This piece was originally published on 16 December 2019. It has been re-published due to the nearing deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar. It was recently announced that it is mandatory for everyone to get
**PAN linked with Aadhaar before 31 December.** Earlier the deadline was 30 September, now it has been postponed to the end of the year. Linking Aadhaar and PAN is a very simple and quick procedure that will just take barely 10-15 minutes. If you haven’t already linked it yet, here are two quick ways of doing it. In the first method, you will have to register yourself on the Income Tax e-portal and in another, you can just do it without logging in. [caption id=“attachment_7192641” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] The last date of linking Aadhaar and PAN card is 31 December.[/caption]
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[hq]How to link Aadhaar card with PAN card[/hq]
Method 1: By logging into the account [hans][hstep]Step 1: Visit the Income-tax e-portal and register by going to the “Register yourself” option on the right[/hstep] [hstep]Step 2: If you already have an account then login by entering login ID, password and date of birth[/hstep] [hstep]Step 3: A pop-up window will appear asking you to link PAN and Aadhaar card if not, tap on the “Link Aadhaar” option on the left side of the Profile page[/hstep] [hstep]Step 4: Verify the details mentioned in the form that appears on the screen. These details will include: Aadhaar number, PAN number[/hstep] [hstep]Step 5: Once you are done checking, press “Link now” at the bottom[/hstep][/hans] That is it. A confirmation will appear on the screen telling you that the PAN and Aadhaar has been linked. Method 2: Without logging in [hans][hstep]Step 1: Go to the official Income tax e-portal[/hstep] [hstep]Step 2: Select “Link Aadhaar” option on the left side of the page[/hstep] [hstep]Step 3: Fill up all the required details like Aadhaar number, PAN number and so on[/hstep] [hstep]Step 4: Once you are done, press “Link Aadhaar” at the end of the page[/hstep][/hans] And you are good to go.