Ministry of financing has actually made clear that frying pan (Permanent Account Number) can be connected to Aadhaar without paying late cost if application for aadhaar was submitted prior to October 1 in 2015. This connecting, nonetheless, have to be finished prior to December 31 of this year.
There are ratings of taxpayers that obtained their frying pan based upon enrolment ID of aadhaar application submitted in 2015. This newest statement is indicated for these taxpayers just.
For the history, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on April 3, 2025 provided a round which highlights that every person that was designated frying pan on the basis of Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application submitted before Oct 1, 2024, is indicated to intimate his Aadhaar number to the earnings tax obligation authorities i.e., Principal Director General of Income- tax obligation (Systems) or Director General of Income- tax obligation (Systems) or the individual authorized by the stated authorities.
Following this, a description originated from financing ministry authorities stating that this intimation needs to be done by the end of this Calendar year.
“Every person who has been allotted permanent account number on the basis of Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form filed prior to October 1 last year will intimate his/her Aadhaar number to the Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) or Director General of Incometax (Systems) or the person authorised by the said authorities on or before the 31st day of December, 2025 or such date as may be specified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in this behalf,” a Finance Ministry official said.
It is vital to note that this extension of December 31 is applicable only for those cases where PAN was allotted on the basis of aadhaar enrolment IDs. A senior tax official said no late fees has been prescribed for such cases.
A liberal time period has been allowed till Dec 31, 2025 to such persons for linking PAN and Aadhar. This liberal regime has to be seen in the context of ‘Trusting the Taxpayer’, the official said.
Late fee applicable
It is noteworthy to mention that linking of PAN to aadhaar – in usual circumstances – invites a late fee of ₹1,000. These include the cases where PAN and aadhaar IDs existed but were not linked.
And those who have yet not linked their PAN to aadhaar face the risk of PAN becoming inoperative. And any refunds and interest thereon will not be paid.
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