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Deadline for linking of PAN with Aadhaar extended

The finance ministry on Saturday extended the deadline to link Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar till 31st December. Linking of PAN with Aadhaar was made mandatory by section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, which was inserted by the Finance Act of 2017. The section says that “every person who is eligible to obtain Aadhaar number shall, on or after the 1st day of July, 2017, quote Aadhaar number”, in the application for PAN, and in income tax returns. The deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar has been extended several times earlier.

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