The Income Tax department has announced taxpayers who have not linked their Aadhaar cards with their Permanent Account Number (PAN) on or before March 31 will have to pay a penalty between Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. As many rushed to link their PAN with Aadhaar cards, memes and funny reactions flooded Twitter and #PANcard started trending on the micro-blogging platform. The news of the penalty to be levied on those who have not linked their PAN and Aadhaar has caused panic and netizens have come up with memes. It's the last day of FY22! Has you #AadharCard met #PanCard yet?Btw, deadline extended to Mar 31, 2023, but with a penalty. #StockMarketindia #Memes #india pic.twitter.com/ZsNJL8BC5O— PHI Technologies (@ThePhiOne) March 31, 2022 #PANcard #Aadhaar #PanAadharLinkGovt's Warning for deadline to link Pan Card with Aadhar - Today with Earlier 1000 Penalty pic.twitter.com/LzBUKpDyhD— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) March 31, 2022 Voter card to #Aadhaar?#PANcard to Aadhaar?#VoterID to Falanadimkana?Bas aise he ye link karo,wo link karo, poori zindagi s**** karoAur toh koi kaam hai nahi junta ko?Itne card kyun? Ek aadha kaafi nahi? Link karo to inaam nahi,nahi karo toh penalty😕 pic.twitter.com/8E0TVu63yY— Jugaadu Saamri (@JugaaduSaamri) March 31, 2022 #PANcard #AadharCard #IncomeTaxRs 1000 penalty if Pan card & Aadhar aren't linked before end of March 31.Govt on April 1 : pic.twitter.com/M6RkzB0YgY— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) March 31, 2022 #PANcard #StockMarketindia#PANAadhaarLink 😜😜PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline ends today, fine upto Rs 1,000 if you fail to do so.Public is Confused now 😜😜 pic.twitter.com/kB8U7l3tL4— Anveshka Das (@AnveshkaD) March 31, 2022 #Breaking Defaulters will pay a Penalty up to Rs. 1000 for not linking PAN with Aadhaar before 31st MarchSo Get your PAN card married to Aadhar as early as possible.#PANCard #Aadhaar pic.twitter.com/id4UYHYyuK— Sunaina Bhola (@sunaina_bhola) March 31, 2022 Link your Aadhar card with your pan , today is the last date .Enna Nanba serdhaana ? pic.twitter.com/nKzL7VV94R— Master Hussain 💫 (@HussainVJFan) March 31, 2022 As per the Central Board of Direct Taxes, if Aadhaar is linked within the next three months or by June 30, 2022, taxpayers will have to pay Rs 500 as a penalty. After that, it will attract a penalty of Rs 1,000. Aadhaar will become inoperative after March 31 if it is not linked with PAN and only the payment of penalties will make it functional. A press release from the Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes said PAN of those who have not linked with their Aadhaar will continue to be functional for procedures like furnishing of return of income, processing of refunds till March 31, 2023. After March 21, 2023, the PAN will become inoperative and taxpayers will have to face consequences for not furnishing, intimating or quoting the PAN as per the Income Tax Act, 1961. Around 50 crore PAN have been linked with Aadhaar so far, as per official data from the Income Tax department.
