How to Link PAN with AADHAAR Online, Step by Step Guide

Every Citizen must have a PAN Card linked with an Aadhaar card by 30th June 2023. If you don’t link your PAN-Aadhaar by June 30, 2023, you must pay a late fee of Rs.1,000. If you miss this deadline, your PAN card won’t work starting from July 1, 2023. So, make sure your PAN card is linked with your Aadhaar card in time. The government requires all taxpayers to link their PAN card to their Aadhaar card by the deadline.

An Aadhaar card is a special 12-digit number given to every person in India by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It’s like an ID that lets the government know things about you, like fingerprints and contact info.

How to Link PAN-Aadhaar Online?

If you haven’t done the PAN Aadhar Linking before the deadline of 30th June 2023, then you have to pay the penalty fees before sending the Aadhar PAN link request. The last date of PAN card and Aadhaar card linking will be June 30, 2023.

PAN Aadhaar Link Online

There are three methods of Aadhaar PAN link can be done, they are

1. Link Aadhaar Number and PAN via SMS without logging in to your account.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Link Aadhaar Number and PAN through SMS.

Method 1: Link Aadhaar Number and PAN via SMS without logging in to your account

STEP 1) Visit the Income Tax e-filing portal. Click on the “Link Aadhaar” tab under quick links.

STEP 2) Enter the PAN number and Aadhaar Number and click on the “Validate” button.

STEP 3) Enter the name in the “Name as per Aadhaar” column and Mobile Number. Click on the first checkbox(if required) and the second checkbox and then click on the “Link Aadhaar” button.

STEP 4) OTP will be received on your mobile number, enter the OTP and then click on the ” Validate” button.

STEP 5) Now we will receive a pop-up message about the request for Aadhaar-PAN linking will be sent to UIDAI for validation.

If your payment details are not confirmed on the e-filing portal. Once PAN and Aadhaar have been validated, a pop-up message indicating “Payment details not found for this PAN” will appear. To proceed with the Aadhaar PAN link request submission, click on the ‘Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax’ button. Please note that payment is a prerequisite for submitting the request.

Method 2: Log in to your account

STEP 1) Sign up on the Income Tax e-filing portal, if you haven’t registered already.₹

STEP 2) Login in to the income tax department’s e-filing portal by entering your user ID.

STEP 3) Verify the secure access message, enter your password, and click ‘Continue’ to move ahead.

STEP 4) Once you’re on the website, click on Link Aadhaar. Or, you can go to ‘My Profile’ and choose ‘Link Aadhaar’ under Personal Details.

STEP 5) Type in your Aadhaar number and press the ‘Validate’ button.

STEP 6) A message will pop up, letting you know that your UIDAI number has been successfully connected to your PAN card.

Method 3: Link Aadhaar Number and PAN through SMS

You can now link your Aadhaar and PAN through SMS. The income tax department encourages taxpayers to link their Aadhaar with their PAN using an SMS-based method. Simply send an SMS to either 567678 or 56161 from your registered mobile number using the following format,

UIDPAN <SPACE> <12-digit Aadhaar> <SPACE> <10-digit PAN>

Example: UIDPAN 108556789123 AKELP2124M