The deadline to link the PAN or Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar Card ends today i.e, June 30. Till date, the PAN-Aadhaar linking date has been extended four times.

The deadline to link the PAN or Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar Card ends today i.e, June 30. The government hasn’t announced any further extension in the deadline. On March 27, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extended the deadline for linking of Pan with Aadhaar until today. Till date, the PAN-Aadhaar linking date has been extended four times.

The first deadline for linking Aadhaar was fixed July 31, 2017, which got extended till August 31. The deadline was further extended to December 31 and then March 31. The Central government has now made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns as well as obtaining a new PAN. In 2017, the Modi government under Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act made it mandatory for every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to the tax authorities.

How to Link Aadhaar with PAN online:

  1. Click on the income tax department’s official website- www. incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.
  2. On the left side of the homepage, click on the “Link Aadhaar”.
  3. Fill the required details i.e., PAN, Aadhaar Number, Name as per Aadhaar.
  4. Click on Submit.
  5. UIDAI will verify and validate the details and the linking will be confirmed.

How to Link Aadhaar with PAN via SMS:

One can link Aadhaar and Pan by sending an SMS to either to 56161 or 567678. To link the two IDs, send an SMS in the format- UIDPAN.

Possible consequences after the PAN-Aadhaar June 30 deadline:

  1. If the Aadhaar and PAN are not linked, then the PAN might become invalid and you may not be able to login to the IT department website.
  2. If the deadline is not extended, then all those whose Aadhaar and PAN are not linked will not be able to file their income tax returns.
  3. In case you are able to file returns after June 30 deadline, but there are chances that it may not be processed.

In earlier March, the government told the Parliament that over 16.65 crore Pan cards and 87.79 crore bank accounts had been linked to Aadhaar.

Courtesy: www.financialexpress.com



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Johannesburg, Nov 15: India beat South Africa by 135 runs in the fourth and final T20 International to clinch series 3-1 here on Friday.

Opting to bat, India posted a massive 283 for 1, thanks to unbeaten centuries from Tilak Varma (120 not out off 47 balls) and Sanju Samson (109 not out off 56 balls), and then bowled South Africa out for 148 in 18.2 overs.

Tristan Stubbs top-scored for South Africa with 46 while David Miller contributed 36.

For India, pacer Arshdeep Singh was the most successful bowler with figures of 3/20 while Varun Chakravarthy (2/42) and Axar Patel (2/6) got two wickets each.

Hardik Pandya, Ramandeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi got a wicket each.

Brief Scores:

India: 283 for 1 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 109 not out, Tilak Varma 120 not out; Lutho Sipamla 1/58).

South Africa: 148 all out in 18.2 overs (Tristan Stubbs 46, David Miller 36; Arshdeep Singh 3/20).