Date Extended For Linking AADHAAR With PAN Card

Delhi/Hyderabad, March 28 (Maxim News): The Central government has extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar-PAN till June 30, 2023.

The Union Finance Ministry has announced that the deadline has been extended to give some more time to the taxpayers. According to the Income Tax Act 1961, the Aadhaar number should be linked to the PAN card by March 31, 2023. From April 1, 2023. PAN cards not linked to the Aadhaar number will be invalid, now it has been decided to extend it till June 30.

Here’s how to check PAN-Aadhaar linking status online

Step 1: Visit the Income Tax e-filing portal. 

Step 2: Click the ‘Quick Links’ option on the homepage. Following this, select ‘Aadhaar status.’

Step 3: You will be redirected to a page having two fields for entering PAN and Aadhaar numbers.

Step 4: Following this, the server checks the PAN-Aadhaar link status and a pop-up message will be displayed. 

Step 5: The message will say, “Your PAN is already linked to the given Aadhaar,” if both the cards are linked.

Step 6: In case your PAN and Aadhaar cards are not linked, the message will say, “PAN not linked with Aadhaar. Please click on ‘Link Aadhaar’ to link your Aadhaar with your PAN.”

Step 7: If the link is in progress, the taxpayer will see this on their window, “Your Aadhaar-PAN linking request has been sent to UIDAI for validation. Please check the status later by clicking on the ‘Link Aadhaar Status’ link on Home Page.” 

Here’s how to check PAN-Aadhaar linking status via SMS

The Income Tax department has also given the option to check the PAN-Aadhaar linking status through SMS. For this, taxpayers have to send an SMS to 567678 or 56161. The message will read, “Aadhaar is already associated with PAN in ITD Database,” if both cards are linked. 

If the PAN and Aadhaar cards are not linked, then the message will say, “Your Aadhaar is not associated with PAN in ITD Database. Thank you for using our services.”

What will happen if you fail to link your Aadhaar and PAN cards? 

In case taxpayers fail to link their PAN and Aadhaar cards by June 30, the taxpayers will face the following consequences: 

1. No refund shall be made against such PANs

2. Interest shall not be payable on such refund for the period during which PAN remains operative

3. TDS and TCS shall be deducted/collected at a higher rate, as provided in the Income Tax Act 1961

Not only this, the PAN card shall be made operative again in 30 days after a payment of Rs 1,000. 

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