Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act provides that every individual who has been allotted a Permanent Account Number (PAN) as of the 1st day of July 2017, and who is eligible to obtain an Aadhaar number, shall intimate Aadhaar number in the prescribed form and manner. In other words, such persons have to mandatorily link their Aadhaar and PAN before the prescribed date (31.03.2022 without fee payment and 31.03.2023 with the prescribed fee of 1000 payment).
For more details refer to CBDT Circular No.7/2022 dated 30.03.2022.
Details to Avail of this service
- Aadhaar PAN linkage is not done before 31/03/2022
- Valid PAN
- Aadhaar number
- Valid mobile number
How to link PAN Card and Aadhaar card
You can link your PAN with your Aadhaar by the following process:
a) Open the Income Tax e-filing portal
b) Register on it (if not already done). Your PAN (Permanent Account Number) will be your user id.
c) Log in by entering the User ID, password and date of birth.
d) A pop-up window will appear, prompting you to link your PAN with your Aadhaar. If not, go to ‘Profile Settings’ on the Menu bar and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’.
e) Details such as name date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the PAN details.
f) Verify the PAN details on the screen with the ones mentioned on your Aadhaar. Pls. note that if there is a mismatch, you need to get the same corrected in either of the documents.
g) If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and click on the “link now” button.
h) A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar has been successfully linked to your PAN
i) You may also visit to link your PAN and Aadhaar
Step-by-step process to link aadhaar and PAN Card
Step 1
Visit the Income tax portal on the home page and click the link aadhaar This will direct you to the next page you can see in step 2 next image
Step 2
Enter your PAN and Aadhaar Number and validate
Step 3
Click on Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax. for linking Pan and aahaar
Step 4
Enter your PAN card number, Confirm PAN Card number and any Mobile number to receive OTP
Step 5
Post OTP verification, you will be redirected to the e-Pay Tax page.
Step 6
Click on Proceed on the Income Tax Tile.
Step 7
Select AY (2023-24) and Type of Payment as Other Receipts (500) and Continue.
Step 8
The applicable amount will be pre-filled against Others and click Continue.
Step 8
Now, a challan will be generated. On the next screen, you have to select the mode of payment after selecting the mode of payment you will be redirected to the Bank website where you can make the payment.
Alternatively, if you have an account in the Bank which is not Authorised for payment through “e-Pay Tax”, you can make payment through the Protean (NSDL) Portal as per the below steps:
If you do not have a Bank account in these Banks: Axis Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, City Union Bank, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, IndusInd Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, UCO Bank Union Bank of India. (as of 13.01.2023)
After Validating PAN and Aadhaar:
If you have made payment of Challan on the Protean (NSDL) Portal and payment details are verified at the e-filing Portal.
Step-(i) After validating your PAN and Aadhaar you will see a pop-up message that” Your payment details are verified”. Please Click Continue on the pop-up message to submit Aadhaar PAN linking request.
Enter the required details and click on the Link Aadhaar button.
The request for a link to your Aadhaar PAN has been submitted successfully, now you can check the Aadhaar PAN link status.
View Link Aadhaar Status (Pre-Login)
On the e-Filing Portal homepage, under Quick Links click Link Aadhaar Status.
Enter your PAN and Aadhaar Number, and click View Link Aadhaar Status.
On successful Validation, a message will be displayed regarding your Link Aadhaar Status.
If the Aadhaar-Pan link is in progress:
If the Aadhaar PAN linking is successful:
View Link Aadhaar Status (Post-Login)
Alternatively, you can go to My Profile > Link Aadhaar Status.
(If your Aadhaar is already linked, the Aadhaar number will be displayed. If Aadhaar is not linked Link Aadhaar Status is displayed)
Note:
- If the validation fails, click Link Aadhaar on the Status page, and you will need to repeat the steps to link your PAN and Aadhaar.
- If your request to link your PAN and Aadhaar is pending with UIDAI for validation, you will need to check the status later.
- You may need to contact the Jurisdictional AO to delink Aadhaar and PAN if:
- your Aadhaar is linked with some other PAN
- your PAN is linked with some other Aadhaar
On successful validation, a message will be displayed regarding your Link Aadhaar status.
Link Aadhaar > FAQs
1. Who needs to link Aadhaar and PAN?
Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act provides that every individual who has been allotted a permanent account number (PAN) as on the 1st day of July, 2017, and who is eligible to obtain an Aadhaar number, shall intimate his Aadhaar number in the prescribed form and manner. In other words, such persons have to mandatorily link their Aadhaar and PAN before the prescribed date (31.03.2022 without fee payment and 31.03.2023 with prescribed fee payment For more details refer to CBDT circular No.7/2022 dated 30.03.2022.
2.For whom is Aadhaar-PAN linkage not compulsory?
Aadhaar-PAN linkage requirement does not apply to any individual who is:
- Residing in the States of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, and Meghalaya;
- a non-resident as per the Income-tax Act, 1961;
- of the age of eighty years or more at any time during the previous year; or
- not a citizen of India.
Note:
1. The exemptions provided are subject to modifications depending on subsequent government notifications on this subject
2. For further details refer to Department of Revenue Notification No 37/2017 dated 11th May 2017”
3. However, for users falling in any of the above category, voluntarily desires to link Aadhaar with PAN fee payment of specified amount is required to be done.
3. How to link Aadhaar and PAN?
Both registered and unregistered users can link their Aadhaar and PAN on the e-Filing Portal, even without logging in. You can use the quick link Link Aadhaar on the e-Filing home page to link Aadhaar and PAN.
4. What will happen if I don’t link my Aadhaar and PAN?
Kindly, refer to Circular No. 7/2022 dated 30/3/2022
5. I cannot link my Aadhaar with my PAN because there is a mismatch in my name/phone number/date of birth in my Aadhaar and PAN. What should I do?
Correct your details in either PAN or Aadhaar database such that both have matching details. You can correct your PAN details on the:
https://www.pancardapplyonline.com/
In case of Query/Assistance, please contact on NSDL /UTI helpline number: 033 40802999 ,03340802999 or write on e-mail id: utiitsl.gsd@utiitsl.com
You can correct your Aadhaar details on the UIDAI website (https://uidai.gov.in/my-aadhaar/update-aadhaar.html).
In case of Query/Assistance, please contact on toll-free number 18003001947 or 1947
6. What should I do if my PAN becomes inoperative?
Kindly, refer to Circular No. 7/2022 dated 30/3/2022.
Note some of the content and image are taken from to awareness and public interest https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/help/how-to-link-aadhaar
