Citizens of the country are an anxious lot, rushing to link their Aadhar number with their PAN (Permanent Account Number) after the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently issued a notification making it mandatory from July 1. But here’s something that offers respite: the CBDT has not yet set a deadline by which the linking has to be done.
What does it mean?
Here is a copy of the Income Tax Act notification inserting a new section 139AA.