PAN Aadhaar Linking Deadline: Link Before Dec 31, 2025 or PAN Will Become Inoperative

The last date to link PAN and Aadhaar cards is December 31, 2025. From January 1, 2026, the Income Tax Department will declare all PAN cards that are not linked to Aadhaar cards as inoperative.

According to Notification Number 26/2025 issued on April 3, 2025, individuals who were allotted a PAN using their Aadhaar enrollment ID before October 1, 2024, must complete the linking process using their permanent Aadhaar card number by the end of 2025. According to an ET report, PAN cards that are not linked by the deadline will be marked as inactive or inoperative and cannot be used for tax-related or major financial transactions.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has warned that non-compliance will have financial consequences, including the suspension of income tax refunds and the application of higher tax deduction rates at source from January 1, 2026.

To complete the linking process, taxpayers must first ensure they have a valid PAN, an Aadhaar number, and a registered mobile phone to receive a one-time password (OTP). The report states that a fee of ₹1,000 will be applicable in cases where the PAN was issued before July 1, 2017, and has not been linked previously.

How to link PAN with the Aadhaar card?

1. To begin, you will need to pay a mandatory fee through the Income TaxDepartment's e-filing portal.
2. Visit the portal's homepage (
   https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/)

   and select the Link Aadhaar option under Quick Links. Now enter your PAN and Aadhaar card details.

3. After choosing the option to make payment through e-Pay Tax, you will have to re-enter your PAN and verify your mobile number via OTP. Then select the
4. Income Tax option and proceed with the payment. Next, you will need to select the assessment year and mark the payment category as Other Receipts (500).
5. The amount of ₹1,000 will be automatically filled in, and the payment can be made using net banking, debit card, or UPI. It may take four to five working days for the payment to reflect in the system. Once the payment is confirmed (which may take a few days), taxpayers can initiate the linking request.
6. To do this, go to the Link Aadhaar section, enter your PAN and Aadhaar details, and validate the details.
7. A confirmation message will appear stating, "Your payment details have been verified," after which users will need to enter their name as per Aadhaar and their mobile number.
8. Users will need to confirm the Aadhaar validation and also indicate whether their Aadhaar record only contains the year of birth.
9. Then, they will need to enter the six-digit OTP sent to their registered mobile number to complete the process.

How to check Aadhaar-PAN card linking status?

• Taxpayers can also check their PAN-Aadhaar linking status without logging in.
• By selecting Link Aadhaar Status under Quick Links on the e-filing homepage and entering their PAN and Aadhaar details, users can view the current status.
• Successful linking will be indicated by a green checkmark, while pending cases will display a message stating that the request has been sent to UIDAI for validation.

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