Pan Card Link with Aadhar: PAN Will Get Inoperative If Not Linked with Aadhaar Before 31st March 2023

Linking your PAN card to your Aadhaar card is a critical duty that every Indian resident must accomplish, and the deadline has been extended to March 31, 2023. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has already extended the deadline for linking PAN to Aadhaar (CBDT). Individuals who have not yet connected the two ID proofs may do so before March 31, 2023 (by incurring a penalty); otherwise, their PAN would become inactive on April 1, 2023. Before, the deadline was March 31, 2022 which was later extended to June 30, 2022.This was extended once again till March 31, 2023, but with a Rs 1,000 cost increase. As a result, there are presently very few options for additional extension. As a result, you should connect your PAN and Aadhaar by March 31, 2023, at the latest. The procedure is simple, and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. In this essay, we will walk you through the basic procedures of online connecting your Aadhaar card to your PAN card.

Who needs to link Aadhaar and PAN?

According to Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, anybody who has been granted a permanent account number (PAN) as of July 1, 2017 and is eligible for an Aadhaar number shall inform the government in the prescribed form and manner. In other words, such individuals must link their Aadhaar and PAN before the required deadline (31.03.2022 without fee payment and 31.03.2023 with price payment). Further information may be found in CBDT circular No.7/2022, issued March 30, 2022. Here is a detailed process for Aadhaar pan linking .

How to link Aadhaar to Pan online?

• Visit the e-Filing portal's home page and choose Connect Aadhaar from the Quick Links section.
• Fill up your PAN and Aadhaar Number.
• Proceed to Pay Via e-Pay Tax by clicking the button.
• Enter PAN and mobile number
• After verifying your OTP, you will be routed to the e-Pay Tax page.
• On the Income Tax Tile then click Continue.
• Choose AY 2023-24 and Payment Type as Other Receipts, then click Proceed.
• The amount will be pre-filled against Others, as seen in the image below, and you may then click Proceed.
• After successfully completing all of the preceding processes, the challan will be generated on the following page. Choose a payment method to be routed to the Bank's website to complete the transaction.
• You can utilise the e-Filing Portal to link your Aadhaar number to your PAN after you have paid the costs. Log in to the income tax website, then select the Connect Aadhaar to PAN option in the Profile Section.

How to Pay Aadhaar-PAN linking fees through Protean (NSDL) Portal?

• Visit the e-Filing Portal Home page and choose link Aadhaar from the Quick Links section.
• Click Proceed after entering your PAN and Aadhaar number.
• Proceed to Pay Via e-Pay Tax by clicking the button.
• On the e-Pay tax page, click the link below to be sent to the Protean (NSDL) Portal.
• You'll be sent to the Protean (NSDL) Portal. Click Continue under Challan No./ITNS 280, choose Tax Applicable as 0021 and Payment Type as 500, provide Assessment Year as 2023-24, and then click Proceed.

How to Link Aadhaar-PAN using SMS

An SMS may also be used to link your Aadhaar card to your PAN card. Send an SMS to 567678 or 56161 with the following text: UIDPAN12 digits Aadhaar>10 digit PAN>.

How to check aadhaar pan linking status?

• Under Quick Links on the e-Filing Portal site, click Link Aadhaar Status.
• Enter your PAN number and Aadhaar number, and then click See Link Aadhaar Status.
• After successful validation, a notification about your Link Aadhaar Status will be shown.
• Upon submission, the Aadhaar-PAN connecting status will be displayed on the screen.