The government of India has recently made it mandatory to link the PAN card with the Aadhaar card for certain services, including filing the income tax return. The government has also updated the last date set to link the PAN with Aadhaar from 31 March 2022 to 31 March 2023 with a minimal penalty fee.
Aadhaar and PAN link after March 2022 penalty fee
People linking Aadhaar with PAN after the due date of 31 March 2022 will have to submit fines. If the Aadhaar link with PAN was done between 1 April 2022 and 30 June 2022, citizens had to pay Rs 500 as a fine.
But if you have still missed linking the two identification cards, then you can do it now but with a penalty fee of Rs 1,000 to link them between 1 July 2022 and 31 March 2023.
So if you have linked your Aadhaar Card with your PAN card but are unsure if the process has been completed, then you can check the status both online and offline to avoid penalty.
You can link your Aadhaar card with your PAN card and check the process through the Income Tax Department’s e-Filing portal.
To check the link status of your Aadhaar card with your PAN card online or offline, follow these steps.
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How to check if PAN card is linked with Aadhaar card online
Visit pan.utiitsl.com/panaadhaarlink/forms/pan.html/panaadhaar
Enter your PAN number and date of birth.
Enter the security captcha and submit.
Your status of Aadhaar and PAN card linking will be displayed on the screen.
How to check if PAN card is linked with Aadhaar card via SMS
You can also check the linking of PAN card with Aadhaar card through the Income Tax Department’s SMS facility.
Open your SMS app.
Type UIDPAN < 12 digit Aadhaar number> < 10 digit Permanent Account number>
Send this to 567678 or 56161.
You will receive a message pop-up with a message reading “Aadhaar…is already associated with PAN..in ITD database. Thank you for using our services.”
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If you have not linked Aadhaar and PAN, then it will notify you that “Aadhaar…is not associated with PAN..in ITD database.”
