Link Aadhaar Card with the PAN Card

The Income-tax Act has made it mandatory for individuals who have PAN and are eligible for Aadhaar number to provide the Aadhaar number to the Income-tax Department. Failure to do so will result in the PAN card of the individual turning inoperative post the due date. The last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar is 31-03-2023. But if you are Residents of the states of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya, also non-residents and individuals over 80 years of age, then exempted from linking PAN and Aadhaar.

How to link Aadhaar to PAN?

Follow these steps to link your Aadhaar with PAN

• Check that your Aadhaar and PAN details match and are up-to-date
• Visit e-Filing Portal Home page and click on Link Aadhaar in Quick Links section. Enter your PAN and Aadhaar Number
• Click on Continue to Pay Through "e-Pay Tax".
• Enter your PAN, Confirm PAN and any Mobile number to receive OTP
• Post OTP verification, you will be redirected to e-Pay Tax page.
• Click on Proceed on the Income Tax Tile.
• Select AY (2023-24) and Type of Payment as Other Receipts (500) and
• Applicable amount Rs 1000 will be pre-filled against Others and click Continue.
• Now, challan will be generated. On the next screen you have to select the mode of payment after selecting the mode of payment you will be re-directed to the Bank website where you can make the payment. Alternatively, if you have an account in the Bank which is not Authorised for payment through “e-Pay Tax”, you can make payment through Protean (NSDL) Portal.
• Post payment of fee you can link your Aadhaar with PAN on the e-Filing Portal. Submit the Aadhaar PAN link request on e-Filling Portal, either immediately if payment is made through e-Pay Tax service or after 4-5 working days of making of payment if payment is done on Protean (NSDL).
• Aadhaar PAN link request can be made both in the Post login as well as Pre login mode.

Submit Aadhaar PAN link Request (Post login)

• Go to e-filing Portal> login > On Dashboard, in Profile Section under the Link Aadhaar to PAN option, click "Link Aadhaar".
• Or alternatively, click on link Aadhaar personal details section.
• Enter the Aadhaar no. and click on submit. 

Submit Aadhaar PAN link Request (Pre-login)

How to Check link status of Aadhaar to PAN?

View Link Aadhaar Status (Pre-Login)

View Link Aadhaar Status (Post-Login)

Whom is Aadhaar-PAN linkage not compulsory?

The aadhaar-PAN linkage requirement does not apply to any individual who is

• Residing in the States of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, and Meghalaya;
• a non-resident as per the Income-tax Act, 1961, 
• of the age of eighty years or more at any time during the previous year or
• not a citizen of India.

What consequences if Aadhar not linked with the PAN card?

If you fail to link Aadhaar and PAN within the due date, you may have to face the below-mentioned consequences:

PAN Becomes inoperative

If an individual does not link PAN to Aadhaar within the due date, his/her PAN will become inoperative. Once PAN becomes inoperative, it will not be possible to furnish, intimate, or quote the PAN number anywhere. This may further result in:

• Higher tax rate applied for income tax purposes.
• Higher TDS collection.
• Inability to file income tax returns, which can further attract interest, penalty and even prosecution as a result of not furnishing details of income generated.
• Penalty for not quoting PAN during certain financial transactions.

PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability is not allowed

• If Aadhaar is linked to an individual’s PAN, the Income-tax act allows the interchangeability of both. This means a person can quote either Aadhaar or PAN where needed. However, if these are not linked, the interchangeability of these numbers will not be permitted.
• Additionally, since PAN will become inoperative in the case of non-linking to Aadhaar, an individual will not be able to quote Aadhaar in lieu of PAN or vice versa.

Penalty under Section 234H

• In case an individual fails to link Aadhaar to PAN by the due date, he/she will be held liable for charges of up to Rs. 1,000 for while requesting for linking of PAN with Aadhaar
• A penalty of Rs. 10,000 will be applicable for non-filing of returns of income.
  
  

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