Aadhaar & PAN Link 2023: The Income Tax Department has released an official notification that if the Aadhaar card is not linked with the PAN card by March 31, 2023, the PAN card will be closed from the next day i.e. from April 1, 2023.
If you don’t have an Aadhaar link, you have to pay a fine of 1000/-, do you have a link?
Many of those who had PAN cards earlier have not linked their PAN card with their Aadhaar card. The income tax department has allowed linking an Aadhaar card with a PAN card several times before. But this time the last date is 31.3.2023!
PAN card and Aadhaar card could be linked at a small cost. However, due to the extension of time, the penalty has to be paid from now on. The link can be done only after paying 1000 rupees in advance as a penalty on the Income Tax Department website.
On January 17, the official Twitter account of the Income Tax Department has written, ‘According to the Income Tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory to link PAN Card with Aadhaar Card before March 31, 2023. If not linked, PAN card will be deactivated from 1.4.2023.’
If the PAN card is canceled, the bank account may also be deactivated or temporarily closed.
Required Documents:
- Aadhaar PAN linkage is not done before 31/03/2022
- Valid PAN
- Aadhaar number
- Valid mobile number
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How to check if Aadhar pan is linked?
You can check the status of Aadhaar and PAN linked online and offline.
Method: 01
- Click the link below.
Click here: https://eportal.incometax.gov.in/iec/foservices/#/pre-login/bl-link-aadhaar - Now enter your PAN number and Aadhar card number.
- Validate.
- The screen will show if your Aadhaar and PAN card are linked.
Method: 02
- How to Check PAN Card-Aadhaar Card Link Through SMS
- Go to Phone SMS.
- Type UIDPAN, then send from REGISTERED number to 567678 or 56161.You will get a message from Income Tax Department. Where it will be written – ‘Aadhaar is already associated with PAN.
If not then understand that your Aadhaar card and PAN card are not linked. In that case, the message will read “Aadhaar is not associated with PAN..in ITD database”
How to make payment of the Aadhaar Pan link fee on e-Filing or Protean (NSDL) Portal:
- Firstly, visit the e-Filing Portal Home page and click on Link Aadhaar in the Quick Links section. Alternatively, login to the e-filing portal and Click on Link Aadhar in Profile Section.
- Secondly, Enter your PAN and Aadhaar Number
- Thirdly, click on Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax.
- Fourthly, enter your PAN, Confirm PAN, and any Mobile number to receive OTP
- After that, post OTP verification, you will be redirected to the e-Pay Tax page.
- Then, Click on Proceed on the Income Tax Tile.
- Next, Select AY (2023-24) and Type of Payment as Other Receipts (500) and Continue.
- At last, the Applicable amount will be pre-filled against Others and click Continue.
