ARTICLE · 19 MARCH 2021

PAN Aadhaar Linking Deadline- 31 March 2021

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Permanent Account Number (PAN) is the Indian Tax Identification Number. In India, there is a requirement to obtain an Aadhaar, which is a Unique Identification Number and serves as proof of identity in India.

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Permanent Account Number (PAN) is the Indian Tax Identification Number. In India, there is a requirement to obtain an Aadhaar, which is a Unique Identification Number and serves as proof of identity in India. The Income Tax Statute mandates the linking of PAN with Aadhaar. Apparently, this provision seems to have been introduced to inter alia curb the nuisance of duplicate PAN.

Time and again, the government has extended the PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline. Currently, the deadline is 31 March 2021, keeping in mind the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequential hardships. Failure to meet the above deadline would render the PAN inoperative and may entail the following consequences:

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