Aadhaar–PAN linking deadline ends today: How to link, penalty and other details
Linking your PAN card with Aadhaar is crucial to avoid penalties. The Income Tax department's portal guides you through a simple online process involving your PAN and Aadhaar numbers, followed by an OTP verification. Failure to link by December 31, 2025, will render your PAN inoperative, impacting tax refunds and leading to higher tax deductions and collections.
If you have still not linked your PAN card to Aadhaar, then this is your last chance to do so. The Income Tax Department has issued a directive for all PAN card holders to promptly link their PAN with their Aadhaar card. Today (December 31) is the last date to link your Aadhaar card with your PAN card.
Your PAN card will become inoperative if you fail to link the two till the aforementioned date.Taxpayers who have not yet completed the process must pay a Rs 1,000 late fee before linking. However, PAN holders who obtained their cards after October 1, 2024 using Aadhaar enrolment ID can link their PAN with Aadhaar free of charge until December 31, 2025.
PAN-Aadhaar Deadline Nears: How To Link Before December 31 Or Risk Inoperative PAN From Next Year
How to link PAN Card with Aadhaar
So, in case if you have still not linked your PAN card with your Aadhaar then follow the below mentioned steps to do so:Step 1: First, go to the official Income Tax e-filing portal or click on the link -- www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/Step 2: Now go to the 'Quick Links' section and click on the 'Link Aadhaar option'Step 3: After this enter your PAN card and Aadhaar card numbers and click on Validate.Step 4: If your Aadhaar card is already linked to your PAN then you will see a message on your screen which reads, 'PAN is already linked with the Aadhaar or with some other Aadhaar'.Step 5: In case your PAN is not linked to your Aadhaar and you have paid a challan on the NSDL portal, then the payment information will be validated by electronic filing.
You will get a pop-up notification saying 'Your payment details are verified' after confirming your PAN and Aadhaar.Step 6: After entering the required details you have to click on the Link Aadhaar optionStep 7: Now you have to enter the 6-digit OTP received on your registered mobile number.Step 8: You now have to submit your request for an Aadhaar Pan linkIt should be kept in mind that the linking of a PAN card with an Aadhaar takes up to 4 to 5 working days
What will happen if I don't link Aadhaar and PAN card
Your PAN will become inoperative if you do not link it with Aadhaar till 31 December 2025 and shall face the following consequences as a result of PAN becoming inoperative:1. refund of any amount of tax or part thereof, due under the provisions of the Act shall not be made to him;2. interest shall not be payable to him on such refund for the period, beginning with the date specified under sub-rule (4) of rule 114AAA and ending with the date on which it becomes operative;3. where tax is deductible under Chapter XVJJ-B in case of such person, such tax shall be deducted at higher rate, in accordance with the provisions of section 206AA;4. where tax is collectible at source under Chapter XVJJ-BB in case of such person, such tax shall be collected at higher rate, in accordance with the provisions of section 206CC.