PAN AND ADHAAR LINKING: The last date to link your Permanent Account Number (PAN) to your Aadhaar has been extended to June 30th,2021 from March 31ST, 2021. PAN cards will become invalid after the mentioned date if not linked with the Aadhaar card. This means that you will be unable to make any transactions wherever PAN details are asked. You may also suffer a fine of Rs 1,000 as per the Finance Bill, 2021. Also read: 13 TYPES OF HOT DOGS WITH IMAGES, CHECK OUT NOW | INTERESTING 10 DAILY SUPER FOODS TO CALM ANXIETY | Top 10 Strongest Dog Breeds, you may want to own someday
The Finance Bill was passed by the Parliament in the month of March 2021 in which the government included a new section marked as 234H in the Bill. This section states that
“Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, where a person is required to intimate his Aadhaar number under sub-section (2) of section 139AA and such person fails to do so on or before such date, as may be prescribed, he shall be liable to pay such fee, as may be prescribed, not exceeding one thousand rupees (Rs 1,000), at the time of making intimation under sub-section (2) of section 139AA after the said date.”
The Finance Bill
In accordance with the new rules, the government has made it mandatory to equip an Aadhaar card while applying for a new PAN card. In the case of new PAN card applicants, interlinking of Adhaar and PAN will be done automatically during the application stage.
However, for existing PAN cardholders, interlinking has to be performed manually before the mentioned deadline. So, you as a PAN cardholder, is therefore, advised to link your PAN with Aadhaar to avoid any penalty in the later stage.
Steps to link your PAN with Aadhaar card Online:
- Visit the Income Tax e-filing portal incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
- Click on the Link Aadhaar button on the left side menu.
- Enter the details asked like PAN number, Aadhaar cardholder name, and number.
- Verify the details, enter the Captcha Code and then click on Link Aadhaar.
- A pop-up message will appear on the screen informing you about your Aadhaar card successfully linking to your PAN.
PAN AND ADHAAR LINKING VIA SMS:
You can link your Adhaar with Pan via an SMS, if you want to do so, you will have to send an SMS on 567678 or 56161. The SMS format must be as follows:
‘UIDAIPAN(12digit Aadhaar number) space (10 digit PAN Number).’
Earlier in September 2018, the Supreme Court affirmed Aadhaar details including the number and your identities, as constitutionally valid, and also the biometric ID will continue as a mandatory document for filing the income tax returns and allotment of PAN card.
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