If you have not linked your Aadhaar with your PAN on the income tax portal yet, you should not delay it. As per latest circular from income tax (I-T) department, it is now mandatory to provide Aadhaar and permanent account number (PAN) details while filing tax returns. The Notification of the Central Govt. is given below:
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
PRESS RELEASE
Mandatory Quoting of Aadhaar For PAN Applications & Filing Return of Income
Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Finance Act, 2017 provides for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar / Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form, for the filing of return of income and for making an application for allotment of Permanent Account Number with effect from 1st July 2017.
It is clarified that such mandatory quoting of Aadhaar or Enrolment ID shall apply only to a person who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number. As per the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, only a resident individual is entitled to obtain Aadhaar. Resident as per the said Act means an individual who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in all to one hundred and eighty-two days or more in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment. Accordingly, the requirement to quote Aadhaar as per section 139AA of the Income-tax Act shall not apply to an individual who is not a resident as per the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
(Meenakshi J. Goswami)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT.
The rule which will be applicable from July 1, 2017, is aimed at tax evaders who hold multiple PAN cards to escape paying tax. Therefore, after linking both the Aadhaar and PAN, the government hopes to keep tabs on the taxable transactions of a particular individual or entity, whose identity and address will be verified by his Aadhaar card
How to do it without Login Income Tax Portal
1) The first go to the Income Tax Department Web Site https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and select the e-Filling Option
2) After clicking the e-Filling Tab, a new window will appear as below snapshot
Just Click the OK Tab.
On logging in to the site, a pop-up window will appear prompting you to link your PAN card with Aadhaar card.
You can input your Aadhaar number enter ‘captcha’ code and click on ‘link now’.
In case you have decided to link Aadhaar with PAN later click on ‘later’ button.
On logging, if no pop-up window appears, go to profile Setting and click on ‘link Aadhaar’.
Enter your Aadhaar number enter captcha code and click on ‘link Aadhaar’.
The system will match your name, date of birth and gender with PAN card and Aadhaar database, if detail matches, you will get the message “Aadhaar – PAN linking is completed successfully.”
Around 1.08 crore assessees have Aadhaar-linked PAN but the number is abysmally low as there are over 25 crore PAN card holders in the country, while Aadhaar has been issued to 111 crore people. According to statistics with the tax department, only six crore people file income tax returns at present.
