Have you linked PAN and Aadhaar? Today is the last date to do it

Here's how you can link your Permanent Account Number (PAN) with your Aadhaar card.

The deadline to link your Permanent Account Number (PAN) with your Aadhaar card will end on Wednesday.

Those who have not done the inter-linking yet face the consequence of their PAN being considered invalid to use.

Going forward, Income Tax returns cannot be processed without the PAN-Aadhaar linkage. Also, you will receive a fine of Rs 1,000.

Here's how you can do the linkage:

METHOD 1: Linking PAN-Aadhaar via SMS

Send an SMS to 567678 / 56161 from your registered mobile number in the given format: UIDPAN<SPACE><12 digit Aadhaar><Space><10 digit PAN>

To verify if the linkage has done, click HERE, enter your PAN and Aadhaar number and click on "View Link Aadhaar Status". The status of the linking will be displayed

METHOD 2: Linking PAN-Aadhaar via tax portal

Click HERE to link PAN-Aadhaar via the income tax portal

Once you have filled in the details, click on the 'Link Aadhaar' button. Following this, a pop-up message will notify you that the Aadhaar number has been linked to your PAN card.