TMI BlogCORPORATE TAXATION - BUDGET 2015X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CORPORATE TAXATION - BUDGET 2015 - By: - CS Swati Dodhi - Income Tax - Dated:- 2-3-2015 - - CORPORATE TAXATION Rationalising the provisions of section 115JB It is proposed to amend the provisions of section 115JB so as to provide that income from transactions in securities (other than short term capital gains arising on transactions on which securities transaction tax is not c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hargeable) arising to a Foreign Institutional Investor, shall be excluded from the chargeability of MAT and the profit corresponding to such income shall be reduced from the book profit. The expenditures, if any, debited to the profit loss account, corresponding to such income (which is being proposed to be excluded from the MAT liability) are also proposed to be added back to the book profit for ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the purpose of computation of MAT. The amount of income from transactions in securities, (other than short term capital gains arising on transactions on which securities transaction tax is not chargeable), accruing or arising to an assessee being a Foreign Institutional Investor which has invested in such securities in accordance with the regulations made under the Securities and Exchange Board ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of India Act,1992, if any such amount is credited to the profit and loss account, shall be reduced from the book profit for the purposes of calculation of income-tax payable under the section. Further, it is proposed that the book profit shall be increased by the amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to the above income. These amendments will take effect from April 1, 2016. Deductio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n for employment of new workmen The existing provisions contained in section 80JJAA of the Act , inter alia, provide for deduction to an Indian company, deriving profits from manufacture of goods in a factory. The quantum of deduction allowed is equal to 30% of additional wages paid to the new regular workmen employed by the assessee in such factory, in the previous year, for three asses ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sment years including the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which such employment is provided. Clause (a) of sub-section (2), inter alia, provides that no deduction under sub-section (1) shall be available if the factory is hived off or transferred from another existing entity or acquired by the assessee company as a result of amalgamation with another company. Explanation to the se ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ction defines Additional wages to mean the wages paid to the new regular workmen in excess of hundred workmen employed during the previous year. It is proposed to amend the section so as to extend the benefit to all assessees having manufacturing units rather than restricting it to corporate assessees only. Further, in order to enable the smaller units to claim this incentive, it is proposed ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to extend the benefit under the section to units employing even 50 instead of 100 regular workmen. These amendments will take effect from April 1, 2016. Allowance of balance 50% additional depreciation As per existing provisions additional depreciation is restricted to 50% when the new plant of machinery acquired and installed by the assessee, is put to use for the purposes of busi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ness or profession for a period of less than one hundred and eighty days in the previous year. It is proposed to provide that the balance 50% of the additional depreciation on new plant or machinery acquired and used for less than 180 days which has not been allowed in the year of acquisition and installation of such plant or machinery, shall be allowed in the immediately succeeding previous year. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... This amendment will take effect from April 1, 2016. - - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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