End of financial year 2022: Three things you must do before March 31

As the financial year is about to get over on March 31st, EJ lists out several deadlines that one needs to meet when it comes to money.

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1. Aadhaar-PAN link: If you haven't yet connected your PAN to your Aadhaar number, you have until March 31, 2022, to do so. If you do not link your PAN to your Aadhaar number by this date, your PAN will become inactive and you will have to pay a fee of Rs 1,000.

If the PAN card is not linked to Aadhaar, an individual will also not be able to invest in mutual funds, stocks or open a bank account among other things as furnishing a PAN card in all those cases is a must.

2. ITR Filing: If you didn't file or missed your ITR for the fiscal year 2020-21 on December 31, 2021, here is your opportunity. You have until March 31, 2022, to file the late return. A delayed ITR is an income tax return filed between January 1, 2022, and March 31, 2022. A late filing fee of Rs 5,000 will be charged if the ITR is not filed on time (Rs 1000 for total income up to Rs 5 lakh).

3. Update KYC in your bank accounts

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had extended the deadline for updating Know Your Customer (KYC) in the bank accounts to March 31, 2022, from the previous deadline of December 31, 2021. Customers must update their PAN card, address (such as Aadhaar), passport, and other documents as part of KYC. In addition, recent pictures and other details are required.