The deadline to link your Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar card is right around the corner. As per Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), you can link your PAN card with Aadhaar card till March 31. For those who are unaware, in 2017 CBDT announced that all Indian citizens must link their PAN card with Aadhaar card. The move allows the income tax department to detect any form of tax evasion and it also helps to reduce the issuance of multiple PAN cards that many use to defraud the government.
It is worth noting that the first deadline issued by CBDT to link PAN card and Aadhaar card was 5 August 2017, however, the department kept on extending the deadline due to various reasons. The latest deadline issued by CBDT is 31st March 2022.
While you can still file for income tax returns without linking PAN card and Aadhaar card, the income tax department will not process your returns until you complete the linking. Failing to link PAN and Aadhaar card before the given deadline can also attract a penalty of Rs 10,000 and apart from this, your PAN card will be inoperative.
There are multiple ways you can link your PAN card with Aadhaar card. To know how you can do so, you can follow these steps.
Open the Message app on your smartphone.
Create a new message.
In the text message section, type UIDPAN
Visit e-filing portal of Income Tax department – www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Log in the portal by using your user ID, password, and date of birth. If you are not registered on the portal, you can easily do it by using your PAN card.
On the Menu bar, click on ‘Profile Settings’ and select ‘Link Aadhaar’.
Check that details mentioned on the screen as per your PAN card match the ones mentioned in your Aadhaar card.
If there is a mismatch, you need to get it corrected in either of the documents. If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and click on the ‘Link Aadhaar’ button. You will be notified once your PAN card and Aadhaar card are linked successfully.
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