PAN Aadhaar Link: If you haven’t yet linked your Aadhaar and PAN card, it could prove costly. Your PAN card could even become inactive. Let’s learn the process of linking your PAN and Aadhaar cards.
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PAN Aadhaar Link: Have you not yet linked your PAN card to your Aadhaar card? If so, you still have until December 31, 2025. The deadline for linking your PAN with your Aadhaar card is December 31, 2025. If you fail to complete this process by the deadline, your PAN card may become inactive. If this happens, you will not be able to file your income tax return, meaning you will not receive a refund. Furthermore, many of your financial tasks may be disrupted.
Problems if your PAN is not linked to your Aadhaar card
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has already issued a warning regarding the deadline for linking your PAN with your Aadhaar card. It states that if the PAN/Aadhaar card linking process is not completed before the deadline, many of your financial tasks may be disrupted. For example:
– Your ITR will not be filed, nor will you receive a refund.
– Your PAN card will become inactive.
– Higher interest rates will be charged for TDS/TCS.
– You will not be able to make new investments.
– KYC will not be updated.
Will the deadline be extended?
The CBDT has already extended the deadline for Aadhaar-PAN linking several times. Currently, you can link your PAN with Aadhaar until December 31, 2025. After that, your PAN will become inactive. The government has not yet given any indication as to whether the deadline will be extended.
How to Link PAN and Aadhaar –
– To link PAN and Aadhaar, you must first visit the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in.
– Now, click on Link Aadhaar.
– If you link after December 31, 2025, you will have to pay a fee of ₹1,000.
– Verify using the OTP received on the registered mobile number linked to Aadhaar.
– Through this portal, you can also check whether your PAN and Aadhaar card are linked.
If you want to avoid any financial difficulties after the beginning of 2026, such as obstacles in new investments, problems with your bank account, or difficulties filing income tax returns and receiving refunds, link your PAN and Aadhaar card in time.
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