Download these 9 Free Sample Income Certificate Templates to help you prepare your own Income Certificate.

Income certificate is issued to those who are declared to fall below the poverty line with low annual income. This document has varied functions, and every state and region has its own particular requirements and benefits linked with it. State government declares the authorized officer to issue this document.

Using Income Certificate Templates

Income Certificate is required to receive financial assistance from various corporations of the state government dedicated to backward class. It is used for entitlement to get government plots, lands, or flats. This certificate also ensures many social benefit schemes declared by government agencies.

Procedure for getting Income Certificate is different for all regions or states. You need to collect an application form from the District Magistrate office of your state or district. Fill the required data and attach the required documents copy before you submit it. Income Certificate can also be applied online at affordable charges.

Income Certificate requires the following information of the applicant to be issued: full name, father/husband/guardian name, age of applicant and complete address. Moreover it includes purpose of getting Income Certificate for which it is applied, details of the properties owned by father/husband/guardian, and annual income along with the signatures of applicant on the Income Certificate application form. An Income Certificate is actually a declaration of the annual income below the defined amount (i.e. Rs. 1100) in written form which affirms an individual belongs to a lower class and deserves special quotas specified by the government.

Income Certificate Format

Mainly layout of the Income Certificate includes the following pattern:

This is to certify that ____________(applicant name)__________________

Son of / Daughter of / Wife of / Guardian of ________________________

Residing at ___________________(address)_________________________

His / Her Father / Mother / Husband / Guardian’s Monthly / Annual income is

In Rs. ________________________

In words ___________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________

Designation: __________________

Income Certificate is issued by the appropriate authority like Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, Block Development Officer, or the District Magistrate of a region for full one financial year. The document needs to renew at annual basis. All information provided for the certificate must be true. Consider another example of the Income Certificate layout here:

This is to certify that the annual income from all sources including share of joint family for the financial year of _______date / year_________ of Mr. / Ms. / Mrs. _________applicant name______ in Rs. __________________ in words _______________________________.

Place: _____________________________

Date of issue: _______________________

Each copy of this document issued to the applicants hold a unique serial number or case code which is specific to each holder. Otherwise it is just a piece of paper.