Link PAN Number with Aadhaar Number

As per the Exchange circular dated 9th March 2022, you need to link your Aadhaar with your PAN before 31st March, 2022. If you do not link your Aadhaar to your PAN, you will not be allowed to trade from 1st April, 2022 onwards and your PAN shall be considered as invalid.

Steps on linking PAN to Aadhaar

The Link Aadhaar service is available to individual taxpayers (both registered and unregistered on e-Filing) who have a valid PAN and Aadhaar number. With this service, you can:

Link Aadhaar with PAN on the e-Filing portal:  Pre-login on the e-Filing homepage (for both registered and unregistered users) Post-login to the e-Filing portal (for registered users) View your Link Aadhaar status from the e-Filing homepage2.

Prerequisites for availing this service
▪️Valid PAN ▪️Aadhaar number ▪️Valid mobile number

Step-by-Step Guide

✅Link Aadhaar (Pre-Login and Post-Login)

👉Pre-Login: Go to the e-Filing portal homepage, and click Link Aadhaar. 
 
👉Post-Login: On your Dashboard, under the Link Aadhaar to PAN option, click Link Aadhaar.
 


Step 1b: Post-Login: You can also access this service from My Profile > Link Aadhaar.
 


Step 2a: Pre-Login: On the Link Aadhaar page, enter your PAN, Aadhaar Number, Name as per Aadhaar and a valid Mobile Number.
 


Step 2b: Post-Login: On the Link Aadhaar page, your Name, Date of birth (DOB), and Gender as per PAN will be pre-filled and non-editable. Enter your Aadhaar Number and Name as per Aadhaar.
 


Step 3: If you have only year of birth in your Aadhaar card, click I have only year of birth in Aadhaar card. It is mandatory to select I agree to validate my Aadhaar details. Then, click Link Aadhaar.
 


Step 4: Pre-Login: You will receive a 6-digit OTP on the mobile number you entered in Step 2a. On the Verification page, enter the Mobile OTP and click Validate. If you are using this service post-login, you won’t go through this step.
 


Note:

OTP will be valid for 15 minutes only.You have 3 attempts to enter the correct OTP. The OTP expiry countdown timer on screen tells you when the OTP will expire.On clicking Resend OTP, a new OTP will be generated and sent.

On success, you will get a message about your Aadhaar-PAN linking request being sent to UIDAI.
 

▶️View Link Aadhaar Status (Pre-Login)

Step 1: On the e-Filing portal homepage, click Link Aadhaar Status.
 
Step 2: Enter your PAN and Aadhaar Number and click View Link Aadhaar Status.
 


On successful validation, a message will display your Link Aadhaar status. 
 


▶️View Link Aadhaar Status (Post-Login)

Step 1a: On your Dashboard, click Link Aadhaar Status.
 


Step 1b: Alternatively, you can go to My Profile > Link Aadhaar Status.
 


Note:

If the validation fails, click Link Aadhaar on the Status page, and you will need to repeat the steps to link your PAN and Aadhaar.If your request to link PAN and Aadhaar is pending with UIDAI for validation, you will need to check the status later.You may need to lodge a request (e-Nivaran) or contact the e-Filing Helpdesk to un-link Aadhaar and PAN if: your Aadhaar is linked with some other PANyour PAN is linked with some other Aadhaar

On successful validation, a message will display your Link Aadhaar status.