How to link Aadhaar number and PAN card

Today is the last date to link Aadhaar card with PAN card and if you have not linked both the cards yet, then hurry up. 31st August is the last date to link Aadhaar card with PAN card. Linking Aadhaar number with PAN card has now become mandatory for filing income tax. If you are trying to know how this is possible then you have come to the right place. The good thing is that the whole process is very easy. The option to link Aadhaar number with income tax form has been available for the last few years. But the government decided to make it mandatory to link Aadhaar with PAN Card this year.

(Read: Now linking PAN card with Aadhaar number has become easier)

To link Aadhaar number with PAN card, you first need to visit the e-filing website (e-filing.gov.in) and follow these instructions.

1. If you are visiting this website for the first time, first click on **Register Here**. After this, enter your PAN details and create a password after OTP verification. After this, you will have to log in.
2. If you already have an account just click on **Login here**.
3. You have to enter your PAN number in the User ID. After this, enter the password and then the captcha code. Finally click on **Login**.
4. After this a pop up window will appear in which you will be asked to link the Aadhaar number. After this enter the Aadhaar number and then the captcha code. Finally click on **Link now**.
5. If you do not see the popup window, then there is no need to panic. You can still easily link both the numbers. For this, go to the profile settings visible in the top menu. After this, click on the option **Link Aadhaar**.
6. After this enter your Aadhar number and then click on **Save**.

Let us tell you that this method will work only when the details of PAN card and Aadhaar card match completely. For those whose details of both the cards do not match completely, the government has tried to simplify this system. Now you will have to provide only a scanned copy of your PAN card for this. Apart from this, the tax department is also planning to provide online options in this regard. It will give the taxpayers the option of linking Aadhaar on its e-filing portal. In this option, they will have to choose the option of a one-time password without changing their name. To choose this option, they will have to provide the date of birth mentioned in both their documents and on matching them, they will be able to link PAN with Aadhaar online. It seems that this option has not been made available yet.

Hopefully, this information will prove to be very useful for you while filing income tax.