Last date of linking PAN-Aadhaar today, check easy steps here

The deadline to link your Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar expires today, June 30, according to the latest circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. Taxpayers may not be able to file income tax return (ITR) this year if the two have not been linked.

This was the fourth extension of deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar. The initial deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar was 31 August, 2017 which was extended to December 31, 2017. This deadline was again extended to March 31, 2018. CBDT pushed the deadline to June 30, 2018, following the direction by the Supreme Court that linking of Aadhaar with service providers should not be made mandatory until the final judgment is announced.

It was announced in 2017 that existing PAN and Aadhaar had to be mandatorily linked. Aadhaar details is mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITRs) as well as obtaining a new PAN.

Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to the tax authorities. As per updated data till March 5, over 16.65 crore PANs, out of the total about 33 crore, have been linked with Aadhaar.

How to link your PAN with Aadhaar:

How to link your PAN with Aadhaar:

1. Go to the official website of Income Tax Department @https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/

2. Click on ‘Link Aadhaar’ on the left panel of the website.

3. Enter your PAN number, Aadhar Number and your name as per Aadhaar card. Make sure that your date of birth are same in both PAN              and aadhaar card.

4. If your aadhaar card has only year of birth than you have to tick ‘I have only year of birth in Aadhaar card’ option.

5. Enter the captcha code

6. Click on Submit

You can link you PAN with Aadhaar via SMS

You can link your PAN and Aadhaar by sending a simple SMS to PAN service providers -NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited or UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Limited (UTIITL).

You are required to send an SMS in the below format to 567678 or 56161.

UIDPAN<12 digit Aadhaar><10 digit PAN>

Note: SMS charges are applicable as per levied by the mobile operator.