Questionnaire

1. Name: 2. Age: (a) Below 20 (b) 20-30 (c) 30-40 (d) 40-50 (e) above 50 3. Sex: (a) Male (b) Female 4. Marital status: (a) Married (b) Unmarried 5. Occupation: (a) Business man (b) Teacher (c) Engineer (d) Others 6. Monthly income: (a) Below 20000 (b) 20000-35000 (c) 36000-45000 (d) Above 45000 7. What kind of a pan card holder are you? (a) An individual (b) A firm (c) A company (d) Others(trusts, organizations, etc) 8. (i) Are you a non-resident Indian (NRI)? Yes No

(ii) If yes, how many days did it take for you to obtain your PAN card? (a) 20-25 days (b) 25-30 days 9. Do you feel that the procedure for applying for PAN is easy? Yes No

10. What address of communication did you provide in your application for PAN card? (a) Local address (b) Foreign address 11. Are you an assessee liable to service tax? Yes No

12. Are you a government employee? Yes No

13. (i) Are you a representative assessee? Yes No

(ii) If yes , on whose behalf are you a representative assessee? (a) Your parents (b) Your boss (c) Your guardian (d) Others 14. (i) Are you a minor PAN card holder? Yes No

(ii) If yes , who is your representative? (a) Your family member (b) Your boss (c) Your relative (d) Your guardian 15. How many adult members of your family possess their own PAN card? (a) Both your parents (b) Only one parent (c) Other members (d) No one else but you 16. Which of the following categories do you belong to? (a) Exporter (b) Importer (c) Professional (d) Others

17. What made you apply for PAN card? (a) The need for sale/purchase of immovable properties and assets (b) Your high annual turnover/income from business (c) Your deposits in banks and post office (d) Other reasons 18. Did you obtain the PAN card for the sake of opening an account? Yes No

19. How did you apply for your PAN card? (a) You made the use of the service provided by PAN counters (b) You got the help of PAN brokers (c) You applied online through the TIN website (d) Other ways 20. How many ID proofs did you submit to acquire your PAN card? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) more than 4 21. How long has it been since you first obtained your PAN card? (a) 1 year (b) 2-5 years (c) above 5 years 22. (i) Have you made any change in the details of your PAN card? Yes No

(ii) If yes, how often have you made such changes? (a) Only once (b) 2-3 times (c) More than 3 times

23. How frequently do you make use of PAN card? (a) Rarely (b) Often (c) Once in a while 24. Where do you make use of PAN card? (a) Within the town (b) Within the state (c) Within the country (d) Internationally 25. Have you had the previous experience of losing your PAN card? Yes No

26. Do you know that once your PAN card is lost you can replace it by a duplicate one? Yes No

27. At present, what sort of a PAN card do you possess? (a) An original one (b) A duplicate copy 28. Are you benefitted by the duplicate PAN card facility? Yes No

29. Do you know that it is illegal to own more than one PAN card? Yes No

30. Were you aware of the fact that a fine upto Rs. 10000 is levied for persons who dont possess PAN card though they ought to have a PAN card before you got your PAN card? Yes No

31. How much do you think is the utility derived from the permanent nature of PAN? (a) Very high (b) Normal (c) Low (d) Least 32. Your opinion of the unique PAN system? (a) Best (b) Better (c) Good (d) Bad

33. Do you recognize that the PAN card and its details may be of use to the tax department? Yes No

34. The PAN is like a national ID proof issued by the government-What do feel about the statement mentioned above? Agree Disagree Neutral 35. By whom where you induced to apply for the PAN card? (a) Your friends (b) Your parents (c) Your boss (d) None 36. Which group of people mostly use the PAN card? (a) Government (b) Private (c) Professionals (d) Businessmen 37. What is the reason for applying PAN card? (a) Necessity (b) Convenience (c) Compulsion (d) Others 38. What is the customers opinion about PAN card? (a) Satisfied (b) Better (c) Best 39. Is the PAN a must in todays world? Yes No