India’s Dec 31 tax crunch: Link Aadhaar-PAN and fix your ITR before deadlines hit
NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 00:09 ET A Dec. 31 deadline is approaching for Indian taxpayers to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar, the national identity number, with unlinked PANs set to become inoperative from Jan. 1, local media reported. The Economic Times The timing matters because PAN is widely required for tax filings and for many financial transactions. An inoperative PAN can disrupt banking and investment activity, The Economic Times reported. The Economic Times The year-end squeeze is compounded by another cut-off on the same date: Dec. 31 is the deadline to file belated and revised income