Penalty For Non-linking of PAN with Aadhar; Check What it will Cost You?

Penalty For Non-linking of PAN with Aadhar; Check What it will Cost You? The Government set the price of penalty for not linking Aadhaar with PAN after the due date is Rs.1000/-. Any Individual who failed to link his/her Aadhar with PAN within the time limit given, have to Rs,1000/- as penalty. Due Date for the same is 31/03/2022. In an Unstarred Question & Answered Session in Lok Sabha, Shrimati Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt question Minister of Finance to state her view on following matter:- (a) whether the Government proposes any provision of penalty for not linking PAN Card with Aadhaar; (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? In the reply of question asked, the Minister of Finance stated: Yes, Sir. Finance Act, 2021 inserted a new section 234H in the Income-tax Act, 1961 to complete the process of PAN-Aadhar linking. This section provides that where a person who is required to intimate his Aadhaar under sub­section (2) of section 139AA and fails to do so on or before a prescribed date, he shall be liable to pay a fee not exceeding a sum of "one thousand rupees" as may be prescribed, at the time of making intimation under sub-section (2) of section 139AA after the said date. 31st March, 2022 is the last date for intimating Aadhaar as notified vide notification dated 17.09.2021. For Official Copy Download PDF Given Below: