PAN Aadhaar Link Online: How to link PAN card with Aadhaar? Know the online step-by-step process, late fees and complete method to check status.

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According to the rules of the Income Tax Department, it is mandatory for all PAN cardholders in the country to link their PAN with Aadhaar. After the expiry of the stipulated time, the PAN cards of those taxpayers who have not linked the two documents have been declared ‘inoperative’. Inoperative PAN not only hinders filing of income tax returns (ITR) and getting tax refunds but also leads to loss in opening new accounts in banks, investing in mutual funds and TDS deduction rates. If your PAN is not yet linked to Aadhaar or has been deactivated, you can reactivate it by paying the prescribed late fee of ₹ 1,000 through the official e-filing portal of Income Tax.

Initially this service was provided free of cost by the government, but now in the form of late fee. Late fee of ₹1,000 Payment is mandatory.

  • This payment is made in the form of a single challan through the ‘e-Pay Tax’ facility on the e-filing portal.

  • Minor Head while generating challan ‘500 (Other Receipts)’ And the respective assessment year has to be selected.

  • Fees can be paid through Net Banking, Debit Card, RTGS/NEFT or UPI.

Before submitting the request for linking PAN and Aadhaar or paying the fees, it is important to check whether both the documents are already linked or not:

  1. First income tax e-filing portal incometax.gov.in Go to.

  2. In the ‘Quick Links’ section on the left side of the homepage ‘Link Aadhaar Status’ Click on Options.

  3. Now enter your PAN number And aadhaar number Enter.

  4. followed by the following ‘View Link Aadhaar Status’ Click on the button.

  5. If on screen “Your PAN is already linked to given Aadhaar” If it is written, you do not need to do anything. If “PAN not linked with Aadhaar” appears, you will need to complete the further linking process.

If both document links are not visible in the status, complete the process in two steps:

Step 1: Payment of ₹1,000 challan fee

  1. By going to the Quick Links section of the e-filing portal ‘e-Pay Tax’ Click on.

  2. Enter your PAN number, enter PAN again for confirmation and receive OTP by typing mobile number.

  3. On ‘Income Tax’ tile after OTP is verified ‘Proceed’ Select.

  4. Select the current assessment year and in ‘Type of Payment (Minor Head)’ ‘Fee for delay in linking PAN with Aadhaar’ (or Other Receipts 500) Select.

  5. The amount of ₹1,000 will be automatically displayed; Complete the payment by choosing the payment mode as per your convenience (UPI/Net Banking/Card) and download the challan receipt.

Step 2: Submitting Linking Request

  1. Shortly after successful payment of fees (or when the challan is updated) on the main page of the portal ‘Link Aadhaar’ Click on Options.

  2. By entering your PAN number and Aadhaar number ‘Validate’ Click on.

  3. The details of the challan paid by you (BSR Code, Challan Number etc.) will appear on the screen; Click on ‘Continue’.

  4. Now enter your full name and registered mobile number as per Aadhar card.

  5. If only the year of birth is recorded on the Aadhaar card, tick the relevant box and check ‘I agree to validate my Aadhaar details’.

  6. ‘Link Aadhaar’ Click on. Enter the 6 digit OTP received on the mobile and submit. Your request will be sent for verification.

Many times, linking request gets rejected due to difference in spelling of name, father’s name or date of birth recorded in PAN card and Aadhar card. In such situation:

  • First of all decide in which document the information is incorrect.

  • If there is a mistake in the PAN card, fill the PAN correction form through NSDL (Protean) or UTIITSL portal.

  • If the details in the Aadhaar card are incorrect, get the demographic details corrected by visiting UIDAI’s MyAadhaar portal or the nearest Aadhaar Seva Kendra.

  • Complete the linking process again only after the name, date of birth and gender are completely identical in both the documents.

Under Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, certain categories of citizens are exempted from the requirement of linking PAN-Aadhaar:

  • Residents of the states of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya.

  • Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).

  • Persons who are not citizens of India.

  • Senior citizens aged 80 years or above (Super Senior Citizens).

After challan payment and linking request is successfully submitted, verification is done by UIDAI and PAN is usually reactivated within a few days.

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