The Income Tax Department has made it mandatory to link the PAN card with Aadhaar, but if you have not linked the PAN card with Aadhaar then the PAN card becomes inactive.
PAN 2.0: Is it necessary to link PAN with Aadhaar even after PAN 2.0? Do you know the answer to this question? Actually, it is necessary to link PAN with Aadhaar even after PAN 2.0. Let us tell you that the Income Tax Department has made it mandatory to link PAN card with Aadhaar, but what will happen if it is not linked? The answer to this question is that if you do not link your PAN card with Aadhaar, then the PAN card becomes inactive.
If your PAN card is deactivated, then income tax returns cannot be filed. Tax refunds are not received, and financial services are not available. Aadhaar PAN linking is done automatically for new applicants of PAN card. To link PAN to Aadhaar, write UIDPAN and enter your Aadhaar number and PAN number and send SMS to 567678 or 56161. Information like name, date of birth, and gender should match in PAN and Aadhaar card. If there is a difference in the information in PAN and Aadhaar card, then the information of both the documents has to be made the same.
Actually, it is advisable to update the biometrics of Aadhaar card every 10 years, but there will be no need to update PAN 2.0. The new PAN card will have a QR code, which will make PAN verification easier. Along with this, PAN 2.0 will have many such features which will be helpful in preventing financial fraud.
If your PAN card is already made, then there is no need to make a PAN card again and the old PAN card will remain valid. The new PAN 2.0 will be an upgraded version of the old PAN, people do not need to change their PAN number.
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