The government had extended the deadline to link PAN Card with Aadhaar Card from March 31, 2022, to March 31, 2023. But this did not come without a caveat. From April 1, 2022, if you have to link Pan and Aadhaar cards, you must pay a certain fee. A fee of Rs 500 is applicable if you link your Aadhaar and PAN card before June 30, 2022. But this will get doubled from July 1, 2022.

In order to complete the Aadhaar-PAN linking process, from July 1, you will have to pay a penalty of Rs 1,000. This was announced in a press release by CBDT. It stated, “A window of opportunity has been provided to the taxpayers up to 31st of March 2023 to intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for Aadhaar-PAN linking without facing repercussions. As a result, taxpayers will be required to pay a fee of Rs 500 up to three months from 1st April 2022 and a fee of Rs.1000 after that, while intimating their Aadhaar.”

As per the press release, “In order to mitigate the inconvenience to the taxpayers, as per Notification No.17/2022 dated 29th March 2022, a window of opportunity has been provided to the taxpayers up to 31st of March 2023 to intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for Aadhaar-PAN linking without facing repercussions. As a result, taxpayers will be required to pay a fee of Rs 500 up to three months from 1st April 2022 and a fee of Rs.1000 after that, while intimating their Aadhaar. However, till 31st March 2023, the PAN of the assessees who have not intimated their Aadhaar will continue to be functional for the procedures under the Act, like furnishing of return of income, processing of refunds etc.”

Step By Step Guide To Link Aadhaar Card with PAN Card Here

  1. Go to the Income Tax e-filing portal – https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/
  2. Register with your details on it. PAN (Permanent Account Number) will be the user ID.
  3. Now, log in using the User ID, password and date of birth.
  4. A pop-up window will appear, prompting you to link your PAN with your Aadhaar.
  5. If the window does not appear, go to ‘Profile Settings’ on the Menu bar and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’.
  6. Details such as name date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the PAN details.
  7. Just verify the PAN details on the screen with the ones mentioned on your Aadhaar.
  8. Enter your Aadhaar number and click on the “link now” button.
  9. The Aadhar Card will be linked to the PAN card and the message will be reflected on the screen.