Investment allowance under section 32A of the Income-tax Act, 1961-Item 21 of the Ninth Schedule-Textiles made wholly or mainly of cotton-Clarification regarding

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..... Dated 14/3/1977 To All Commissioners of Income-tax Sir, Section 32A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, introduced by the Finance Act, 1976, provides for a deduction at a specified rate by way of investment allowance in respect, inter alia, of machinery or plant installed after 31st March, 1976, for the purposes of business of construction, manufacture or production of any one or more of the article .....

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..... to such activities is not less than 51 per cent. of the total income, it would be treated as an "industrial company". Keeping this in view, it can be said that for the purposes of item 21 of the Ninth Schedule to the Income-tax Act, 1961, the cotton content of the textiles manufactured should not be less than 51 per cent. The percentage of cotton content will be ascertained with reference to the .....

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