The finance ministry, after denying plans to extend the ITR filing deadline, has finally extended it from July 31 to Aug 5, 2017 this year. However, this only means that we have five more days to file our ITR if have not done so already.
For the purpose of e-filing return, it would be sufficient as of now to quote Aadhaar or acknowledgement No. for having applied for Aadhaar in e-filing website. The actual linking of PAN with Aadhaar can be done subsequently, but any time before 31st August, 2017. However, the returns will not be processed until the linkage of Aadhaar with PAN is done.
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