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Linking of Aadhar cards with Income tax returns

Posted on: July 23, 2017 | Back | Print

Linking of Aadhar cards with Income tax returns

"As per Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, every person who iseligible to obtainAadhaar number shall, on or after the 1st day of July, 2017, quote Aadhaar number— (i) in the application form for allotment of permanent account number; (ii) in the return of income.  The above provisions apply to persons who are eligible to get Aadhaar. Under section 3 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, only a resident is entitled to get Aadhaar. Therefore, the provisions of Section 139AA quoted above regarding linking of Aadhaar to PAN or the requirement of quoting the Aadhaar number in the return shall not apply to a non-resident, who is not eligible to get Aadhaar.”

A press release on the subject is also attached.