https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71894 Form No. 61 is an irrevocable authorisation enabling the Central Board of Direct Taxes and designated income-tax authorities to obtain information and records from a financial institution located in a notified jurisdictional area for the purpose of claiming deduction in respect of payments made to such institution. The form must be filed once for the relevant tax year before the due date for filing the income-tax return, through the e-filing portal, and verified by DSC or EVC as applicable. The assessee must submit the first copy to the financial institution and the second copy with proof to the Assessing Officer, while waiving privacy, data protection and banking secrecy protections. en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:54:39 +0530 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:54:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71894 Form No. 61 is an irrevocable authorisation enabling the Central Board of Direct Taxes and designated income-tax authorities to obtain information and records from a financial institution located in a notified jurisdictional area for the purpose of claiming deduction in respect of payments made to such institution. The form must be filed once for the relevant tax year before the due date for filing the income-tax return, through the e-filing portal, and verified by DSC or EVC as applicable. The assessee must submit the first copy to the financial institution and the second copy with proof to the Assessing Officer, while waiving privacy, data protection and banking secrecy protections. News - Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:54:39 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=71894