PAN to become inoperative if it's not linked to the Aadhaar by March 31, 2023.
Permanent Account Number (PAN) to become inoperative if it's not linked to the Aadhaar by March 31, 2023, stated the Income Tax Department in a recent tweet.
"All PAN holders, who do not come under the exempt category as per notification no. 37/2017, dated 11th May 2017, and have not linked their PAN with Aadhaar yet, are requested to do so immediately," the Income Tax Department tweeted on January 17, 2023.
"Failure to do so will lead to the unlinked PAN becoming inoperative. Don't delay, link it today. Last date 31/03/2023," the income tax department said.
According to a 2017 notification issued by the union finance ministry, the 'exempt category' includes individuals residing in the states of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, and Meghalaya; a non-resident as per the Income-tax Act, 1961; a person who is of 80 years of age or older at any time during the previous year, and a person who is not a citizen of India.
If an individual’s PAN becomes inoperative, then the person will be unable to file an I-T return using the inoperative PAN; pending returns will not be processed; pending refunds will not be issued to inoperative PANs; pending proceedings, such as in the case of defective returns, will be unable to be completed once the PAN is inoperative; and tax will also be deducted at a higher rate.
Steps to link PAN-Aadhar via portal:
> Go to the Income Tax e-filing official websites- eportal.incometax.gov.in or incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
> Register on the portal if you haven’t already. The PAN number will be the user ID.
> Log into the portal by entering your user id, password and date of birth.
> A pop-up window will appear, asking you to link your PAN with Aadhaar.
> If the window doesn’t appear, go to ‘Profile Settings’ on the Menu bar and click on Link Aadhaar.
> Information such as name, date of birth, and gender will already be mentioned as per your PAN card details.
> Verify the PAN details on the screen with the ones mentioned on Aadhaar.
> If there is a mismatch, you need to get the same corrected in either of the documents.
> If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and click on the link now button.
> A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar has been successfully linked to your PAN.
Other methods of linking PAN with Aadhar:
> People can also visit the following websites for the linking process- https://www.utiitsl.com/ and https://www.egov-nsdl.co.in/
>Through SMS: Type the following message UIDPAN<12 digit Aadhaar><10 digit PAN>. The message can be sent to 567678 or 56161.
>Visiting nearby PAN Service centres: The linking process can also be done manually by visiting the nearby PAN Service centre. A form named ‘Annexure-I’ needs to be filled and submitted along with a copy of the PAN card and Aadhaar card. This will be a paid service.
One has to pay a fine of Rs. 1000 for linking PAN-Aadhaar. March 31, 2022 was the last date for linking the PAN- Aadhaar for free. The linking date has been extended from 31st March 2022 to 31st march 2023.
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