PAN and Aadhar Linking

Clarification with respect to relaxation of provisions of rule 114AAA of Income-tax Rules, 1962 prescribing the manner of making Permanent Account Number (PAN) inoperative

In order to have a robust way of de-duplication of PAN data base, Finance Act, 2017 with effect from 1st April, 2017, inserted section 139AA in the Income-tax Act, 1961 making it mandatory for a taxpayer who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar, to quote his Aadhaar in the application form for PAN and return of income.

The notification circular-no-7-2022.pdf (incometaxindia.gov.in), states that under Sub-section (2) of section 139AA of the Income Tax Act makes it mandatory for every person who has been allotted a PAN as on 1st July, 2017 to intimate his Aadhaar Number so that the Aadhaar and PAN can be linked.

PAN and Aadhar Linking

This is required to be done on or before a notified date, failing which the PAN shall become inoperative.

Further, the Finance Act, 2021 inserted a new section 234H in the Act to complete the process of PAN-Aadhaar linking for identifying bogus PANs.

This section provides that where a person who is required to intimate his Aadhaar under sub section (2) of section 139 AA fails to do so on or before a notified date, he shall be liable to pay a fee not exceeding a sum of one thousand rupees, as may be prescribed, at the time of making intimation under sub-section (2) of section 139AA after the said date.