How To Link Aadhaar card and PAN

How To Link Aadhaar card and PAN IT Department made it compulsory to link your Aadhaar card with PAN latest by 31st july 2017. It was reported that taxpayers were finding it difficult as their names did not match in both systems (Eg. Names with initials in one and expanded initials in another). Responding to such queries,the Department has come out with a simple solution now. The Income Tax Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar with just a 2 step process which does not even require to login or register at the e- filing website. This facility can be used by anyone to link their Aadhaar with PAN. There is no need to login or be registered on E-filing website. This facility can be used by anyone to link their Aadhaar with PAN PROCESS TO LINK AADHAAR WITH PANCARD WITHOUT LOGIN: Step 1 : Visit www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and click on the link on the left pane Link Aadhaar. [caption id="attachment_10574" align="aligncenter" width="896"] How To Link Aadhaar card and PAN[/caption] Step 2 : Provide PAN, Aadhaar no. and ENTER NAME EXACTLY AS GIVEN IN AADHAAR CARD (avoid spelling mistakes) and submit. After verification from UIDAI which is the government website for Aadhaar, the linking will be confirmed. In case of any minor mismatch in Aadhaar name provided by taxpayer when compared to the actual data in Aadhaar, One Time Password (Aadhaar OTP) will be sent to the mobile registered with Aadhaar. Taxpayers should ensure that the date of birth and gender in PAN and Aadhaar are exactly same. In a rare case where Aadhaar name is completely different from name in PAN, then the linking will fail and taxpayer will be prompted to change the name in either Aadhaar or in PAN database. PROCESS TO LINK AADHAAR WITH PANCARD WITH LOGIN TO INCOME TAX WEBSITE: Step 1. First Login to Income tax Efiling Website https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/ and if you are not registered then first registered yourself on E-filing Portal. Step 2. Login to the e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department by entering the log-in ID(PANNO), password and date of birth. Step 3. After logging in to the site, a pop up window will appear prompting you to link your PAN card with Aadhaar card. If you don t see the popup, go to blue tab on the top bar named Profile Settings and click on Link Aadhaar . Step 4. Details such as name, date of birth and gender will already be mentioned as per the details submitted at the time of registration on the e-Filing portal. Verify the details on screen with the ones mentioned on your Aadhaar card. Step 5. If the details match, enter your Aadhaar card number and captcha code and click on the Link now button. Step 6. A pop-up message will inform you that your Aadhaar card has been successfully linked to your PAN card.