PAN-Aadhaar Linking: Income Tax Department warns, to do this work by March 31, otherwise the PAN card will be deactivated
The Income Tax Department has tweeted asking people to link their Aadhaar card with their PAN card. The PAN card of those who do not do this will be deactivated after April 1 next year.
Highlights
⏩ If a PAN card is not linked to Aadhaar, it will be deactivated after April 1, 2023.
⏩ The government uses the PAN card to record the financial transactions of people in the country.
⏩ You can link your PAN card with your Aadhaar online by visiting the Income Tax e-filing website.
New Delhi. The Income Tax Department has warned people who do not link their PAN card with their Aadhaar. If you have not yet linked your PAN card with your Aadhaar, then you can link it by March 31, 2023. For those who do not do this till this date, their PAN card will be deactivated after 1 April 2023.
The Income Tax Department has tweeted asking people to link their Aadhaar card with their PAN card. It has been said in the tweet that according to the Income Tax Act 1961, it is mandatory for all PAN holders who do not fall in the exempted category to link their PAN with their Aadhaar before March 31, 2023.
Why is it necessary to link a PAN card with Aadhaar?
The government uses the PAN card to keep a record of the financial transactions of the people in the country. It is issued by the Income Tax Department. It works through the electronic system. All the tax-related information of a person or company is recorded in a single PAN number. PAN serves to store that data. It is issued only once to any person. In such a situation, if it is deactivated, many problems may have to be faced.
How to link a PAN card with Aadhaar?
To link your PAN card with your Aadhaar online, you must first visit the Income Tax e-filing website. Here after entering your PAN and Aadhaar number in the form, you will have to fill in your name as per your Aadhaar card. After this, if only your date of birth was written on your Aadhaar card, then you will have to put a right mark in the box. Then to verify, the captcha code given in the image has to be entered in it. After this, the option of “Link Aadhaar” will appear in front of you. Click on that. After completing this process, your PAN card will be linked to your Aadhaar.
