The Aadhaar and PAN card linking deadline has been extended by the Income Tax Department. To prevent the deactivation of their PAN card, taxpayers who have not yet linked their Aadhar with PAN are urged to do so by June 30. As of July 1, 2017, any person who has been assigned a PAN must link both identification cards, according to the Income Tax Department of India.
The notification read, “The date for intimating Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for the purpose of linking PAN and Aadhaar has now been extended to 30th June, 2023.” The Finance Ministry also said that if PAN and Aadhaar cards are not linked till June 30, the PAN card will be rendered inoperative.
Documents needed to link PAN and Aadhaar card
In order to link their Aadhaar and PAN cards, taxpayers need a valid Aadhaar number, a valid PAN number, and a valid mobile number.
How to Link Aadhaar with PAN card
Step 1: Visit the Income tax e-filing portal
Step 2: Choose ‘Link Aadhaar’ under ‘Quick Links’
Step 3: Fill in your PAN, Aadhaar number
Step 4: Click on ‘Continue to Pay through e-Pay Tax’
Step 5: Enter PAN and mobile number to receive OTP
Step 6: You will be redirected to a new page
Step 7: Hit ‘Proceed’, select Assessment Year 2023-24 and choose Other Recipients as payment type
Step 8: Open the e-filing portal after verifying the OTP
Step 9: Enter user ID, password, and date of birth for logging into the portal
Step 10: Go to profile settings on menu bar and click on Link Aadhaar if a pop-up does not appear
Step 11: Your name, date of birth, and gender will be auto generated from your PAN details
Step 12: Enter Aadhaar number if details match and click on ‘link now’ button
Step 13: Pop-up message will confirm that your Aadhaar has been linked with PAN