NEW DELHI : Keeping in mind the situation arising out of the spread of coronavirus and the resultant lockdown, the finance ministry had extended the deadline to link PAN card with Aadhaar card for the tenth time.
The last date to link PAN with Aadhaar is now June 30. Having an Aadhaar card is not only mandatory to get a new PAN card but also a compulsory requirement for filing of income tax returns (ITR).5 things to know about PAN card, Aadhaar card linking:1) It is easy to link the alphanumeric Permanent Account Number issued by the income tax department with the 12-digit Aadhaar online through the e-filing portal.
One can also send SMS to 567678 or 56161 in the format: UIDPAN12digit Aadhaar>10digitPAN> to link the two identity documents.2.