TAN Validation API
Validate a Tax Deduction Account Number and retrieve the associated taxpayer details from tax records, for vendor, employer and deductor checks.
What the TAN Validation API does
TAN Validation checks a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number and returns the taxpayer details registered against it.
Every entity deducting tax at source must hold a valid TAN, and it appears on the TDS certificates they issue. Verifying it confirms the deductor is genuine and that the certificates they hand over actually mean something.
Where teams use the TAN Validation API
Verifying a deductor before accepting TDS certificates
Confirming an employer's tax registration
Validating vendor TAN details
Reconciling TDS entries to the deducting entity
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How does TAN differ from PAN?
PAN identifies a taxpayer. TAN identifies an entity authorised to deduct or collect tax at source. They serve different purposes.
How does this differ from Tan Validation Basic?
Both validate a TAN and return taxpayer details. Choose based on the response depth your workflow needs.
What does an invalid TAN mean?
Any TDS certificate carrying it is unreliable, and the deduction may never have reached the tax department.
Related APIs
- Tan Validation Basic API Validate a TAN and retrieve the associated taxpayer details, confirming an entity is authorised to deduct tax at source.
- DIN Basic API Validate a Director Identification Number and retrieve the director's profile details from MCA records, confirming who actually runs a company.
- DIN to PAN API Find the PAN associated with a Director Identification Number, linking a director's corporate roles to their tax identity for KYB and due diligence.
- Get 2A Data API Retrieve GSTR-2A B2B invoice details by GSTIN and return period to reconcile input tax credit against what your suppliers have actually filed.
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- One API key for every check
- Verified against official Indian records
- Built for onboarding at scale