How to link Pan with Aadhaar?
Pan Card is used as an identity proof in India that is Pan Card is a proof for an identity of a person. This is Nationalized Identity Proof. Pan Card stands Permanent Account Number. Without people cannot do any bank transaction, because Pan Card is mandatory for opening any bank account. This Identity proof is issued by the Income Tax Department. And Permanent account Number is 10 numbers. This 10 digit Permanent Account Number has both characters and digits. It has no validity. People can apply for Pan Card two ways online or offline.
Aadhaar card is used as address proof for the identification of personal address. Aadhaar card is 12 digits numbers, issued by Indian Government. Aadhaar number is a unique identification number. Aadhaar number is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UDAI), which functions under the Planning Commission of India. Aadhaarproject was initiated to provide a unique identification number. This UIN captures all the demographic & biometric information. You can use UID as identity proof or it acts as a sole identity proof.
Why Link Pan with Aadhaar?
Link Aadhaarcard with Pan Card is for these people who file ITR - Income Tax Return. The Supreme Court has issued to the order for those people who pay income tax. The Supreme Court has allowed linking pan with Aadhaarfor all those who are eligible or paying Income Tax.
In the press release of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) the deadline of link pan with Aadhaar is dated March 31, 2019. but later on, the deadline to link PAN with Aadhaarhas been extended to September 30, 2019.
Since 1st Aril 2019, it is necessary to link Aadhaarto link Pan and quote and link Aadhaarto Income Tax (ITR).
For linking Pan Card to Aadhaar, you have to register yourself. If you already registered then you can easily file the ITR.
Step to Link Pan with Aadhaar
- First, you have to visit on Income Tax e-Filing website to link your PAN and Aadhaar.
- Enter your PAN Number and Aadhaar (UID) number in the form.
- Enter your name as you mentioned in your Aadhaar card.
- Now does verification of your details by entering the captcha code mentioned in the image.
- Click on the “Link Aadhaar” button. And submit your details.
- Now the message comes as a popup for the successful link of your Pan with Aadhar.
For the linking of Pan with Aadhaar, there are so many ways to link.
- Without Login, you can link Pan with Aadhar- In this way, you need to fill the entire details like Pan & Aadhar Number and the Name which you mention in Aadhar card.
- Logging in to your account – First, you need to register your self at the income tax e filing portal, if you are not already registered. Then Log in to the e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department by entering the username & password. Next, After logging in to the site, a pop-up window will appear prompting you to link your PAN card with Aadhaar card. If you do not see the popup, then there is an option in the blue bar Profile Settings and click on Link Aadhaar. Now you need to fill your Details such as name, DOB and gender. All these details are Verify y the details of Aadhar card which you mentioned in your Aadhaar card. If the entire details match with your Aadhaar details, then enter your Aadhaar number and captcha code and click on the “Link now” button for submitting details.
- Last way to register or link Pan with Aadhaar is using Sms - The Income Tax Department has urged taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with their PAN, using an SMS-based facility. It is a simple process by which you can link your Aadhaar with Pan. You can send an SMS to either 567678 or 56161.
FAQs
Q: What is the different Way or modes to link Aadhaar with PAN?
Ans: A) SMS, B) Online, C) Paper mode.
Q: What are the ways to link Aadhaar with pan if the name is a mismatch?
Ans: Earlier, Income-tax Dept. was allowing linking of Aadhaar with PAN. If there was a minor mismatch in the name appearing in PAN compared to the name appearing in Aadhaar Card. Income tax department verified the Identity of taxpayers by sending One Time Password (OTP) to the registered mobile number with UIDAI. Later, from 01-12-2017 UIDAI has changed this practice of verifying the user is identified with OTP. Therefore, the Aadhaar number cannot be linked with PAN if there is any mismatch in the name of a person. He has to change one of its documents by providing any proof.
Q: Why am I not able to link my Aadhaar with PAN, tell me the reason?
- Phone number of the taxpayer is not updated
- Gender Mismatch
- Date of birth
