Document acceptable as proof of identity, address and date of birth as per Rule 114 of Income Tax Rules, 1962
Proof of Identity Proof of Address Proof of date of birth
Indian Citizens (including those located outside India)
Individuals & HUF
(i) Copy of
a. Aadhaar Card issued by the Unique
Identication Authority of India; or
b. Elector's photo identity card; or
c. Driving License; or
d. Passport; or
e. Ration card having photograph of the
applicant; or
f. Arm's license; or
g. Photo identity card issued by the Central
Government or State Government or
Public Sector Undertaking (in case of
Transgender, Transgender Certicate
issued by the District Magistrate); or
h. Pensioner card having photograph of
the applicant; or
i. Central Government Health Service
Scheme Card or Ex-Servicemen
Contributory Health Scheme photo
card; or
(ii) Certicate of identity in Original signed
by a Member of Parliament or Member
of Legislative Assembly or Municipal
Councilor or a Gazetted ofcer, as the
case may be; or
(iii) Bank certicate in Original on letter
head from the branch(alongwith name
and stamp of the issuing ofcer)
containing duly attested photograph and
bank account number of the applicant
(i) Copy of
a. Aadhaar Card issued by the Unique
Identication Authority of India; or
b. Elector's photo identity card; or
c. Driving License; or
d. Passport; or
e. Passport of the spouse; or
f. Post ofce passbook having address
of the applicant; or
g. Latest property tax assessment order;
or
h. Domicile certicate issued by the
Government; or
i. Allotment letter of accommodation
issued by Central or State
Government of not more than three
years old; or
j. Property Registration Document;
or
(ii) Copy of following documents of not
more than three months old
(a) Electricity Bill; or
(b) Landline Telephone or Broadband
connection bill; or
(c) Water Bill; or
(d) Consumer gas connection card or book
or piped gas bill; or
(e) Bank account statement or as per Note
2 ; or
(f) Depository account statement; or
(g) Credit card statement; or
(iii) Certicate of address in Original
signed by a Member of Parliament or
Member of Legislative Assembly or
Municipal Councilor or a Gazetted
ofcer, as the case may be; or
(iv) Employer certicate in original.
Copy of
a. Birth Certicate issued by the Municipal
Authority or any ofce authorized to
issue Birth and Death Certicate by
the Registrar of Birth and Death or the
Indian Consulate as dened in clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of session 2 of
the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955);
or
b. Pension payment order; or
c. Marriage certicate issued by Registrar
of Marriages; or
d. Matriculation Certicate or Mark Sheet
of recognized board or
e. Passport; or
f. Driving License; or
g. Domicile Certicate issued by the
Government; or
h. Aadhaar Card issued by the Unique
Identication Authority of India; or
i. Elector’s photo identity card; or
j. Photo identity card issued by
the Central Government or State
Government or Public Sector
Undertaking (in case of Transgender,
Transgender Certicate issued by the
District Magistrate); or
k. Central Government Health Service
Scheme photo Card or Ex-Servicemen
Contributory Health Scheme photo
card; or
l. Afdavit sworn before a magistrate
stating the date of birth.
Note:
1. In case of Minor, any of the above
mentioned documents as proof of
identity and address of any of
parents/guardians of such minor
shall be deemed to be the proof of
identity and address for the minor
applicant.
2. For HUF, an afdavit made by the
Karta of Hindu Undivided Family
stating name, father’s name and
address of all the coparceners on the
date of application and copy of any of
the above documents in the name of
Karta of HUF is required as proof of
identity, address and date of birth.
Note:
1. Proof of Address is required for
residence address mentioned in
item no. 7.
2. In case of an Indian citizen residing
outside India, copy of Bank
Account Statement in country of
residence or copy of Non-resident
External (NRE) bank account
statements (not more than three
months old) shall be the proof of
address.