Easy Step by Step Guide to Link Aadhaar & Pan

Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act provides that every individual who has been allotted a Permanent Account Number (PAN) as on the 1st day of July 2017, and who is eligible to obtain an Aadhaar number, such persons have to mandatorily link their Aadhaar and PAN before the prescribed date (31st March 2022 without payment of fees and 31st March 2023 with payment of Prescribed fee)

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO LINK

Step 1 : On the Home Page of Income Tax Portal, Visit e-Filing Portal and click on Link Aadhaar in Quick Links section. Alternatively (CLICK HERE)

Step 2 : Enter your PAN card number and Aadhaar Number

Step 3 : Click on the link Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax.

Step 4 : Enter your PAN number, Confirm PAN number and any Mobile number to receive OTP

Step 5 : OTP will be received to the mobile number entered,  Post OTP verification, you will be redirected to e-Pay Tax page.

Step 6 : Click on Proceed on the Income Tax Tile.

Step 7 : Select AY (2023-24) and Type of Payment as Other Receipts (500) and Continue.

Step 8 : Applicable fee payment amount will be pre filled against Others and then click Continue.

Step 9 : Select the mode of payment after selecting the mode of payment you will be re-directed to the Bank website where you can make the payment. (NOTE : if you have an account in the Bank which is not Authorised for payment through e-Pay Tax, you can make payment through Protean (NSDL))

Step 10 : Make the Payment of fine through various payment gateways available, Download the Challan

Step 11 : Submit the Aadhaar PAN link request on e-Filling Portal, if payment is made through e-Pay Tax service submit immediately or after 4 to 5 working days after making the payment, if payment is done on Protean (NSDL).

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO VALIDATE

Step 12 : On the Home Page Go to e-filing portal and click on Link Aadhaar under Quick links (CLICK HERE)

Step 13 : Enter the PAN and Aadhaarand click on Validate

Step 14 : After validating PAN and Aadhaar you will see a pop-up message that Your payment details are verified. Please Click Continue on the pop-up message to submit Aadhaar PAN linking request.

Step 15 : Enter the required details and click on Link Aadhaar button.

Step 16 : A Message will be displayed, that says the request for link of Aadhaar and PAN has been submitted successfully, now you can check the status of Aadhaar PAN link

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO CHECK STATUS

Step 1 : On the home page of the e-Filing Portal under Quick Links click Link Aadhaar Status (CLICK HERE)

Step 2 : Enter your PAN and Aadhaar Number, and click on the Aadhaar Status View link (On successful Validation, a message will be displayed regarding your Link Aadhaar Status)