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The deadline for Pan Aadhaar Link is 31st December.

If you do not link PAN card with Aadhar card by the deadline of December 31, 2025, then it may become useless. TaxBuddy has given this information in a social media post on Twitter (formerly known as X). If you want to prevent your PAN card from becoming useless then it is important to link your UID card (Aadhaar card) with the Permanent Account Number (PAN). Taxbuddy has written in its tweet that your PAN card will become inactive from January 1, 2026. There will be no ITR filing. No refund will be given. Even your salary credit or SIP may fail. Be sure to check this important information before the deadline of 31 December 2025. The government has also suggested ways to link your PAN card with Aadhaar.

The government has extended the deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar several times, but no new date has been fixed yet. But what could be the consequences if you fail to reach the December 31, 2025 deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking? Can your salary be withheld? Will you not be able to invest or redeem them? Will your bank accounts be blocked? Let us try to answer these questions for you too.

Is it necessary for everyone to link their PAN with Aadhaar card?

According to a notification issued by the Finance Ministry on April 3, 2025, the Central Government has notified that every person, who has been allotted a Permanent Account Number (PN) on the basis of the Enrollment ID of the Aadhaar application form filed before October 1, 2024, should submit his Aadhaar number to the Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) or the Director General of Income Tax (Systems) or the said authorities, Deepesh Chheda, partner, Dhruv Advisors, said in an ET report. The person authorized by the Central Board of Direct Taxes will have to inform on or before December 31, 2025, or by such date as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

If someone has obtained PAN card using Aadhaar enrollment ID, will he also have to re-link it?

Deepesh Chheda answered yes. He said that this is the group which is required to link PAN by December 31, 2025. Even if the PAN card is generated using the Aadhaar enrollment ID, the linking process will still have to be completed after the Aadhaar number is generated. The Income Tax e-filing portal allows such users to easily link Aadhaar with PAN online.

What if PAN is not linked to Aadhaar before the deadline? Can you file your Income Tax Return (ITR)?

If PAN-Aadhaar linking is not completed by the prescribed deadline, the PAN becomes inoperative from the next day. You may not be able to file or verify income tax returns, refunds will be withheld, pending returns will not be processed, and TDS/TCS credit may not be visible in Form 26AS, deduction/collection of TDS/TCS may be at higher rates, etc. After subsequent linking, the PAN is reactivated, usually within 30 days.

What are the financial consequences of inoperative PAN? Can you invest?

If your bank accounts or investments are already active, there is no immediate impact; Your money remains safe. But inoperative PAN may prevent future financial activities like new investments, share transactions or KYC updates. Tax may be deducted at higher rates, and you may not be able to file or process your ITR. In short, as long as your current assets remain intact, your ability to transact or comply with tax regulations remains halted until the PAN is reactivated.

Who can link Aadhar Card and PAN Card on Income Tax Portal?

According to the Income Tax Department website, the Link Aadhaar service is available to individual taxpayers (both registered and unregistered on the e-filing portal).

How can you link your PAN with your Aadhar card?

You can visit the Income Tax Department portal to link your PAN with Aadhaar. First of all go to the official Income Tax website. Click on link Aadhaar → Enter PAN, Aadhaar and mobile number. After that verify with OTP. If PAN is already inactive, first pay a fee of Rs 1,000. Check the status under 'Instant Link → Link Aadhaar Status'.

Things to keep in mind for linking PAN with Aadhaar

Make sure that your name, date of birth and mobile number match on the PAN and Aadhaar cards. NRIs, senior citizens (80+), and some states are exempted, but they should verify. Due to possible rush, the Income Tax Department website may crash closer to the deadline, so it is better to link it well in advance. After linking, save the screenshot for future reference.