The month of June is about to end and there is something very important all PAN Card holders must do. Otherwise, they will have to pay Rs. 10,000. Many people know that June 30, 2020 is the last date to link PAN cards with Aadhaar cards. But, not many know that if they fail to do this, they will have to pay this massive amount as per Section 272B of the Income Tax Act.

Earlier, the deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar card was March 31, 2020. However, due to the nationwide lockdown, the government shifted the last date to June 30.

What Will Happen?

As per reports, if PAN Card holders fail to link their PAN and Aadhaar, then their PAN cards will be declared as ‘inoperative’. This will mean that they will not be able to hold any financial transactions linked with PAN.

Now, the Income Tax (IT) Department has released a new notification. According to this notification, PAN card holders will face strict consequences like paying penalty of Rs.10,000 if they miss the deadline.

Therefore, if you are among those whose Aadhaar is not linked, make sure you complete the step before it is too late.

How To Link You PAN card with Aadhaar Card?

To help you save both your money and PAN card, we have listed below a step-by-step guide about how you can link both of your cards. Read carefully.

There are two methods for the linking process:

1.  Through e-Filling Website

1. First, visit the official website of the Income Tax Department at https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/home and choose “Link Aadhaar” option from the left side panel.
2. Now, enter your details like PAN card number, Aadhaar number and Name as mentioned on the cards.
3. Tick the square box if you have mentioned your birth year on Aadhaar Card.
4. Now, enter the computer-generated Captcha code. For visually-impaired, the site has an option of sending OTP on the registered mobile number.
5. Click on the “Link Aadhaar” option and you are done.

2.  Through SMS

1. Send an SMS UIDPAN<SPACE><12 Digit Aadhaar Number><SPACE><10 Digit PAN> to 567678 or 56161 from registered number.
2. An example would be – UIDPAN 987654321000 ABDBE3445E. There is no charge for sending this SMS by NDSL or UTI. But, you may have to pay the SMS charge to the mobile operator.

To ensure that you do not face any complications or pay hefty amount of Rs. 10,000, link your PAN and Aadhaar today.

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Earlier this financial year, a lot of controversies stirred around company directors’ salary, whether a GST should be collected or not. Putting an end to that, the Finance Ministry has released a circular saying that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not be levied on the salaries of the directors who are employees of the company.

The issue was examined for two categories. The first one referred to the independent directors and the others referred to the whole-time directors like Managing Directors treated as the employees of the company.

Important Points Of The Circular

The circular was released by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the policy making body for indirect taxes under the Finance Ministry. It stated, “The part of director's remuneration that are declared as ‘salaries’ in the books of a company and subjected to TDS under Section 192 of the IT Act, are not taxable being consideration for services by an employee to the employer in the course of or in relation to his employment in terms of Schedule III of the CGST Act, 2017.”

However, there are other factors that can be subjected to GST. Below are the conditions under which the directors’ remuneration will be taxable:

·     The remuneration that is not declared as ‘salary’ in the company’s accounts and is subjected to TDS under Section 194J of the IT act as fee for professional and technical services.

·     The remuneration paid to independent directors or those directors who are not the employees of the company on reverse charge basis. These lie clearly outside the scope of Schedule III of the CGST and are taxable.

As per the media reports, at least 18 per cent GST will be charged on the payments. Also, it is the responsibility of the company to collect the GST and give it to the government.

The Controversy

The controversy around company directors’ began earlier in this financial year when Advance Ruling Authorities held different views on the levy of GST on remuneration paid to Directors of a company.

In the case of M/s Clay Craft Indian Private Limited, ARA Rajasthan held that company directors cannot be treated as the employees of the company and their remuneration should be taxable. This was later troubled when ARA, Karnataka stated the contrasting statement. It said that all the remuneration paid to the directors cannot be said to be leviable under GST.

These contradictions caused a lot of stir in the industry and everyone was keenly waiting for a judgement by the higher authorities. The new circular has now given relief to all taxpayers by interestingly intertwining the Income Tax Act and the GST provisions and ending the controversy.

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After a lot of beta testing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has finally launched the service of instant allotment of online PAN card. The KYC will be done online, and the only thing applicants will need to apply is the Aadhaar card and a mobile number registered with the same Aadhaar card. To get the e-KYC done, the applicants will have to go the website of the Income Tax Department.

How to get PAN card online?

The Income Tax department itself described the process of applying PAN online. In the official statement, it said that the application process is very easy. “The applicant may go to the e-filing website of the Income Tax Department to provide her/his valid Aadhaar no & submit the OTP generated on the Aadhaar registered mobile no.”

Here is the step by step procedure of applying for PAN

1. Go to the official website of the Income Tax department.

2. The form will ask to register your first name, middle name, email id & mobile number linked to Aadhaar card.

3. An OTP will be sent to the number you have provided in the form.

4. Once you submit the OTP, the website will generate you a 15-digit acknowledgment number.

5. You can check your application status by submitting your Aadhaar number.

6. If the IT department doesn't find any problem in your application, it will release your e-PAN card.

7. The e-PAN will be sent to the email attached to your Aadhaar card.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did announce this instant PAN service in the Union Budget of 2020. In the official statement, the Ministry of Finance said that the e-PAN facility would be available for every applicant who has minimum two things- Aadhaar card and a mobile number registered to the same Aadhaar card. The allotted PAN card will be digital.

Notably, the Income Tax Department used to charge processing fees from applicants, but the e-PAN card will be provided to the applicants free of cost.

Before officially announcing the start of instant PAN card services, the Income Tax Department had started a ‘Beta version’ of the same facility from Feb 12, 2020. Since then, more than 6 lakh instant PAN cards have been released by the Income Tax Department.

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