How to Link PAN with Aadhaar card - Five Things to know

Central Board of Direct Taxes on June 30 following which the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking has now been further deferred to March 31, 2019. The latest order said the deadline for the
PAN-Aadhaar linking for filing I-T returns was being extended after "consideration of the matter".  

5 Easy Ways to Link PAN-Aadhaar card :-

1. Go to online website incometaxefiling.gov.in for linking your PAN card to Aadhaar.

2. A web page opens where you are asked to write details of  PAN card, Aadhaar number, name as per Aadhaar. As you write your name in the form, you must make sure that the name on Aadhaar matches exactly as on PAN card.

3. The form (as given in the screen shot below) asks you to write the captcha code as given. As you fill all the details, you can request the one time password (OTP).

4. The income tax department cautions that the name, date of both and gender as per PAN will be validated against aadhaar details. The department also tells the citizens that they must make sure that aadhaar number and name as per aadhaar is exactly the same as printed on your aadhaar card.

5. After you fill the form, you can check the status of your application (as shown in the screen shot below) by feeding the PAN and aadhaar number.

Finally 'Link aadhaar to PAN' status page opens.