PAN-Aadhaar link news: The deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar is March 31, 2023. If you don't link the two documents before the said date, then your Permanent Account Number (PAN) will become inoperative.
The Centre has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar with PAN. Earlier, the government had extended the deadline to link the two documents several times, but this time, it is serious. Your PAN becomes inoperative from April 1 if you don't link it with your Aadhaar.
“It is mandatory. Don’t delay, link it today! As per the I-T Act, it is mandatory for all PAN-holders who do not fall under the exempt category, to link their permanent account numbers (PAN) with Aadhaar before March 31, 2023. From April 1, 2023, the unlinked PAN shall become inoperative,” the I-T Department in the public advisory said.
But there are some exemptions to this mandatory rule. According to a notification issued by Finance Ministry in 2017, there are four categories that are exempted from PAN-Aadhaar linking mandate.
1. Residents of the north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
2. A non-resident as per the Income-tax Act of 1961
3. Of the age of 80 years or more at any time during the previous year;
4. Not a citizen of India.
It is worth noting that the exemptions provided are subject to modifications depending on the latest government notifications.
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If you don't fall in the above category, then it is compulsory to link your PAN with your Aadhaar. To do so, check out the steps below:
- Visit the official website of the Income Tax Department of India -- incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
- Click on ‘Link Aadhaar‘
- 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 Continue.
- The applicable amount (Rs 1,000) will be pre-filled against Others and click Continue.
- Submit the Aadhaar linking request on e-Filing portal.
Step 2: After 4-5 working days of making payment, visit the e-filing portal > Login > On the Dashboard, under the Link Aadhaar to PAN option, click on ;Link Aadhaar' or click on “Link Aadhar” in the personal details section
- Enter your PAN and Aadhaar number and click on “Validate”.
- You will see a pop-up message that “Your payments details are verified”. Click “Continue” on the pop-up message to submit Aadhaar link request.
- Fill in the necessary details and click on the “Link Aadhaar” button
- Enter the 6-digit OTP that you receive on the mobile number
- Your request for linking of Aadhaar-PAN has been submitted successfully.
