At what age a person will qualify as a senior citizen and very senior citizen under the Income-tax Law?

Ans. Before understanding the age criteria, it is very important to know that the tax benefits offered under the Income-tax Law to a senior citizen/very senior citizen are available only to resident senior citizen and resident very senior citizens. In other words, these benefits are not available to a non-resident even though he may be of higher age. The age and other criteria to qualify as a senior citizen and very senior citizen under the Income-tax Law are as follows :

Criteria for senior citizen	Criteria for very senior citizen
Must be of the age of 60 years or above but less than 80 year at any time during the respective year.	Must be of the age of 80 years or above at any time during the respective year.
Must be resident	Must be resident