The last date of linking PAN & Aadhar was 31 March 23 and has beenextended to 30th June 2023 after payment of Rs 1,000 penalty. The date has been extended multiple times in 2020, 2021, 2022 also. However, after 31 March 2022, a non-refundable fee of Rs. 500 was applied for PAN & Aadhar linked till 30th June 2022 and a fee of Rs. 1000 for PAN & Aadhar linking after 30th June 2022.
There are numerous PAN Card which are bogus and used for money laundering, to the tune of thousands of crores (maybe lakhs of crores) every year. There are also PAN Cards made by fraudulently using KYC’s of others. If the PAN & Aadhar is linked then the bogus PAN cards will be seeded out.
If the PAN & Aadhar are not linked then the PAN may get frozen and you will be treated as if you donot have a PAN at all.
Few of the challenges that can/may occur are:
The Penalty Fee can be deposited online and offline also. Online process is:
After making the payment a PDF challan/receipt will be generated.
Generally, the payment takes 24 hours to get updated with IT Department systems and you should be able to link your PAN & Aadhar after 24 hours of making the Penalty Fee.
If you need assistance with making the payment of the Penalty Fee of Rs 1000, you can connect with us.
Following categories are exempted from PAN & Aadhar linking:
However, how will the Income Tax Department know that you are an NRI, if you are not filing Tax Returns in India?
If you are an NRI or a OCI, it is advisable, to make an NRI Declaration to the Income Tax Department so as to avoid your PAN Card getting frozen. For any help with NRI Declaration you can click here.
If you are an NRI & have an Aadhar, then it is generally advisable, to go ahead and link both, to avoid any challenges later.
If you are not filing your Tax Returns in India or if your PAN is not an NRI PAN, then it is difficult for the Income Tax Department to know that you are an NRI. There are high chances that your PAN may get frozen.
It is advisable, to make an NRI Declaration to the Income Tax Department so as to avoid your PAN Card getting frozen. For any help with NRI Declaration you can click here.
Earlier there was a restriction for NRI’s & OCI’s however, in 2019 the Government has removed the 182 days clause for NRI’s.
Hence, NRI’s (holding an Indian Passport) can enroll for an Aadhar whenever they want. OCI’s (NRI’s holding non-Indian Passports) can enroll for anAadhar if they have stayed in India for more than 182 days.
Please keep the following handy when trying to link PAN & Aadhar:
This is the easiest way to link PAN & Aadhar. Send SMS to 567678 or 56161
from your registered mobile number in the following format: UIDPAN
Example: UIDPAN 123456789123 ABCPD1234E
The online process is as follows:
There are generally 5possible results:
You will need to get the corrections done in either the PAN or Aadhar as necessary to enable PAN & Aadhar linking. Few changes can be done remotely, and few will need your physical presence.
Depending on the nature of correction, the changes can be done online & off-line. Generally, we have seen that the offline method is quicker.
Depending on the nature of correction, the changes can be done online & off-line. Generally, we have seen that the offline method is quicker.
You can apply for a PAN Card remotely, but for an Aadhar your physical presence is necessary at an Aadhar Center as there are Bio-Metrics required for Aadhar application.
General documents required for both PAN& Aadhar are:
Tax laws globally are difficult to understand, inter-related to other clauses, dynamic in nature, hence it can at time become confusing and over whelming. If you need to speak to any NRI Tax Expert, you can contact us anytime.
If you need assistance,you can contact our Advisors on [email protected] or [email protected] or +919830756567 or +91 98747 56567 .
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