Aadhar Link with PAN

Aadhar is compulsory for filing of ITR

All resident Indian is require to link Aadhar with PAN to file Income Tax return.

Income Tax return can be filed on or after 1^st July 2017 after successful link of Aadhar number with your PAN, otherwise you cannot file your return.

Data Mismatch: To link Aadhar card with PAN, person has to match all information like name, father name, address and date of birth are same on both card (PAN and Aadhar). If there is any different in above like difference in date of birth in Pan and Aadhar will not be linked. And the person will face problem in filing of return.

Correction of Data: If any person who has data change in Aadhar or PAN, is require to update in any of card and resubmit with other authority to correct data.

NRI and company assessee: This notification is not applicable on Non resident of India and Company, LLP and Firm, because they are not eligible to obtain Aadhar.

In case of filing return of company, LLP and firm, director/ partner of authorized person should link his Aadhar number with Pan otherwise return cannot be filed.

(Government notification) PRESS RELEASE as on 5^th April 2017

Mandatory Quoting of Aadhaar For PAN Applications & Filing Return of Income

Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Finance Act, 2017 provides for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar / Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form, for filing of return of income and for making an application for allotment of Permanent Account Number with effect from 1st July, 2017.

It is clarified that such mandatory quoting of Aadhaar or Enrolment ID shall apply only to a person who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number. As per the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, only a resident individual is entitled to obtain Aadhaar. Resident as per the said Act means an individual who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in all to one hundred and eighty-two days or more in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment. Accordingly, the requirement to quote Aadhaar as per section 139AA of the Income-tax Act shall not apply to an individual who is not a resident as per the Aadhaar Act, 2016.

It means all tax payer and tax assesee who is resident of India has to obtain Aadhar card and link with Income Tax return.