PAN-Aadhaar linking fee: How to check status of challan payment

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

The income tax department has provided a clarification on PAN-Aadhaar linkage on its official Twitter handle for those individuals who are having difficulty linking the two. The clarification came just hours before the deadline for linking PAN to Aadhaar expires. The income tax department stated in a tweet that the status of challan payments can be checked under the portal's 'e-pay tax' tab after logging in. If the payment is successful, the PAN holder can proceed with linking the PAN to Aadhaar. There is no need to download the challan receipt in order to link your PAN to Aadhaar.

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According to the Income tax official tweet, “Instances have come to notice where PAN holders have faced difficulty in downloading the challan after payment of fee for Aadhaar-PAN linking. In this regard, it is to be informed that status of challan payment may be checked in ‘e-pay tax’ tab of portal after login. If a payment is successful, then PAN holder can proceed to link PAN with Aadhaar. There is no need of downloading of the challan receipt for linking PAN with Aadhaar. Further, as soon as the PAN holder completes the payment successfully, an email with an attached copy of the challan is already being sent to the PAN holder.”

Step 1: Login income tax website Step 2: Under e-File, click on ‘e-pay tax’ Step 3: click on generated challans, here you can see all your failed and successful challlans. Step 4: In the next tab click on ‘Payment history’ here you can see if the payment is successful. Click on download and save it. However, if a payment is successful, then PAN holder can proceed to link PAN with Aadhaar.