Clause 46 - Amendment of section 115-O - Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2009

Amendment of section 115-O. 46. In section 115-O of the Income-tax Act, for sub-section (1A), the following shall be substituted, namely:— "(1A) The amount referred to in sub-section (1) shall be reduced by,— (i) the amount of dividend, if any, received by the domestic company during the financial year, if— (a) such dividend is received from its subsidiary; (b) the subsidiary has paid tax under this section on such dividend; and (c) the domestic company is not a subsidiary of any other company: Provided that the same amount of dividend shall not be taken into account for reduction more than once; (ii) the amount of dividend, if any, paid to any person for, or on behalf of, the New Pension System Trust referred to in clause (44) of section 10. Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section, a company shall be a subsidiary of another company, if such other company, holds more than half in nominal value of the equity share capital of the company." .