Internet is increasingly being used for doing income tax related work like applying for PAN/TAN or for filling the Income Tax return. While doing this, most of the taxpayers/assesses find it difficult to locate the particular circle/ward/range in which they are supposed to file return with or are assessed with.

Although, the information on this is provided by an advocate or CA, but same details can be found on the official websites. Here are some of the links to help you in getting basic information before filling the form.

Application of PAN– The link that is used is https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/servlet/AOSearch. In this link, applicants can find the assessing officer code that is based on their city and the address.

Application of TAN– Use the link https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/tan/servlet/TanAOSearch for finding out the AO Code.

If you want to get further information about the assessing officer, an interactive guide at http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/ao/firstlevel.asp will help you. Here, you will get the exact details of assessing officers on the basis of their address, income level, source of income and some other parameters.

In case you are unable to find some information on the above links, then it is always better to visit your local income tax officer or financial adviser.