As per a Supreme Court judgement passed on 9 June 2017, if you have Aadhaar, it is mandatory to link it to PAN and mention the same in your tax returns. However, if you don't have Aadhaar, you can e-file tax returns without the same for FY2016-17.
Now you can link your Aadhaar and PAN through SMS also. The Income Tax Department has urged taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with their PAN, using an SMS-based facility.It can be done by sending an SMS to either 567678 or 56161.
People can also visit the official e-filing website of the department to link the two identities, in both the cases– identical names in the two databases or in case where there is a minor mismatch.
The Income Tax Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar with just a 2 step process which does not even require to login or register at the e- filing website. This facility can be used by anyone to link their Aadhaar with PAN.
2 step process to link Aadhaar with PAN
Step 1 :
Just go to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.
Step 2 :
Provide PAN, Aadhaar no. and ENTER NAME EXACTLY AS GIVEN IN AADHAAR CARD (avoid spelling mistakes) and submit. After verification from UIDAI which is the government website for Aadhaar, the linking will be confirmed.
In case of any minor mismatch in Aadhaar name provided, Aadhaar OTP will be required. Please ensure that the date of birth and gender in PAN and Aadhaar are exactly same.
In a rare case where Aadhaar name is completely different from name in PAN, then the linking will fail and taxpayer will be prompted to change the name in either Aadhaar or in PAN database.
The process of linking Aadhaar with PAN is also available after login to the income tax website.Following are the steps for this :
Step 1.
First register yourself at the income tax e filing portal, if you are not already registered.https://incometaxin
Step 2.
Log in to the e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department by entering the log-in ID, password and date of birth
Step 3.
On logging in to the site, a pop up window will appear prompting you to link your PAN card with Aadhaar card. If you don't see the popup, go to blue tab on the top bar named 'Profile Settings' and click on 'Link Aadhaar'.
Step 4.
Details such as name, date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the details submitted at the time of registration on the e-Filing portal. Verify the details on screen with the ones mentioned on your Aadhaar card.
Step 5.
If the details match, enter your Aadhaar card number and captcha code and click on the "Link now" button.
Step 6.
A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar card has been successfully linked to your PAN card.
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