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Section 139A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is now
section 262 of the Income-tax Act, 2025
PAN — who must have one and where to quote it.
- Was
s.139A, Income-tax Act, 1961 (repealed)- Is now
s.262, Income-tax Act, 2025- In force from
What changed
Renumbered. Aadhaar quoting, which was 139AA, is now section 262(9) inside the same section.
Where this comes from
Read from incometaxindia.gov.in on , and re-checked against the enacted Income-tax Act, 2025 (Act No. 30 of 2025, assented 21 August 2025, in force 1 April 2026). This dataset is re-verified quarterly. The whole method is on our methodology page.
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