Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended to June 30; all you need to know

Earlier deadlines for linking Aadhaar with PAN were July 31, August 31 and Dec 31, 2017, with the last being March 31 this year.

Latest News : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Tuesday extended the last date for linking of Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) from March 31, 2018, to June 30, 2018.

The order said the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking for filing I-T returns is being extended after “consideration of the matter”.

It is understood that the latest order by CBDT has come in the backdrop of the Supreme Court, earlier this month, directing extension of the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar with various other services.

The apex court ordered for the extension of the deadline till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law.

This is a fourth extension given by the government for individuals to link their PAN with their biometric ID.

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

Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to the tax authorities.

As per updated data till March 5, over 166.5 million (16.65 crore) PANs, out of the total about 330 million (33 crore), have been linked with Aadhaar.

The earlier deadlines for linking the two databases were July 31, August 31 and December 31, 2017, with the last being March 31 this year.

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Beware, taxman to watch your posts on social media

Don’t be surprised if you get a notice from the income tax (I-T) department for flaunting an expensive watch or car on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

I-T department’s Project Insight, to be launched in the 2017-18 financial year, aims to mine big data from social media to scrutinise potential tax evaders. “If you flaunt that you have gone on an expensive trip to a foreign location on Facebook and other social media, we will gather that information to match it with your income declared,” a finance ministry official said.

Another official confirmed that Project Insight will include data from social media platforms. “Project Insight will essentially do data mining. It will use inputs from various sources. Social media would be one of those,” he said. The work on Project Insight has already begun and the department plans to launch it soon.

When asked whether the project would come into force from the beginning of the next financial year, an official said such details were yet to be finalised. 

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