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Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for filings, applications, approvals, and settlement processes under the Income-tax Act, incl...

November 20, 2025 5463 Views 1 comment Print

Section 44AD: Computation of Business Income on Presumptive basis

Income Tax : Understand Section 44AD of the Income Tax Act: presumptive business income, eligibility, turnover limits, and tax implications for...

April 7, 2025 3573 Views 0 comment Print

Computation of business profits & gains on presumptive basis: Section 44AD

Income Tax : Learn about Section 44AD, a simplified method to compute business income, excluding some entities. Thresholds and tax implications...

May 24, 2024 2733 Views 0 comment Print

Sunset date for claiming Income Tax exemption for SEZs – Extension Needed

Income Tax : Sunset date for claiming Income Tax exemption for SEZs – Time to further extend the sunset date mentioned under Section 10AA...

June 5, 2020 25965 Views 3 comments Print

For section 10A, total turnover is sum of export & domestic turnover

Income Tax : Section 10A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act for short) deals with special provision in respect of newly established undertaki...

January 5, 2020 11832 Views 1 comment Print


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Role of IT Sector is Crucial to Promote E-Governance – FM

Income Tax : FM: Role of IT Sector is Crucial in Order to Promote E-Governance for Empowering Citizens; to Promote the Inclusive and Sustainabl...

January 14, 2015 5067 Views 0 comment Print

Infosys plans to appeal against arbitrary order, Industry Surprised by order

Income Tax : Infosys Technologies Ltd. Tuesday said it will appeal against an order from the income tax department seeking more than 4 billion ...

January 19, 2011 705 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Deletes Software Cost Mark-Up Addition Holding Pure Reimbursement Is Not Profit-Making Service

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi ruled that reimbursement of software costs to foreign AEs on a cost-to-cost basis could not be treated as a profit-...

May 16, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Allows Foreign Tax Credit as Delay in Filing Form 67 Is Procedural

Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that delayed filing of Form No. 67 cannot deprive an assessee of Foreign Tax Credit under Section 90 and the...

May 12, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

Section 10AA Deduction Allowed Despite Late Filing of Form 56F – Procedural Lapse Held Curable

Income Tax : The issue was denial of deduction due to delayed filing of Form 56F. ITAT held that delay is a procedural lapse and directed allow...

April 28, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds Section 10A Deduction Despite Wrong Section 10B Claim in Return

Income Tax : The Tribunal supported the CIT(A)s decision to allow a new claim under Section 10A, noting that appellate proceedings are a contin...

April 21, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

TP Adjustment Restricted to AE Transactions Upheld – ITAT Bangalore Dismisses Revenue Appeal

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore upholds restricting TP adjustment only to AE transactions, dismissing Revenues appeal. Confirms capacity, working c...

April 16, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print


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Computation of deduction u/s 10A of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : As per section 10A(4) of Income Tax Act, 1961, profits derived from export of articles or things or computer software shall be amo...

August 14, 2018 21252 Views 0 comment Print

Sec 10AA – Employee Transfer limit (From STPI/Other Units to SEZ) increased to 50%

Income Tax : Circular No. 14/2014-Income Tax CBDT had issued Circular No.12/2014 dated 18th July, 2014 to clarify that mere transfer or re-dep...

October 8, 2014 14064 Views 1 comment Print

Deduction U/s. 10A/10AA on transfer of Technical Man-power in case of software industry -Reg.

Income Tax : Circular No. 12/2014-Income Tax Section 10AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, inter-alia, provides for deduction in respect of the pr...

July 18, 2014 23396 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT clarification on export of computer software in relation to Sec 10A, 10AA, 10B

Income Tax : A clarificatory Circular No. 01/2013 dated 17.01.2013 was issued by CBDT to address various contentious issues leading to tax disp...

March 16, 2014 2478 Views 0 comment Print

AO to follow clarification on export of computer software Direct tax benefits -CBDT

Income Tax : A clarificatory Circular No. 01/2013, dated 17-1-2013 (hereinafter referred to as 'Circular') was issued by CBDT to address variou...

November 21, 2013 1880 Views 0 comment Print


Deduction U/s. 10A available on conversion of existing Domestic Tariff Area unit into Software Technology Park unit

May 16, 2011 2958 Views 0 comment Print

The Karnataka High Court, in its recent ruling, in the case of CIT v. Expert Outsource Pvt. Ltd. held that deduction under section 10A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is available to the assessee on conversion of existing Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) unit into a Software Technology Park (STP) unit.

Definition of export turnover given in Explanation 2 to sec. 10A excludes freight & insurance

February 27, 2011 8550 Views 0 comment Print

Since export turnover has been defined by Parliament and there is a specific exclusion of freight and insurance, the expression “export turnover” cannot have a different meaning when it forms a constituent part of the total turnover for the purposes of the application of the formula prescribed by section 10A(4).

Tax holiday not available to a foreign branch carrying on-site software development and full-fledged marketing operation

January 25, 2011 552 Views 0 comment Print

The above ruling provides that tax holiday under section 10A would be available to a foreign office, i.e. a branch carrying on-site software development only if it is a liaison office. An independent branch carrying out full -fledged marketing operat

Infosys plans to appeal against arbitrary order, Industry Surprised by order

January 19, 2011 705 Views 0 comment Print

Infosys Technologies Ltd. Tuesday said it will appeal against an order from the income tax department seeking more than 4 billion rupees ($88.8 million) in taxes for software sales made at the overseas premises of its international clients. The Econo

Transfer of computer software by an Indian Branch of a foreign Company (approved as 100 percent EOU) to its head office is an eligible transaction for

October 25, 2010 627 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi bench of Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal) in the case of DDIT v. Virage Logic International (ITA No. 494(Del) 2010) held that transfer of a computer software by an Indian branch of a foreign company [approved as 100 percent Export Oriented Unit (EOU) by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)] to its head office is a transaction eligible for claiming tax benefits under section 1 0A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act).

Manufacturing of new product with new technology at existing place with fresh SEZ approval does not amount to ‘splitting up or reconstruction’

May 25, 2010 654 Views 0 comment Print

Manufacturing of a new product with a new technology at the same place after taking a fresh approval from SEZ authority does not amount to ‘splitting up or reconstruction’ of an existing business for the purpose of section 10A of the Act.

Deduction U/s. 10A of the Income Tax Act is allowable without set off of losses of non-eligible units

February 9, 2010 2045 Views 0 comment Print

In respect of AY 2003-04, the assessee had an unit in Chennai which was engaged in software development and whose profits were eligible for deduction u/s 10A. The assessee had another unit in Delhi which was engaged in trading and had suffered a loss. The assessee claimed that it was eligible for a deduction u/s 10A

Blending of tea for export by an industrial unit in SEZ area is a manufacturing activity which qualifies for exemption U/s. 10A/10AA

December 31, 2009 1557 Views 0 comment Print

The short question that arises for consideration is whether blending and packing of tea for export in the industrial unit in the Special Economic Zone amount to manufacture or production of an article qualifying for exemption under Section 10A of the Act, that is, during the period prior to introduction of “blending” as “manufacture” with effect from 10.2.2006.

Conversion of DTA unit to STPI unit – eligible for deduction under Section 10A

December 17, 2009 1917 Views 0 comment Print

The agitation by the revenue is that the assessee company was not entitled to deduction under section 10A as the CIT (A) failed to appreciate the fact that the assessee had commenced manufacture, production of software prior to its registration as STPI and the STPI authorities had granted approval

Setting off of unabsorbed depreciation of earlier years against income of subsequent year under section 10A of IT Act is not admissable

March 11, 2009 642 Views 0 comment Print

14. It is relevant to state the provision of section 10A(4) as applicable to the assessment year, in which the assessee began production with effect from 01.02.1993 and became entitled to get deduction. The relevant section 10A(4) reads as under :- “Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act, in computing the total income of the assessee

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