Deadline for Aadhaar-PAN linking extended till August 31
The government on Monday notified that it has extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with PAN (Permanent Account Number). The last date for the linking has now been finalised for August 31.
In a series of tweets from its verified handle, the Finance Ministry clarified that for e-filing of ITR, it is sufficient to quote Aadhaar or acknowledgement number but the linking needs to be completed before August 31.
Govt decided for e-filing return,it is sufficient to quote Aadhaar or acknowledgement No. for having applied for Aadhaar in e-filing website
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) July 31, 2017
Actual linking of PAN with Aadhaar can be done subsequently, but any time before 31st August, 2017.
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) July 31, 2017
However, the returns will not be processed until the linkage of Aadhaar with PAN is done.
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) July 31, 2017