Procedure for application for Accounts Office Identification Number (AIN) for Government offices required to file Form 24G

Last updated: 03 August 2010

Procedure for application for Accounts Office Identification Number (AIN) for Government offices required to file Form 24G

Introduction

The Pay and Accounts Office (PAO)/ District Treasury Office (DTO)/ Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Office (CDDO) are required to file Form 24G as per Income-tax Department Notification no. 41/2010 dated May 31, 2010. In case of an office of the Government, where tax has been paid to the credit of Central Government without the production of a challan associated with deposit of the tax in a bank, the PAO / CDDO / DTO is required to file Form 24G. For filing Form 24G each PAO / CDDO / DTO is required to have an AIN. AIN is the identification of the PAO / CDDO / DTO for the purpose of filing Form 24G. It is mandatory for each PAO / CDDO / DTO to have an AIN.

How to Apply

Application for AIN has to be made in the form ‘Application for allotment of Accounts Office Identification Number’ (AIN application form).
The application has to be made in physical form as per guidelines provided with the AIN application form.

Where to get the physical application forms

The application form can be downloaded from the Income Tax Department website (www.incometaxindia.gov.in) or the TIN website www.tin-nsdl.com or from the office of the Income Tax Department.
The duly filled and signed application for AIN allotment is to be submitted in physical form to the jurisdictional CIT (TDS).
The details of the CIT (TDS) are available on the TIN website (www.tin-nsdl.com)

Allotment of AIN

Complete and correct AIN application forms submitted by the PAO / CDDO / DTO will be forwarded to National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) by the CIT (TDS) recommending allotment of AIN to the PAO / CDDO / DTO.
AIN allotment letter will be sent to the PAO / CDDO / DTO at the address mentioned in the AIN allotment form.

Download of AIN application

Deductors who do not have a AIN can apply for one by submitting a duly filled and signed AIN application form to jurisdictional CIT (TDS).

AIN Application

RCC wise Details of Commissioner of Income Tax