¹[26D.Furnishing of declaration and evidence of claims by specified senior citizen under section 194P.-

(1) The declaration required to be furnished by the specified senior citizen to the specified bank under sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of explanation to section 194P shall be in Form no. 12BBA to be furnished in paper form duly verified.

(2) On furnishing of the declaration in Form No. 12BBA, the specified bank shall, after giving effect to the deduction allowable under Chapter VI-A and rebate allowable under section 87A, compute the total income of such specified senior citizen for the relevant assessment year and deduct income-tax on such total income on the basis of the rates in force.

(3) The effect to the deduction allowable under Chapter VI-A shall be given based on the evidence furnished by the specified senior citizen during the previous year.

(4) The declaration referred to in sub-rule (1) and evidence for claiming deduction under Chapter VI-A referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be properly maintained by the Specified Bank and shall be made available to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax or Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, as and when required.

(5) The Principal Director General of Income-tax (Systems) or the Director General of Income-tax (Systems), as the case may be, shall specify procedure for furnishing of particulars of Form No. 12BBA referred to in sub-rule (1) and evidence referred to in sub-rule (3) by the specified banks to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax or Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, as and when required. 

Note:

1. Inserted by the  Income-tax (26th Amendment) Rules, 2021 Notification No. 99/2021 dated 2nd September, 2021