PAN-Aadhaar link mandatory before 2026: Deadline, penalty & what happens if you miss it

PAN-Aadhaar link deadline, Pan-Aadhaar link news: With just nine days remaining before the deadline ends, citizens are advised to link their PAN with Aadhaar by December 31, 2025 to avoid any future disruptions. If you do not link your PAN with Aadhaar within the given time, your PAN will become inactive from January 1, 2026.

PAN link Aadhaar, PAN-Aadhaar link last date

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 Incometax (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.”