What is Aadhar PAN link deadline?
Deadline Extension: The deadline to link Aadhaar with PAN has been extended to June 30, 2023. A penalty of Rs. 1,000 must be paid if the linking is done after July 1, 2022.
Mandatory Linking: Linking Aadhaar to PAN is mandatory for filing income tax returns and other financial activities. Failure to link will result in the PAN becoming inoperative, affecting refunds, TDS, and TCS rates.
Exemptions: Certain individuals, such as residents of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, and Meghalaya, non-residents, those aged 80 years or more, and non-citizens of India, are exempt from this requirement.
Linking Process: The process to link Aadhaar with PAN can be completed online through the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal. The steps include logging in, entering the required details, and validating with an OTP.
Is aadhar linking is mandatory or not?
Aadhar linking to pan card is mandatory for filing your Income tax return and other purposes like opening a bank account. Also, the bank may put a restriction on withdrawals and depositing money, if the PAN is not valid. According to the order dt.30.06.2018 and Section 139aa of the Income Tax Act, 1961 of Central Board of Direct Taxes, it is mandatory to link the Aadhaar-PAN, where PAN card holders requiring to file the income tax return.
About Linking Process
Still not linked your aadhar card with Pan card ?
First, we check the status of your pan card whether it is linked or not. Thereafter, if the aadhar is not linked with pan card then we see how to connect it online.
Aadhar PAN Link Status Check
It takes less than 30 seconds to check your
- Type https://www.incometax.gov.in in your internet browser and hit enter
2. Click on Link Aadhar as shown below
3. On the Next Screen Enter your 11 digit PAN(Permanent Account Number) as it appears on the PAN card.
3. Enter your 12 digit Aadhar Number as it appears on Aadhar Card.
4. Click on “View Link Aadhar Status”
That’s
However, if aadhar is not linked with PAN then you will see “not linked” message. You can follow below steps to connect “Aadhar link to PAN Card” in just 5 minutes.
Aadhar Link to PAN Card Online
Please follow these fast steps to link your aadhar card with PAN on the new efilng portal. Thus, you will have aadhar linking to PAN card in no time. Similarly, linking process without login is now possible. Kindly ensure that you have valid PAN, Aadhar Number and Active mobile number before proceeding to these steps.
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2. Click on “Login” button and sign in into your account.
3. You will see an option “Link Aadhar to PAN” on your dashboard. You can also find this link by clicking on “My profile” link.
4. After Clicking on the link, enter the details like PAN, aadhar number, name as per aadhar, mobile number, date of birth as per PAN, gender as per PAN, etc.
5. Click to select option “I have only year of birth in Aadhar Card“, only if you have only year of birth in your Aadhar Card. If you complete date of birth, you should not select this option.
6. Click on “I agree to validate my Aadhar details“(Mandatory)
7. Click on “Link Aadhar” button.
8. You will receive 6 digit OTP on your mobile. Enter the OTP and Click on Validate button. If you are following the linking process after login then you will not be asked for OTP. This is only if you are performing the linking process without login into the efiling portal.
You will see a success message, that your aadhar will be successfully linked with PAN.
Unable to Link?
In few cases where Aadhaar name is completely different from the name in PAN, then the linking aadhar with PAN will fail. Also, the system will prompt you to change the name in either Aadhaar or in PAN database. You may refer our article to understand the meaning of ” PAN not matched with CBDT” database.
If you face this error you may have to either change your name in Aadhar card or in PAN card to resolve Aadhar linking issue with PAN.
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