[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made it mandatory to link the Aadhaar card with the PAN card to promote greater transparency and accountability in the income tax filing process. This measure helps the government verify taxpayers\u2019 identities, prevent duplicate PANs, and reduce tax evasion.<\/p>\n
Linking both documents is crucial because if you fail to do so, your Income Tax Return (ITR) may be rejected, and your PAN card could become inactive. An inactive PAN means you won\u2019t be able to file taxes, open bank accounts, or make financial transactions and investments that require a valid PAN.<\/p>\n
As per the CBDT\u2019s latest directive, all individuals who were issued a PAN on or before\u00a0October 1, 2025<\/strong>, must link it with their Aadhaar by\u00a0December 31, 2025<\/strong>. Missing this deadline could lead to serious financial and legal inconveniences.<\/p>\n For new PAN applicants after\u00a0July 1, 2025<\/strong>, having an authenticated Aadhaar is compulsory. In such cases, the Aadhaar-PAN linking will happen automatically during the PAN application process, ensuring a smoother verification experience.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made it mandatory to link the Aadhaar card with the PAN card to promote greater transparency and accountability in the income tax filing process. This measure helps the government verify taxpayers\u2019 identities, prevent duplicate PANs, and reduce tax evasion. Linking both documents is crucial because if you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made it mandatory to link the Aadhaar card with the PAN card to promote greater transparency and accountability in the income tax filing process. This measure helps the government verify taxpayers\u2019 identities, prevent duplicate PANs, and reduce tax evasion.\r\n\r\nLinking both documents is crucial because if you fail to do so, your Income Tax Return (ITR) may be rejected, and your PAN card could become inactive. An inactive PAN means you won\u2019t be able to file taxes, open bank accounts, or make financial transactions and investments that require a valid PAN.\r\n\r\nAs per the CBDT\u2019s latest directive, all individuals who were issued a PAN on or before\u00a0October 1, 2025<\/strong>, must link it with their Aadhaar by\u00a0December 31, 2025<\/strong>. Missing this deadline could lead to serious financial and legal inconveniences.\r\n\r\nFor new PAN applicants after\u00a0July 1, 2025<\/strong>, having an authenticated Aadhaar is compulsory. In such cases, the Aadhaar-PAN linking will happen automatically during the PAN application process, ensuring a smoother verification experience.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18359"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22572,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18359\/revisions\/22572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.devikapuram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}