§ 144
Chapter VIII — Deductions To Be Made In Computing Total Income
Special provisions in respect of newly established Units in Special Economic Zones
Income-tax Act, 2025
Business owners in Special Economic Zones may be eligible for tax deductions on profits from exports. To qualify, they must be an entrepreneur as defined in the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, and begin manufacturing or providing services. The deduction is calculated based on the provisions of section 10AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
- The deduction is allowed for specific tax years as per the repealed Act's provisions.
📜 Official text of the section +
144. In respect of any tax year, where—
( a) in computing the total income of an assessee, being an entrepreneur
as referred to in section 2( j) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005
(28 of 2005), who begins to manufacture or produce articles or things
or provide any services, as referred to in section 10AA of the Income-tax
Act, 1961 (43 of 1961); and
( b) such assessee is eligible to claim a deduction from the profits and gains
derived from the export, of such articles or things or from services for
such tax year under the provisions of the said section, if the said Act had
not been repealed,
there shall be allowed, in computing the total income of the assessee, a deduction
from the profits and gains derived from such business, subject to the conditions that—
( i) the amount of deduction is calculated as per the provisions of section
10AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961); and
( ii) the deduction under this Act shall be allowed only for such tax years,
as would have been allowed under section 10AA of the Income-tax Act,
1961 (43 of 1961), as if the said Act had not been repealed.
Deduction for businesses engaged in collecting and processing of bio-de -
gradable waste.
Plain-language summary — not the official text. Refer to the bare Act and confirm with a professional for your specific case.
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