New Delhi: Taxpayers without Aadhaar number or its enrolment ID will not be able to electronically file their income tax returns (ITRs) from 1 July even as the tax department has said that in no case any PAN will be invalidated. “If Aadhaar credentials are not linked with PAN or mentioned in the ITR, then such a person will not be able to e-file,” the official said. Aadhaar has also been made mandatory for applying for PAN with effect from 1 July. The department, till now, has linked over 2.16 crore Aadhaar numbers with its PAN database. There are over 25 crore PAN numbers allotted, while Aadhaar has been alloted to about 115 crore people.

Source: Mint June 29, 2017 16:52 UTC