30 | Goa |
| 31 | Lakshadweep |
| 32 | Kerala |
| 33 | Tamil Nadu |
| 34 | Puducherry |
| 35 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 36 | Telangana |
| 37 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 38 | Ladakh |
| 97 | Other Territory |
| 99 | Centre Jurisdiction |
FAQs
No. The tool checks the structure and the check digit. Whether the registration is active, suspended or cancelled is shown only on the GST portal under Search Taxpayer.
Characters 3 to 12 of every GSTIN are the PAN of the registered person. One PAN can hold several GSTINs — one or more in each state.
It is the number of the registration for that PAN in that state — 1 for the first, 2 for the second, and so on (then letters after 9).
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