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Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: Steps, Penalty, Status Check on Income Tax Portal

Aadhaar PAN Card Link Last Date Today LIVE Updates: Follow updates on how to link PAN with Aadhaar, penalty if not linked, status check steps, and direct official links on incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and incometax.gov.in.

Aadhaar cardIt is mandatory to link your PAN with your Aadhaar by December 31, 2025 (Representative image).

Aadhaar-PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar with PAN to ensure accountability in tax filing. Non-compliance may result in rejection of Income Tax Returns and deactivation of the PAN card. Citizens must complete the PAN Aadhaar linking process by December 31, 2025. PAN cards that are not linked with Aadhaar will become inactive from January 1, 2026, affecting access to financial and tax-related services.

Who needs to comply: As per a Ministry of Finance circular issued on April 3, 2025, individuals who were allotted PAN using the Aadhaar enrolment ID submitted before October 1, 2024, are required to intimate their Aadhaar number to the Income Tax Department within the stipulated timeline.

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Earlier, in a circular issued on April 3, 2025, Ministry of Finance said: “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2A) of section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that every person who has been allotted permanent account number on the basis of Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form filed prior to the 1st day of October, 2024, shall intimate his Aadhaar number to the Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) or Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or the person authorised by the said authorities on or before the 31st day of December, 2025 or such date as may be specified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in this behalf.”

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Dec 31, 2025 01:26 PM IST
Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: PAN-Aadhaar link payment

According to IT department, if you have made payment of Challan and payments and details are verified at e-filing Portal.

  • After validating PAN and Aadhaar you will see a pop-up message that ”Your payment details are verified”. Please click Continue on the pop-up message to submit Aadhaar PAN linking request.
  • Enter the required details and click on Link Aadhaar button.
  • Request for link of Aadhaar PAN has been submitted successfully, now you can check the Aadhaar PAN link status.
  • Dec 31, 2025 01:21 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: How to link Aadhaar and PAN card online: A step-by-step guide

    One can link their Aadhaar number to their PAN online by heading to the Income Tax e-filing official website: https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal/

    Step 1: Visit the Income Tax e-filing portal. Under the quick links, select the ‘Link Aadhaar’ option.

    Step 2: Enter your PAN and Aadhaar number, then click the ‘Validate’ button.

    Step 3: Enter your name from your Aadhaar card and cellphone number, then click the ‘Link Aadhaar’ option.

    Step 4: Enter the OTP sent to your cellphone number and click the ‘Validate’ button.

    Step 5: The PAN Aadhaar linkage request will be forwarded to the UIDAI for validation.

    Step 6: After verifying your PAN and Aadhaar, you will get the following message: “Payment details not found”.

    Step 7: Click the ‘Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax’ option to pay the money, which is required to submit the Aadhaar PAN link request.

    Step 8: To finalise the request for connecting PAN and Aadhaar, you must submit a payment using e-Pay Tax.

    Step 9: Once the penalty is paid, it will take 4-5 days to process. Then you may submit a request for linkage. However, payment normally reflects within 30 minutes to an hour, allowing for connection requests.

    Dec 31, 2025 01:20 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: Received SMS from Income Tax department? Here’s what it means

    Have you received an SMS or email from the Income Tax Department? If yes, then there’s no need to panic. The IT Department has clarified that the recent communications sent to taxpayers are only related to transactions made by them.

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    Dec 31, 2025 01:16 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: How to link Aadhaar with PAN online
  • Go to e-filing portal home page and click on Link Aadhaar under Quick Links.
  • Enter the PAN and Aadhaar and click Validate.
  • Enter the mandatory details as required and click on Link Aadhaar.
  • Enter the 6-digit OTP received on mobile number mentioned in the previous step and click on Validate.
  • Request for link of Aadhaar has been submitted successfully.
  • Dec 31, 2025 12:49 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: What is the difference between CBDT and Income Tax Department?

    The CBDT functions under the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. The policy and planning framework for direct taxes in India is formulated with the inputs by the CBDT.

    The Income Tax Department is controlled and supervised by the CBDT.​ The I-T Department ensures that laws and rules and properly enforced.

    Dec 31, 2025 12:48 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: What are the prerequisites for Aadhaar–PAN linking?
  • One should have a valid PAN card
  • Aadhaar card issued by UIDAI is a must
  • Valid mobile number for OTP verification
  • Dec 31, 2025 12:48 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: Aadhaar–PAN linking is mandatory for ITR filing FY 2024-25

    Users who apply for a new PAN Card after July 1, 2025, are required to have an Aadhaar card for verifying their PAN Card application. This shift towards Aadhaar-based verification corresponds with the digitisation and effort to promote accountability and compliance in tax filing.

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    Dec 31, 2025 12:47 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: Your PAN will be deactivated on January 1, 2026, if you don’t do THIS

    To promote accountability in tax filing, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made it mandatory to link the Aadhaar with the PAN card. This is important for filing ITR as any failure in compliance may lead to the rejection of the Income Tax Returns.Losing access to your PAN can land you in trouble with the authorities. Not just this, you will face a host of other problems without PAN.

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    Dec 31, 2025 12:45 PM IST
    Aadhaar PAN Link Deadline Today LIVE Updates: CBDT rules for Aadhaar-PAN linking

    The CBDT mandated the linking of both, for all individuals who were assigned a PAN as of July 1, 2017. It also announced, 31 December 2025 to be the last date to link the Aadhaar with PAN, for all those who received their PAN card on or before 1 October 2025.

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