Is Your PAN Card Linked With Aadhaar? Here Is How You Can Check - IN PICS

The Income Tax department has issued an advisory that those PAN not linked with Aadhaar by the end of March next year will be rendered 'inoperative'.

Is Your PAN Card Linked With Aadhaar, Here Is How You Can Check

The Income Tax Department said, “As per Income-tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory for all PAN holders, who do not fall under the exempt category, to link their PAN with their Aadhaar before 31.3.2023. From 1.04.2023, the unlinked PAN shall become inoperative.” [Image Credit: Twitter/Income Tax India]

The last date to link the Aadhaar card and PAN card is March 31, 2023. If someone does not link his Aadhaar card with PAN before March 31, his PAN card will be considered inactive. Aadhaar card and PAN card can be linked by depositing a fine of Rs 1000. [Image Credit: Getty]

A circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on March 30 this year said once a PAN becomes inoperative, an individual shall be liable to all the consequences under the I-T Act and will have to suffer several implications. [Image Credit: Getty]

Services like filing I-T returns will be hindered using the inoperative PAN, pending returns will not be processed, pending refunds cannot be issued, pending proceedings as in the case of defective returns cannot be completed once the PAN is inoperative and tax will be required to be deducted at a higher rate. [Image Credit: Getty]

If you do not know whether your PAN card is linked to your Aadhaar, you can check by going on the Income Tax Department's website incometax.gov.in. [Image Credit: Getty]

Click on the option 'Link Aadhaar Status'. A new window will open. Click on 'View Link Aadhaar Status'. If PAN card is linked with Aadhaar then a message will appear on your display. If there is no link, then you can link it by filling in the details of PAN card and Aadhaar. [Image Credit: Getty]