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How to link PAN with Aadhaar

Pay the ₹1,000 fee and link your PAN with Aadhaar on the Income Tax e-Filing portal to keep your PAN working.

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Official source · Income Tax e-Filing – Link Aadhaar user manual — incometax.gov.in
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Time needed
PAN becomes operative again in 30 days after fee and linking
Cost
₹1,000 fee

Step by step

  1. Start on Link Aadhaar

    On incometax.gov.in, open Link Aadhaar under Quick Links, enter your PAN and Aadhaar and click Validate.

  2. Pay the fee

    Choose Continue to Pay Through e-Pay Tax, verify with OTP, and pay under "Other Receipts (500)" as "Fee for delay in Linking PAN with Aadhaar". Pay in a single challan.

  3. Wait if payment is not found

    If the portal says payment details are not found, wait 4–5 working days and try again.

  4. Submit the link request

    Go back to Link Aadhaar, enter PAN and Aadhaar, confirm your details and enter the 6-digit OTP.

  5. Check the status

    Use Link Aadhaar Status on the home page, or My Profile after logging in.

Documents needed

  • PAN
  • Aadhaar number
  • Mobile number for OTP
  • Net banking, card or UPI to pay the fee

Common questions

What happens if PAN is not linked?

The PAN becomes inoperative. Tax refunds are not made, no interest is paid on them, and TDS/TCS is charged at a higher rate.

My name or date of birth does not match.

Correct it in PAN (through Protean or UTIITSL) or in Aadhaar. If linking still fails, biometric authentication at a Protean or UTIITSL centre is possible — carry PAN, Aadhaar and the ₹1,000 challan.

My PAN is linked to the wrong Aadhaar.

Contact your Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to delink it.

When does my PAN start working again?

PIB says the PAN can be made operative again in 30 days after paying the ₹1,000 fee and intimating Aadhaar.

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Key points

  • Linking PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory for most PAN holders allotted a PAN on or before 1 July 2017.
  • A fee of ₹1,000 must be paid before the link request.
  • An unlinked PAN becomes inoperative: no refunds, no interest on refunds, and higher TDS/TCS.
  • You can check your link status without logging in.

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