Dharmshala: Thousands have not been able to file their income tax returns as there was some kind of mismatch in information on their PAN card and Aadhaar. Sources said in most of the cases, it was mismatch of alphabet between information on Aadhaar and PAN card.

Dharmshala: Thousands have not been able to file their income tax returns as there was some kind of mismatch in information on their PAN card and Aadhaar. Sources said in most of the cases, it was mismatch of alphabet between information on Aadhaar and PAN card.

Ishwar Chand, a retired government employee, had been filing his income tax returns on time for the past many years. However, this year he has been told by his lawyer that his return could not be filed due to mismatch between information on his Aadhaar and PAN card.

While talking to The Tribune, he said he never noticed that ‘w’ was missing from his name on his PAN card as earlier he was able to file returns. However, this year due to the missing word, he was not able to file income tax returns.

The septuagenarian said now his lawyer told him that his name on the PAN card would have to be rectified. “I have applied for rectification, but the new card will come after a month. It is for the first time that I am late in filing returns and this has caused me a lot of anxiety,” he said.

Pardeep Kumar, a resident of Kangra, has also not been able to file return as some information on his PAN did not match with Aadhaar. He has applied for rectification of information on the PAN card.

He said this year the government had also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on late filing of income tax return. “I wanted to file my return as earlier as possible. However, it is the new government directive of linking Aadhaar with PAN that has created problems,” he said.