Home > Income Tax > Help Center > Link PAN & AadhaarLast Updated: Dec 10th 2022
Linking Aadhaar with PAN is mandatory to file your income tax filing. While the new pan numbers are issued with pre-linking of Aadhaar. All the old PANs must be linked before the deadline. Now linking is so easy, quick with 3 possible methods, and is possible with a Single-Step Process in a minute
Last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar is 31st March, 2023. Check more @ Tax Compliance Calendar
This date was extended multiple time over the last four years. Further extended to 31st March, 2023 due to COVID-19 Pandemic. In case you want to apply a new PAN, check How get a New e-PAN number in 10 minutes?
Important to note few minor observations on how PAN and Aadhaar linking process works to avoid delay and / or confusion around it.
We have observed that the taxpayers with long names were shortened in a non-standard form during PAN issuance and is not the case in case of issuing Aadhaar, hence it's very important to link your Aadhaar with your PAN to make sure that the linking is successful before filing your taxes.
There are 3 different ways to Link your PAN number with your Aadhaar Number. While SMS method is easy et times, there are issues in getting your request registered. Hence, we recommend #1 method as is easy without login to the Portal.
That's all! to link your Aadhaar with your PAN number, once successful, you are ready to e-file your taxes
You can also link your PAN card with your Aadhaar card by logging into ITD Portal. No major change between above #1 method and this except that the PAN number is auto populated from your Profile.
That's all! to link your Aadhaar with your PAN number, once successful, you are ready to e-file your taxes
Another easiest way to link your PAN card with your Aadhaar card is link using SMS method. This method works only when the names and date of birth in both PAN and Aadhaar are identical.
Example: Send SMS UIDPAN 123456789012 AAAPA1234A to 567678
Where 123456789012 is an Aadhaar number, AAAPA1234A is a PAN number, 567678 is where you are sending SMS to.
That's all! to link your Aadhaar with your PAN number using SMS method. Once successful, you are ready to e-file your taxes
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