The deadline for linking Aadhaar and PAN cards was June 30.
There have been reports that PAN card holders have had difficulty downloading the challan after paying the fees for the PAN-Aadhaar linking.
Those who paid the fee required to link their Aadhaar and PAN before June 30 do not have to worry about their PAN becoming invalid, a statement issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said.
In a tweet, the Income Tax Department stated that reports of PAN card holders having difficulty downloading the challan after paying the fees for the PAN-Aadhaar linking have come to the fore. The status of challan payment can be checked in the ‘e-pay tax’ option after logging in to the income tax portal. If the payment is successful, the PAN holder can begin linking their PAN to Aadhaar.
The department further said that in cases where the PAN cardholder has paid the fees but their linking has not been completed by June 30, their cases will be considered by the department.
According to the IT department, there is no need to download the challan receipt to link the PAN and Aadhaar. The department said that as soon as the PAN holder completes the successful payment, an email is sent to them with a copy of the challan. So there’s no need for them to download it separately.
For those of you who don’t know, the law requiring the linking of PAN and Aadhaar came into effect on July 1, 2017, and this year’s deadline was June 30. If a person is unable to link their Aadhaar with his PAN before June 30 and wishes to do so later, has to pay a fine to the Income Tax Department.