Income Tax (IT) Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar
Income Tax (IT) Department simplifies linking PAN with Aadhaar for taxpayers using Income Tax India website No need to login or be registered on the E-filing website for linking The Income Tax (IT) Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar. Responding to grievances of taxpayers regarding difficulties in linking PAN with Aadhaar as their names did not match in both systems (e.g., names with initials in one and expanded initials in another), the IT Department has come out with a simple solution now. Taxpayers can go to http://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and click on the link on the Left Pane à Link Aadhaar, provide PAN, Aadhaar number and ENTER NAME EXACTLY AS GIVEN IN AADHAAR CARD (avoid spelling mistakes) and Submit. After verification from UIDAI, the linking will be confirmed. Figure 1: Linking Aadhar with PAN on the Income Tax website Figure 2: Linking Aadhar with PAN simplified In case of any minor mismatch in Aadhaar name prov...