Easy Online Process: Link Aadhaar with PAN before June 30.
The Income Tax department has issued a reminder to taxpayers that June 30 is the final day for individuals holding a PAN (Permanent Account Number) to link it with their Aadhaar card, unless they fall under the exempt category. Those who fail to link their PAN with Aadhaar before the deadline and attempt to do so online afterward will incur a penalty of Rs 1,000.
Failure to link Aadhaar with PAN will result in higher rates of tax deduction at source (TDS) and tax collection at source (TCS). It will also render the PAN inoperative, and any pending refunds and the corresponding interest on those refunds will not be issued, as stated by the Income Tax department.
Here's how you can link your Aadhaar with PAN:
1.) Open the income tax e-filing portal - https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/
2.) Register on it (if not already done). Your PAN (Permanent Account Number) will be your user id.
3.) Log in by entering the User ID, password and date of birth.
4.) A pop up window will appear, prompting you to link your PAN with Aadhaar. If not, go to ‘Profile Settings’ on Menu bar and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’.
5.) Details such as name date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the PAN details.
6.) Verify the PAN details on 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.
7.) If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number and click on the “link now” button.
8.) A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar has been successfully linked to your PAN.
9.) You may also visit https://www.utiitsl.com/ OR https://www.egov-nsdl.co.in/ to link your PAN and Aadhaar.