There are several ways to link a PAN card with an Aadhaar card. It can be done online in 2 steps without logging in or 6 steps by logging in to the Income Tax Department website. Details are verified and upon successful matching, the linking is complete. Alternatively, an SMS can be sent with the Aadhaar and PAN numbers to specified numbers to link them. Linking must be done by June 30, 2020 or the PAN card will be deactivated as per rules. It helps tackle multiple PAN cards, allows tax return processing, and prevents tax evasion.

1. HOW TO LINK A PAN CARD
WITH YOUR AADHAAR CARD?
HERE’S A LOOK AT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW REGARDING
HOW TO LINK YOUR PAN CARD WITH YOUR AADHAR

2. PAN CARD AND AADHAR LINK
As per the Income Tax Department notifications, individuals were
allowed to file their tax returns without linking their PAN and
Aadhar till 5th August 2017. Since then the deadline to do so has
been delayed. Initially, the deadline to do the same was 31st
August 2017, which then got shifted to 31st December 2017.
Further delays got the deadline was extended to 31st March
2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government
announced recently that the deadline has been shifted once
again to 30th June 2020. People can still file their returns
without the linking. However, the IT department will not process
such returns until the linking has been made.
Let us now take a look at the process of linking your PAN and

3. ONLINE LINKING OF AADHAR AND PAN
The online linking of the PAN and Aadhaar took centre
stage in the 2019 Union Budget, wherein Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman suggested allowing the
Aadhaar for tax return filing in India. However, the
finance minister suggested that since over 120 crore
Indians already have an Aadhaar card, they must look
into utilising it for tax payment processes. Since then,
people have taken a more active interest in trying to
link their Aadhar and PAN card. Now, let us take a look
at how to do the linking.

4. WAYS TO LINK PAN CARD AND AADHAR
People can complete the online linking of their Aadhaar
number and PAN in two ways. Both may be done by
visiting the official Income Tax e-filing website. The
two ways by which the linking can be done are as
follows:
1. Without logging in which takes 2 steps
2. By logging in which takes 6 steps

5. TWO STEP PROCEDURE WITHOUT LOGGING IN
Step 1: Go to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
Step 2: From the home page, go to the left panel and click on
Link Aadhaar
Step 3: Enter your PAN number, Aadhar number and name on the
Aadhar

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Step 4: Once you are done double-checking, click on Submit
Step 5: The UIDAI will verify the linking and then confirm it
Note: In case there is any small mismatch with regards to your
name in the Aadhar card, you will have to use an Aadhaar OTP.
Ensure that your date of birth and gender are the same in both
the PAN and Aadhaar. In case your name in both are completely
different, the linking will fail during the verification process, and
you will have to make the necessary corrections in either of the
two ID proofs.

7. SIX STEP PROCEDURE BY LOGGING IN
Step 1: Register yourself as a taxpayer in the official Income Tax
Website, in case you are not already a registered user
Step 2: Log in to the Income Tax Department’s e-filing portal by
using your login credentials

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Step 3: After logging in, a pop up window will come up asking
you to link your Aadhar and PAN.
Step 4: In case you don’t see such a window, go to Profile
Settings tab and click on ‘Link Aadhaar’.

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Step 5: Your details will appear on the screen. Verify them with
the ones on your Aadhaar card.
Step 6: If the details match, enter your Aadhaar number, the
captcha code and click on “Link now”.
Step 7: Once the verification is complete, a pop-up message
appears to inform you that the linking has been successfully
completed.

10. LINKING AADHAR AND PAN VIA SMS
Another easy way to link your Aadhar and PAN is via SMS. All you
need to do to link your Aadhar and PAN using SMS is send an
SMS to either of the following numbers, from your registered
mobile number:
• 567678 or 56161
SMS Format
UIDPAN<SPACE><12 digit Aadhaar Number><Space><10 digit
PAN number>
Example: UIDPAN 123456789876 ABCDE1234F

11. WHY LINK YOUR PAN CARD WITH YOUR
AADHAR CARD
1. As per present rules, all the PAN cards which are not linked to
their subsequent Aadhar cards will be deactivated following
June 30th, 2020
2. Helps in tackling the issues that arise out of people having
multiple PAN cards
3. In case you do not link both these cards, the IT department
will not process your tax returns
4. Helps the government prevent tax evasion
5. Correction facility for changing information on either card via
IT department