It is mandatory to link PAN with Aadhaar. The last date is 31st December 2025 with ₹1000 fine. Failure to do so will make PAN inoperative from January 1, 2026, which will cause problems in ITR filing and financial transactions.
PAN-Aadhaar Link Update: It has now become necessary to link your Aadhar card with PAN card. The Central Government had extended the last date several times in the past also. An opportunity was given to link PAN and Aadhaar without penalty till December 2024. But still some people have not done this work. Especially, people involved in tax evasion are reluctant to do so. Now the last date has been fixed at December 31, 2025 with a fine of Rs 1000. If you do not do this, your PAN card will become inactive, which will cause many problems. Especially those working will face problems in ITR filing, refund and financial transactions.
do it online
Now you can link your PAN with Aadhaar card through the Income Tax website online sitting at home. Before linking, make sure that information like name and date of birth are same in both the cards. The Income Tax Department has warned, “Your PAN card will be deactivated from January 1, 2026. You will not be able to file your ITR, nor will you get any refund. Your salary may also be stopped and your SIP may also fail.”
Who has to link PAN-Aadhaar?
According to the Finance Ministry’s notification dated April 3, 2025, people who have made PAN card on the basis of their Aadhaar enrollment ID before October 1, 2024, will have to disclose their Aadhaar number to the Income Tax Department by December 31, 2025. If your PAN is generated using your Aadhaar enrollment ID, then after getting the Aadhaar number, you will have to re-link your PAN with Aadhaar.
What will happen if PAN is not linked?
If you do not link your PAN card with Aadhaar card by the due date:
– Your PAN card will be deactivated from the next day.
– You will neither be able to file nor verify your ITR.
– ITR refunds will be stopped.
– Pending ITR will not be processed.
– TDS/TCS credit will not be reflected in Form 26AS.
– TDS/TCS will be deducted at higher rate.
Will your salary or investments stop?
If your bank account or investment is already active, no money will be withheld. But, you will not be able to make any new investments. You will not be able to trade shares or update your KYC. Tax related work will stop. This means that your money will be safe, but transactions and tax related work will stop.
Who can link PAN and Aadhaar?
According to the Income Tax Portal, all registered or non-registered individual taxpayers can link PAN and Aadhaar online.
How to link PAN to Aadhaar?
– Visit the official website of Income Tax Department, incometax.gov.in.
– Click on ‘Link Aadhaar’ option.
– Enter your PAN, Aadhaar number and mobile number.
– After this click on ‘Validate’.
– If the link is not there, enter your registered mobile number.
– Enter OTP and click on ‘Submit’ button.
– Once the link is complete, you will see a confirmation message on the screen.
– Check the status by going to ‘Quick Links → Link Aadhaar Status’.
– Keep these things in mind before linking:
– Name, date of birth and mobile number should be same in PAN and Aadhaar.
– NRIs, people above 80 years of age and residents of some states are exempted, but please confirm first.
– The website may slow down or crash near the deadline, so link in advance.
– Don’t forget to save the screenshot after linking.