If you have not linked the PAN card to the Aadhaar card by September 30, then your PAN card will become useless. Earlier, the rule was that if you did not link your PAN card to Aadhaar, then your PAN card would become invalid.
If you have not linked the PAN card to the Aadhaar card by September 30, then your PAN card will become useless. Earlier, the rule was that if you did not link your PAN card to Aadhaar (PAN-Aadhaar Link), then your PAN card will become invalid. According to the news published in the Economic Times, if your PAN card is not linked to the Aadhaar card, then it will become useless from October 1. Let us tell you that during the presentation of the budget in July, it was announced to change the pan-Aadhaar linking rules. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced the last date for linking PAN-Aadhaar on 30 September 2019.
What does invalid mean?
Invalid means that you do not have a PAN card, that is, you never had a PAN card. On the other hand, Inoperative means that you cannot even use it, unless you have linked it to Aadhaar. Although the meaning of these two words has not been given officially.
The new rule to link PAN card to Aadhar card has come into effect from 1 September. On not linking the PAN card to the Aadhaar card, experts say that so far there is no clarity on what will happen if the link is not linked. The government should tell in this case whether the lost PAN cards can be activated again or not. As per the government rules, it is necessary to link the PAN card to the Aadhaar card. If you did not link, then your PAN card will become inoperative.
Know how to link
How to link PAN-Aadhaar
>> First you have to visit the site www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. Here you will see the option of Link Aadhaar. Click on it. A new window will open.
>> Fill your Aadhaar number, PAN number, name, captcha code in this window. After this, click on Link Aadhar. On clicking, your PAN card was linked to the Aadhaar card.