How to Link PAN and Aadhar Cards Online : You have only 3 days to do PAN Card with Aadhaar Card. The last date for linking Aadhaar with PAN is December 31, 2025. If you do not link your Aadhaar PAN by the deadline, your PAN Card will be deactivated. Deactivation of PAN card will make it difficult to perform many financial tasks from opening a bank account to filing ITR.
However, you can link PAN card with Aadhaar card without going to cyber cafe. Learn easy way to link Aadhaar card PAN card online at home
Linking PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory under the Income Tax Act. If your PAN is not linked, it becomes inactive, which hampers financial transactions and tax related work. However, you can reactivate it by completing the PAN-Aadhaar linking process by paying the PAN Aadhaar linking penalty. Let us inform you that the last date to link PAN-Aadhaar is 31 December 2025 and if you have not yet linked these documents, PAN Card will not work from 1 January 2026.
Who is required to link PAN Card with Aadhaar Card?
If a person has created his PAN card through Aadhaar Enrollment ID before 1 October 2024, as per the notification dated 3 April 2025 of the Ministry of Finance, it is mandatory for him to update his records with the Income Tax Department by 31 December 2025.
In a circular issued on 3 April 2025, the Ministry of Finance said, “In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (2A) of section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that all persons allotted Permanent Account Number (PAN) on the basis of Enrollment ID in Aadhaar application form prior to 1 October 2024, shall must report their Aadhaar number to the Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) by December 31, 2025 or any other date prescribed by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in this regard.”
If this process is not completed within the stipulated time frame, the pan may become inactive. This can lead to difficulty in filing income tax returns and conducting various financial transactions.
If Aadhaar Enrollment ID is used in your PAN card, you still need to link PAN with your Aadhaar. You can easily link PAN and Aadhaar online through Income Tax e-filing website.
What happens if PAN card is not linked with Aadhaar card?
If you do not link your PAN card with Aadhaar card by December 31, your PAN will be deactivated. Even if tax is deducted from your income (TDS / TCS), it will not appear properly in your tax records. However, your existing bank account will continue to function normally. But you may face difficulties in making new investments, opening trading accounts or completing KYC updates.
How to link PAN Aadhaar link?
Here is the step by step method to link PAN card with Aadhaar card online at home.
- First of all, go to the official website of Income Tax Department
- Select Link Aadhaar option
- Enter your PAN card, Aadhaar card number and registered mobile number
- After this, verify with the OTP received on your registered mobile number and check the link status
- If your PAN card is not working or inactive, you will have to pay a penalty of Rs 1000 before linking.