Want to check PAN Aadhaar link status online? Do this at incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in

PAN Aadhaar Link: The Income Tax Department has made Aadhaar Pan link mandatory by 30th June 2020. Earlier, the PAN Aadhaar link deadline was 31st March 2020, but the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) decided to extend this deadline by three months due to the Coronavirus lockdown. So, PAN Aadhaar linking should be your top priority post-COVID-19 lockdown as this is has been made mandatory for certain services, such as filing your income tax returns. In case, you fail to do that, your PAN card will become inoperative after 30th June 2020.

The CBDT had sent a notification to around 17 crore PAN Card holders a few month ago asking them to do PAN Aadhaar linking on an urgent basis. Those who failed to do so, would have their PAN Card made inoperative. It also said that they can link PAN Aadhaar both offline and online. Following the CBDT guidelines, a good number of people had done their PAN Aadhaar link before the Coronavirus lockdown announcement. 

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In case you are among those who did their linking ahead of deadline, and want to know the status, then you need to do this - check PAN Aadhaar link status. 

Here is a step by step guide to check PAN Aadhaar link status online:

1] Log in at the official website of the Income Tax Department or go directly at incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/aadhaarstatus;

2] Enter your PAN number;

3] Enter your Aadhaar card number;

4] Click at 'View Link Aadhaar Status' below; and

5] PAN Aadhar link status will be displayed on your computer monitor.

So, follow this step by step guide if you have done the PAN Aadhaar link and want to know your PAN Aadhaar link status online.

One can check PAN Aadhaar link status by sending SMS as well. To check the status of PAN-Aadhaar linking through SMS, the user needs to send an SMS to 567678 or 56161 in the following format UIDPAN < 12 digit Aadhaar number> < 10 digit Permanent Account Number>. If the PAN Aadhaar link is successful, you will receive a message "Aadhaar...is already associated with PAN..in ITD database. Thank you for using our services."

So, you have both online and SMS options available to check your PAN Aadhaar link status. Do this if you have already linked your PAN Aadhaar, but, if you have still not done PAN Aadhaar linking, do it on an urgent basis once the lockdown is lifted.