PAN-Aadhaar Link in 2026: The ₹1,000 Fix If Yours Went Inoperative

Most people's PAN-Aadhaar deadline passed long ago; an unlinked PAN is already inoperative.

A separate 31 Dec 2025 deadline covered people who got PAN via an Aadhaar enrolment ID.

Reactivating an inoperative PAN costs ₹1,000 under Section 234H, paid as Minor Head 500.

An inoperative PAN blocks ITR filing, freezes refunds and triggers TDS as high as 20%.

NRIs, those 80+, and residents of a few notified states/UTs are exempt from linking.

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