July month is not exact date when your unlinked PAN will become invalid

July month is not exact date when your un linked PAN will become invalid

There is a mad rush to link Aadhar number with permanent account number (PAN) on the income tax website before July 1. People have even found the website crashing.

Many think if they don't link their Aadhar with their PAN before July 1, their PAN will become invalid.
Well, that's true but not as many understand it.

The linking will become mandatory from July 1, and it's not mandatory to link before July 1. If you are not able to link it before July 1, your PAN wi ..

Link PAN with Aadhar card There is a mad rush to link Aadhar number with permanent account number (PAN) on the income tax website before July 1. People have even found the website crashing.

Many think if they don't link their Aadhar with their PAN before July 1, their PAN will become invalid.
Well, that's true but not as many understand it.

The linking will become mandatory from July 1, and it's not mandatory to link before July 1. If you are not able to link it before July 1, your PAN wi ..


This is what Section 139AA, Income-tax Act says: "Every person who has been allotted permanent account number as on the 1st day of July, 2017, and who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number, shall intimate his Aadhaar number to such authority in such form and manner as may be prescribed, on or before a date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette: Provided that in case of failure to intimate the Aadhaar number, the permanent account number allotted to the person shall be deemed to be invalid and the other provisions of this Act shall apply, as if the person had not applied for allotment of permanent account number."

It clearly says that the date "on or before" which Aadhaar and PAN have to be linked has to be notified by the Central government.

But since the linking is mandatory from July 1, you will need to quote Aadhaar number in the application form for allotment of a new permanent account number and in the return of income.
Link
Visit the income tax e-filing portal at https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ and enter your user id and password to access your profile. A new user can register on the portal by entering basic registration details such as PAN, name and date of birth.

Update Aadhaar
Once you are logged into the portal, go to the "Profile Settings" tab. A drop down menu will appear. Click on "Link Aadhaar". A new form will be displayed.

Details
You need to enter name, date of birth and gender as per PAN records. Next, your Aadhaar number and your name as per Aadhaar records must be entered. These details must be submitted after entering the text in the captcha code appearing on the screen.

Confirmation
After submitting the Aadhaar details, a success message is displayed confirming the linking of Aadhaar with PAN. A confirmation email is also sent to the registered email id of the assessee.


Note -
• Once Aadhaar-PAN is linked, one can e-verify the IT return using Aadhaar if the mobile number is registered with Aadhaar database.

If the name in Aadhaar does not exactly match with the name on PAN, you need to additionally provide Aadhaar OTP or EVC to proceed with partial name match.



There is a mad rush to link Aadhar number with permanent account number (PAN) on the income tax website before July 1. People have even found the website crashing.

Many think if they don't link their Aadhar with their PAN before July 1, their PAN will become invalid.
Well, that's true but not as many understand it.

The linking will become mandatory from July 1, and it's not mandatory to link before July 1. If you are not able to link it before July 1, your PAN wi ..

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