How To Link Aadhaar With PAN Card Online in 2024

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The PAN card comes from the Income Tax (IT) department, while the Aadhaar card is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). PAN serves as a unique ID for tax for individuals and businesses, whereas Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique ID given to all residents.

If your PAN card becomes invalid, you will not be able to get all these financial services like receiving a taxable salary, paying income tax, and completing large-ticket financial transactions. You may wonder how the government-issued PAN card can become inoperative as it does not come with any validation date. 

Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) issued a circular mandating PAN and Aadhaar card linking on or before 31st March 2023. In case these cards are not linked, the PAN card will become inoperative. However, CBDT later revised the date to 30th June 2023.

Who Should Linking their PAN and Aadhaar Card?

The Central Board of Direct Tax announced in 2017 that all tax-paying individuals having a PAN card will have to link their Aadhaar numbers with the PAN card. However, in this announcement, CBDT has stated that this Aadhaar number linking is necessary for those individuals whose PAN card was issued on 1st July 2017. 

In 2023, CBDT declared that people who have failed to follow the prior announcement will be able to complete the PAN and Aadhaar card linking by 31st March 2023 by paying Rs. 1,000 as a fee. This last date has been revised to 30th June 2023. 

If you still have not completed the process, you must not delay any further. If you fail to meet the deadline now, your PAN card will become inoperative. Besides, you may have to face other legal repercussions as per the Income Tax Act of India.

What is the Status of Your PAN and Aadhaar Card Linking?

If you do not know whether your PAN card is already linked with your Aadhaar number, you need to check and confirm the same before the last date of linking. You will have to go to the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department of India and complete the steps as mentioned below:

Step 1: Go to the home page of the portal, and click on ‘Link Aadhaar Status’ from the list of ‘Quick Links’

Step 2: Enter your PAN and Aadhaar number on the respective boxes

Step 3: Tap on ‘View Link Aadhaar Status’

After this, you can finally see your PAN and Aadhaar card linking status.

Also, Read: How to Download e-PAN Card Online from NSDL and UTIITSL

How to Link Aadhaar Card with a PAN Card?

If you find that your PAN card is yet to be linked with your Aadhaar number, you will have to complete two interlinked processes to link the same, which we have broken down for you. 

Linking your PAN and Aadhaar is smooth! Follow these two simple steps:

• Pay the fee: For the financial year 2023-24, you need to pay a nominal fee to link your PAN and Aadhaar.
• Submit the request: Head over to the Income Tax e-filing website and fill out the Aadhaar-PAN linking request form.

Don’t forget to keep these documents handy:

• Your Aadhaar Card
• Your PAN Card
• Your mobile number linked to Aadhaar

Note: Your mobile number must be registered with your Aadhaar card to receive the OTP (One-Time Password) for authentication.Step 2: Choose the option of ‘Continue to Pay Through E-Pay Tax’.

• Payment of Fee

Primarily go to Income Tax e-Filing Portal.and then follow these simplified steps to pay the fee:

Step 1: Under the ‘Quick Links’, click the ‘e-Pay Tax’  

Step 2: Provide your PAN number and your aadhar card number

Step 3: Click on the “continue to pay through e-pay tax”

Step 4: Input your PAN details, reconfirm the PAN, and provide a mobile number for OTP receipt. 

Step 5: After the OTP verification, you will be redirected to e-Pay Tax page.

Step 7: Check the automatically filled challan and complete the payment of Rs. 1,000

Step 8: Now, Click on Proceed on the Income Tax tile.

Step 9: Select the applicable Assessment Year and Payment Type as Other Receipts (500), then click Continue.

Step 10: The relevant amount will automatically appear under “Others.” Proceed by clicking Continue.

Step 11: A challan will generate next. Choose your payment method, then you’ll go to the Bank’s site for payment. After, link your Aadhaar with PAN on the e-Filing Portal.

• PAN and Aadhaar Linking

Here is the final stage to link your Aadhaar number with the PAN card and the step-by-step process to complete it:

Step 1: Log in to the e-filling portal and go to ‘Dashboard’ 

Step 2: Click on ‘Link Aadhaar to PAN’

Step 3: Tap on ‘Link Aadhaar’

Step 4: Enter your Aadhaar number 

Step 5: Press the ‘Validate’ button

Step 6: Enter your name and mobile number as mentioned in the Aadhaar card 

Step 7: Click on ‘Link Aadhaar’ and enter the OTP received on your mobile number for the verification

After this, you will successfully send your request for the PAN and Aadhaar card linking.

Why Linking the Aadhaar Number with the PAN Card is Important?

Here are the following purposes that PAN card and Aadhaar number linking fulfill:

• Tracking Transactions: The Aadhaar number contains information regarding financial transactions made by an individual. It includes large-ticket transfers as well as small UPI payments. Linking this number with the PAN card will enable the Income Tax Department to track all these transactions effectively.

• Spotting People with Multiple PAN Cards: Having more than one PAN card is a legally punishable offence. Since people can get only one Aadhaar number, they cannot link it with their duplicate PAN cards. As a result, the duplicate one becomes automatically inoperative.

• Simplifying ITR Filing: As all the transactions get stored with the Aadhaar number, after this linking the filing process will become quick.

CBDT has made this PAN and Aadhaar card linking a legal requirement. It announced citizens to link the same in 2017. Now, people can do the same within 30th June 2023 by paying a nominal fee of Rs. 1,000. However, failing to link your Aadhaar card with your PAN card on or before this date may lead to legal repercussions.

Also, Read: Check PAN Card Application Status Online: NSDL and UTIITSL Portal

FAQs about PAN and Aadhaar Linking

1. Can I Link my Aadhaar Number with my PAN Card if there is a Mismatch in the Spelling of my name or Date of Birth?

No, you cannot link your Aadhaar number with your PAN card if details, such as names and birth dates mentioned in both these cards do not match. In such a scenario, you will have to rectify the incorrect details first.

2. Who has the Option to Avoid Linking Aadhaar with their PAN Cards?

You will not have to link the Aadhaar number with your PAN card if you are: a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Assam, a non-resident of India, or a senior citizen whose age is 80 years or more.

3. Do I have to Pay Again if the First Payment Fails Even after the Deduction of the Amount from my Savings Account?

If your balance is deducted but the payment fails, you will have to pay again. In such a case, you can resubmit your request for linking Aadhaar number considering the first challan issued in the portal.

4. Is it possible to detach an Aadhaar Number from my PAN Card?

Absolutely. If mistakenly linked with the wrong Aadhaar, you can unlink it and re-link to your correct Aadhaar.

5. Do NRIs require an Aadhaar for E-filing?

NRIs are not obliged to provide their Aadhaar for income tax e-returns.

6. What if my Income is below Taxable Limits? Is linking PAN and Aadhaar Mandatory?

Even if one’s income is below taxable limits, linking PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory to prevent deactivation.