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  • PAN-Aadhaar linkage deadline extended till March 2022

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The government on Friday extended by six months till March 2022 the deadline to link PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar.

    In a statement, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the timeline has been extended which will ease compliance.

    “Time limit for intimation of Aadhaar number to the Income tax Department for linking of PAN with Aadhaar has been extended from 30th September, 2021 to 31st March, 2022,” it said.

    Also, the due date for completion of penalty proceedings under the I-T Act has been extended from September 30, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

    Further, the time limit for issuance of notice and passing of order by the Adjudicating Authority under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 has been extended to March 2022.

  • Government extends deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar by three months till June 30

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday extended the deadline for linking PAN with biometric Aadhaar by three months till June 30.

    The income tax department said it has received representations from taxpayers that the last date for intimating the Aadhaar number may further be extended in the wake of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

    “Keeping in view the difficulties faced by the taxpayers, the Central Government has issued notification today extending the last date for the intimation of Aadhaar number and linking thereof with PAN to 30th June, 2021,” the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement.

    In June last year, the Government had extended the deadline for linking them till March 31, 2021.

    As per data available, till August last year 32.71 crore PANs were linked to the biometric ID.

    The total PAN allotment as on June 29, 2020, stood at 50.95 crore.

    The government has already made quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITRs) as well as obtaining a new Permanent Account Number ( PAN).