How to Link Your Aadhar Card to PAN – Check Online Step By Step

How to Link Your Aadhar Card to PAN

The government of India had recently made it mandatory for every taxpayer to link their Aadhaar card with PAN card. To file income tax returns, a taxpayer should have both Aadhar card and PAN card and must link both the documents

Permanent Account Number

• A PAN (Permanent Account Number) card is a unique 10 character code that is assigned to all tax paying entities in India.
• Issued by the Income Tax Department, the card links all transactions that attract tax under a single source, making it convenient for the government to keep track of these.

Aadhaar Card

• The Aadhaar card is a unique identification card that is assigned to every Indian citizen.
• Issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, the card is a 12 digit number that serves as proof of identity as well as proof of address.
• An initiative by the government to have a single identification document for every citizen in the country, the card is a personal identification card that contains the individual’s biometric and demographic information.

Read: Aadhar Pay Service System – What It is and How to Use it?

Steps for Linking your Aadhaar with PAN

• With your Aadhar and PAN card handy, go to Income Tax e-Filing portal and register (if you haven’t done yet). Registered members can log in using their ID, password, and date of birth.
• Usually, a pop-up window prompting you to link PAN with Aadhaar card appears, but if you have activated a pop-up blocker, then you need to go to ‘Profile Setting’ menu and click on ‘Link Aadhar’.
• Submit your details – name, Date of Birth as per the PAN, gender, Aadhaar card number and name as per Aadhaar. Verify the captcha and click ‘Link Aadhaar’ button.
• Upon successful validation of your Aadhaar, it will be automatically linked to your PAN.
• A pop-up will verify that the linking has been successfully processed.

However, before linking your Aadhaar with PAN, you must first register yourself on the income tax e-filing portal. You can also take the assistance of tax solution providers like All India ITR.

Read: How to Register For GST

Steps to Check if Aadhar Card and PAN Card are Linked

• Go to the official website of the Income Tax Department.
• Enter your credentials – user ID, password, date of birth and captcha.
• Under ‘Profile Setting’ select ‘Link Aadhaar’.
• If your Aadhaar is linked with your PAN, then the display on the page will mention the same.

Importance of Linking PAN Card with Aadhaar Card

• Prevent Tax Evasion:
• Multiple PAN Cards:
• Ease in Filing of Income Tax Returns

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