MANDATORY LINKING OF PAN-AADHAAR
As per section 139AA of the Income Tax Act 1961, every person who has been allotted Permanent Account Number (PAN) and is eligible to obtain an Aadhaar Number shall mandatorily link PAN with Aadhaar. If PAN is not linked with Aadhaar by 31-03-2022 (deferred till 30-June-2023), the status of PAN provided by customer will become “inoperative”
As per Income Tax Rules 1962, once PAN become inoperative, it shall be deemed that the person has not furnished, intimated, or quoted the PAN to bank and he shall be liable for all the consequences under the Income Tax Act for not furnishing, intimating, or quoting the PAN. Based on the Income Tax notification dated 28-03-2023, the above negative consequences of “Inoperative PAN” are deferred till 30th June 2023.
From 1st July 2023, Inoperative PAN will attract higher TDS/TCS rate and will also restrict the following specific transactions where quoting of PAN is mandated (applicable to Banks).