Assessee has option to choose initial from which it may desire to claim Section 80IA deduction for ten consecutive years

CIT Vs Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (Madras High court)

It is abundantly clear from Sub-Section (2) of Section 80IA that an assessee who is eligible to claim deduction u/s 80IA has the option to choose the initial/first year from which it may desire the claim of deduction for ten consecutive years, out of a slab of fifteen (or twenty) years, as prescribed under that Sub-Section. It is hereby clarified that once such initial assessment year has been opted for by the assessee, he shall be entitled to claim deduction

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