Key Points:
- The PAN Card will become invalid after 31st March if it is not linked to your Aadhar card.
- Visit the I-T department’s official website – incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and link both the documents without any online fees.
- Both the documents can be linked via SMS as well as Manually. Click the link in the Bio to know how.
The Permanent Account Number that comes to all of us in the format of the PAN Card will soon become invalid if it is not linked to your Aadhar card. The deadline for linking the PAN Card and Aadhar Card together is 31st March, which is quite near! In case you don’t do it, your PAN will become invalid.
When the Finance Bill, 2021 was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the government introduced an amendment under which a person will be liable to pay a late fee of up to Rs 1,000 in case of non-linking of PAN with Aadhaar.
“The Finance Bill (Lok Sabha) has inserted a new Section 234H to levy a fee for default in intimating the Aadhaar number. If a person is required to intimate his Aadhaar under Section 139AA(2) and such person fails to do so, he shall be liable to pay a fee, as may be prescribed, not exceeding ₹Rs. 1000, at the time of making such intimation,” said Tarun Kumar a Delhi based chartered accountant.
“Therefore, if a person fails to link PAN and Aadhaar by 31 March, he shall be liable to pay a fee of ₹1,000. This fee shall be in addition to the other consequences the person has to face if PAN becomes inoperative due to non-maintenance of Aadhaar,” he added.
In the past, the government had given several extensions to allow people to link the Aadhaar and the PAN documents and now it has decided to penalise the ones who haven’t paid heed to the deadlines before and now.
How to do it Online?
- Visit the I-T department’s official website – incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
- Go to ‘Link Aadhaar’ section mentioned on the left side of the portal.
- Here, fill in your PAN number, Aadhaar number, name and the CAPTCHA.
- Click on the ‘Link Aadhaar’ option.
- The I-T department will validate your details, thereafter your PAN- Aadhaar linking will be completed.
- No fees required.
How to do it Via SMS?
- Type UIDPAN, PAN and Aadhaar number from your ‘Registered Mobile Number’ and send them to 567678 or 56161.
- For example, Type UIDPAN (12-digit Aadhaar number), SPACE (10-digit PAN), and send it to 567678 or 56161.
How to do it Manually?
- In order to link the documents manually, visit a service centre for your PAN card and fill the ‘Annexure-I’ form.
- Attach the form with a copy of the PAN and Aadhaar cards.
- A prescribed fee must be paid while doing it Offline.
