CA. Rajat Mohan B.Com(H),ACA, ACS, DISA 1 Tax Planning through Investments SECTION 80-ID DEDUCTION IN RESPECT OF PROFITS AND GAINS FROM BUSINESS OF HOTELS AND CONVENTION CENTRES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.

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3 (A).TAXPAYER CATEGORY SECTION 80-ID This deduction is available to all categories of taxpayers.

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 4 (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID (a)Commencement of operations criteria — SituationPeriod in which hotel starts functioning Business of hotel located in the specified area, if such hotel is constructed. 1 April, 2007 and ending on 31 July, Business of building, owning and operating a convention centre, located in the specified area, if such convention centre is constructed. 1 April, 2007 and ending on 31 July, Business of hotel located in the specified district having a World Heritage Site, if such hotel is constructed. 1 April, 2008 and ending on 31 March, 2013.

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 5 (b)Computation of profits criteria — For the purposes of computing deduction under this section profits and gains of an eligible business shall be computed on stand alone basis. In other words it should be assumed that eligible business was the only source of income of the assessee during the previous year relevant to the initial assessment year and to every subsequent assessment year up to and including the assessment year for which the determination is to be made. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 6 (c)Inter-unit transaction at market value criteria — Where any goods or services are transacted (purchase or sale) eligible business or any other business carried on by the assessee shall be at market value. However where the consideration for such transfer as recorded in the accounts of the eligible business does not correspond to the market value as on the date of the transfer, then, for the purposes of the deduction under this section, the profits and gains of such eligible business shall be computed as if the transfer had been made at the market value of such goods or services. Where, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, the computation of the profits and gains of the eligible business in the manner hereinbefore specified presents exceptional difficulties, the Assessing Officer may compute such profits and gains on such reasonable basis as he may deem fit. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 7 (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID (d)Transaction between closely connected assessee criteria — Where it appears to the assessing officer that, owing to the close connection between the assessee carrying on the eligible business and any other person, that the business transacted between them produces more than the ordinary profits to such eligible business, the Assessing Officer shall, in computing the profits and gains of such eligible business for the purposes of the deduction under this section, take the amount of profits as may be reasonably deemed to have been derived there from.

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 8 (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID (e)Dual benefit not allowed criteria — Where any amount of profits and gains is claimed and allowed under this section, deduction to the extent of such profits and gains shall not be allowed under any other provisions of Chapter-VIA under the heading ‘C. Deductions in respect of certain incomes’. Deduction under this section shall not exceed the profits and gains of eligible business. No deduction shall be allowed under any other section contained in Chapter VIA or section 10AA, in relation to the profits and gains of the undertaking

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 9 (f)Dual benefit to member AOP/BOI not allowed criteria — Where, benefit of this deduction is given to an association of persons or a body of individuals, no deduction under this section shall again be allowed to member of the association of persons or body of individuals in relation to the share of such member. (g)Powers of Central Government criteria — Central Government may, after making inquiry, direct, by notification in the Official Gazette that the exemption conferred by this section shall not apply to any class of industrial undertaking or enterprise with effect from such date as it may specify in the notification. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 10 (h)Compulsory filing Return of Income criteria — No deduction shall be allowed to assessee under this section unless he furnishes a return of his income for such assessment year on or before the due date specified under section 139(1). In addition, the claim of this deduction shall be compulsorily made in the return of income. (i)Audit of Accounts criteria — The deduction shall not be admissible unless the accounts of the undertaking audited by an accountant for the previous year for which the deduction is claimed. Report of such audit is to be furnished in the Form no. 10CCBBA duly signed and verified by such accountant. This report shall be accompanied by the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet of the undertaking or enterprise as if the undertaking or the enterprise were a distinct entity. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 11 (j)New Business undertaking criteria — Eligible Undertaking shall not be formed by splitting up, or the reconstruction, of a business already in existence. However, this condition shall not apply in respect of an undertaking which is formed as a result of the re-establishment, reconstruction or revival by the assessee of the business of any such undertaking as is referred to in section 33B. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 12 k)New Plant and Machinery criteria — Eligible Undertaking shall not be formed by the inward transfer to a new business of machinery or plant previously used for any purpose. This condition shall be deemed to be complied with if value of used machinery or plant or any part thereof transferred to a new business does not exceed 20% of the total value of the machinery or plant used in the business. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 13 Any machinery or plant used outside India by any person other than the assessee shall not be regarded as machinery or plant previously used for any purpose, if the following conditions are fulfilled: (i)Such machinery or plant was not, at any time previous to the date of the installation by the assessee, used in India; (ii)Such machinery or plant is imported into India from any country outside India; and (iii)No deduction on account of depreciation in respect of such machinery or plant has been allowed or is allowable under the provisions of this Act in computing the total income of any person for any period prior to the date of the installation of machinery or plant by the assessee. (B).CONDITIONS SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 14 Deduction shall be 100% of the profits and gains derived from such business for 5 consecutive assessment years beginning from the initial assessment year. (C).AMOUNT OF DEDUCTION SECTION 80-ID

MOHAN AGGARWAL & ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants 15 i)‘Convention centre’ means a building of a prescribed area comprising of convention halls to be used for the purpose of holding conferences and seminars, being of such size and number and having such other facilities and amenities, as may be prescribed(Rule 18DE) ii).‘Hotel’ means a hotel of 2 star, 3 star or 4 star category as classified by the Central Government. iii).‘Initial assessment year’ (a)In the case of a hotel, means the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which the business of the hotel starts functioning; (b)In the case of a convention centre, means the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which the convention centre starts operating on a commercial basis. (D).MEANING SECTION 80-ID

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