The Income tax department fixed a deadline is August 31st for linking Aadhaar number with PAN card, two months after it became mandatory for all citizens filing income tax returns, your income tax returns will not be processed, according to Income Tax E-filing website if anyone fails to link within the deadline Moreover, the last date has already been extended once by the government, This means you will not receive the income tax returns filed this year irrespective of whether you provided the acknowledgement number of Aadhaar card, or quoted it in the tax returns form; in either case, You must link the PAN and Aadhaar.
How to link PAN card with Aadhaar online
If you want to link your Aadhaar with PAN card, on the website, click on the link on the left saying Link Aadhaar.
1. Now, enter your PAN number, Aadhaar number, name as per Aadhaar, and enter the Captcha, and then click on Link Aadhaar.
2. This should link the PAN and Aadhaar, but if there is any difference in your details, you’ll receive an Aadhaar OTP to confirm the linkage, enter the OTP and click on Save to continue.
3. You can also link the details after logging into the income tax website, Log in as you normally would and then click on Profile Settings in the top menu.
4. Next, find Link Aadhaar.
5. Enter your Aadhaar number and click on Save to continue.
This will only work if the details on the PAN and the Aadhaar card match, In case of any difference, you can upload a scan of your Pan Card, or you can register through OTP on your linked mobile number as specify above.
