Can my wife apply for PAN card with supporting documents which has her previous surname (before marriage)?

To apply for PAN Card with your wife’s after-marriage surname; you would need one of the additional documents as below: Marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriages or Certificate of identity in Original signed by a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly or Municipal Councilor or a Gazette officer, as the case may be (in prescribed format) It is recommended to apply the PAN Card with her new name (after-marriage). This will make all your future transaction easy. Note that if you wife already have a PAN Card or PAN Number, you will have to request for change/correction in PAN Card. Be very careful not to have two PAN numbers for same person as it’s against the law. Similar questions: I have a PAN Card with my husband’s surname. I want to change it back to my maiden name. We are separated but have not yet applied for divorce. What documents do I need for name correction? What document is required after marriage as in girls surname changed for issuing PAN CARD?