In this article, we are sharing the best ways to link pan with aadhar card. As the government has passed a law to link PAN (Permanent Account Number) card with Aadhar card. It has become mandatory for every citizen with a PAN card had to link their PAN with Aadhar.
The government had announced to link PAN card with Aadhar card till March 31, 2021, earlier it was June 30, 2020. If you don’t link PAN with Aadhar till the due date, your PAN will become inoperative. You will not be able to take the benefit of your PAN. It will become operative only after you link Aadhar with a PAN card.
Benefits Of Linking PAN With Aadhar:
1. When you link PAN with Aadhar, there is no chance of having multiple pans of an individual.
2. PAN card link with Aadhar card helps in summarising the detail of tax attached to Aadhar of every individual for further reference.
3. By PAN link with Aadhar, there will be no need to give any proof in income tax returns. Thus, the process of filing income tax returns will become easy.
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How To Link PAN With Aadhar Card?
Haven’t you yet linked your PAN card with your Aadhar card? Want to link PAN with Aadhar? Yes, you can do it by yourself.
Here are different ways of PAN card link with Aadhar.
Link PAN With Aadhar – Registered User At The Website Income Tax E-Filling:
In case you are already a registered user at the income tax e-filling website, then there are chances that your aadhar is already linked to your PAN. It is done by the income tax department if you have already mentioned your aadhar number while filing the ITR. So, it best is to check that your aadhar card linked with a PAN card or not?
To Check Aadhar Card Link With PAN Card:
1. Search income tax e-filling Website in your browser. www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
2. Enter your PAN-user id, password & your DOB, and log in to your registered page.
3. Your profile gets open. Now, click on the Profile Settings tab.
4. Select the Link Aadhar option.
5. If your PAN is linked with Aadhar, then a message will appear on the screen indicating “Your PAN is already linked to Aadhar number xxxxxxxx12345”.
If Your PAN Is Not Linked To The Aadhar:
1. After clicking on the Link Aadhar option, a form will appear on the screen.
2. Fill in the details required in that form.
3. Click on the submit button.
4. After that, a message of success will appear on the screen.
Link PAN With Aadhar – Non-Registered Users:
In case you don’t want to register on the website then,
1. Search the income tax e-filling website in your browser.
2. A hyperlink is provided on the homepage.
3. Open that link. Click on the Link Aadhar option.
4. A form will appear on the screen. Fill in the details required in that form.
5. Click on the submit button.
6. After that, a message of success will appear on the screen.
In case you want to register on the income tax e-filling website. Then, first, register yourself, and after that, follow the above step to link PAN with aadhar.
Link PAN With Aadhar – Sending SMS:
If you don’t want to link PAN with aadhar through the e-filling website, or you are unable to do it through that website.
Then, you can link PAN with aadhar by simply just sending a message.
1. Just type a message in the format UIDPAN <12 Digit Aadhar> <10 Digit PAN>.
2. Send the message to 567678 or 56161 from your registered online number.
3. For, e.g., your aadhar number is xxxxxxxx1234, and your PAN number is EFGHI9876K. Then, type the message as UIDPAN xxxxxxxx1234 EFGHI9876K and send it.
Conclusion:
So, here were the 3 easy and simple ways on how to link PAN card with aadhar card online and how to link pan card with aadhar through message. I hope you understand these methods easily.
FAQs:
Q 1. There is a mismatch of my name in the cards. Can I still link them?
Ans.: No, you can’t link them both. The name should match the PAN card as well as the aadhar card.
So, it is advised to first get it rectified first and then link the PAN card with the aadhar card.
Q 2. I am not able to link PAN with aadhar by any of the ways. What can I do now?
Ans.: In that case, you can submit a signed aadhar seeding form to your nearest PAN center. You have to carry the necessary documents like a PAN card and aadhar card.
Q 3. Is it mandatory to create an account on the Income-tax e-filling website?
Ans.: No, it’s not mandatory to create an account on the Income-tax e-filling website. There’s a direct link available on the website through which you can link your pan with aadhar.