TDS - Nil/Lower Deduction - Parties not having PAN

Hi,

There are foreign vendors for whom tax is deducted at a lower rate or at a lesser rate by virtue of exemption claimed as per Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements. In the normal course of business, tax is deducted on these vendor invoices but due to exemption , it is not deducted or deducted at a lower rate . Hence these foreign vendors will have not PAN No.

However, as per the behavior of Oracle, PAN No is a must for the functionality to work. Hence please suggest what steps to be taken to comply with this situation.

Regards,

Hari Charan