How to link Aadhaar with PAN card
Linking your Aadhaar with PAN card has now become mandatory for filing of Income Tax Returns. It is important to note that while income tax returns can be filed without linking, the returns, however, will not be processed unless your PAN and Aadhaar are linked.
The last date of linking Aadhaar number and PAN is March 31, 2019. This deadline was previously extended from August 31, 2017 to December 31, 2017 and subsequently to March 31, 2018 followed by June 30, 2018.
If you have yet not linked your Aadhaar with PAN card, you can do it in two ways.
1. Online linking of Aadhaar with PAN card
You can link the two by visiting the income tax e-filing portal. There are two ways – either without logging in to your account or by registering/logging in to your account.
a. Linking Aadhaar with PAN without logging to your account
i) Visit the portal www(.)incometaxindiaefiling(.)gov(.)in
ii) Click on the link at the left side, which says ‘Link Aadhaar’
iii) Enter the required details, i.e. your PAN card number, Aadhaar number, your full name
iv) Verify your details and click on submit
v) The linking of your Aadhaar with PAN card will be confirmed from the UIDAI
b. Linking Aadhaar with PAN by logging in to your account
i) Visit the portal www(.)incometaxindiaefiling(.)gov(.)in and register/login to your account
ii) A pop-up window, prompting you to link your Aadhaar with PAN, will appear on the screen. You can go to the blue tab on the top bar named ‘Profile Settings’ and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’, in case you do not see the pop-up window
iii) Details that you already must have entered at the time of registering on to the portal will appear on the e-filing portal. You need to verify those details with that on your Aadhaar card
iv) Enter your Aadhaar card number, captcha code and click on ‘Link now’
v) You will receive a pop-up message, saying your Aadhaar has successfully been linked to your PAN card
2. Linking your Aadhaar and PAN via SMS
Taxpayers can easily link their Aadhaar with PAN through an SMS, as notified by the Income Tax Department. You may follow the below steps for the same
i) Send an SMS from your registered mobile number to 567678 or 56161 (any one of the given two numbers)
ii) The SMS should be in the format - UIDPAN
iii) You will receive a confirmation message once the procedure is successfully completed
What if there is a mismatch or error while entering details?
In case there is a mismatch in the Aadhaar name provided by you, you will require a One Time Password (OTP) to continue with the process.
To avoid such errors, you must ensure that crucial details like your name, date of birth, gender, etc. are accurately filled in while linking your Aadhaar with PAN card.
In case the name provided on your Aadhaar is different than that on your PAN card, you will not be able to complete the linking process. You will then be prompted to change your name, either in your Aadhaar or PAN database.
