Big relief! Government extends PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to June 30

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To the relief of income-tax payers, the Government of India has extended the PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to June 30, 2023. This is the fifth time an extension has been provided.

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The PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline has been extended to June 30, 2023.

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Earlier, the deadline was March 31, 2023.

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Govt said, "In order to provide some more time to the taxpayers, the date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended to 30th June 2023".

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Notably, people doing their PAN-Aadhaar linking in this period will have to pay late fee.

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Earlier, CBDT extended the PAN-Aadhaar deadline by a year on March 31, 2022.

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CBDT also announced a late fee of Rs. 500 for three months after April 1, 2022 and Rs. 1000 afterwards. 

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The late fee for the next few months could be higher than the previous amount. The details regarding it have not been revealed yet.

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PAN cards of individuals who fail to link it with their Aadhaar card by June 30, 2023 will become inoperable. 

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The fee payment for PAN-Aadhaar Linkage needs to be made through e-Pay Tax functionality available on e-filing Portal. 

After linking your Aadhaar and PAN, go to e-Pay Tax page, select AY as 2023-24 and type of Payment as Other Receipts (500) and click Continue to make payment.