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In case your bank doesnot have an online payment facility or is not an authorized bank then you can make electronic payment of tax from the account of any other person who has an account with the authorized bank having online facility. However, the challan for making such payment must clearly indicate your Permanent Account Number (PAN). Follow the steps as under to pay tax online:- Step 1 a) Log on to Protean-TIN website (www.protean-tinpan.com). b) Click on the icon “e-payment: pay taxes online” c) Click on 'Click to pay tax online' d) Select the required challan. Step 2 After selecting the required challan, you will be directed to the screen (online challan Form) for entering the following data:- a) PAN for non-TDS payments or TAN for TDS payments b) Address of the taxpayer c) Assessment Year or Financial Year d) Major Head Code e) Minor Head Code f) Type of payment (for TDS payments) g) Select the bank name from the drop down provided In case of challan no. 280, 282 and 283 the Permanent Account Number (PAN) needs to be entered. In case of challan no. 281 Tax Deduction/Collection Account Number (TAN) needs to be entered. Please ensure that you enter PAN/TAN correctly, as this is extremely important for further processing. The system will check the validity of PAN/TAN. In case PAN/TAN is not available in the database of the Income Tax Department then you cannot proceed with the payment of tax. Step 3 After entering all the above detail, click on PROCEED button. The syst...

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