Reserves for shipping business: deduction allowed for shipping public companies subject to utilisation rules and deemed income on misuse. Allows Indian public companies carrying on ship operations to deduct amounts credited to a reserve account, capped by an aggregate limit tied to paid-up share capital, provided the reserve is utilised within eight years for acquiring a new ship or otherwise for business (excluding dividend distribution, remittance as profits, or creation of assets outside India); misuse, non-utilisation after the period, or sale of an acquired ship within eight years results in the reserve amount being deemed profits and taxed in the specified year.
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Reserves for shipping business: deduction allowed for shipping public companies subject to utilisation rules and deemed income on misuse.
Allows Indian public companies carrying on ship operations to deduct amounts credited to a reserve account, capped by an aggregate limit tied to paid-up share capital, provided the reserve is utilised within eight years for acquiring a new ship or otherwise for business (excluding dividend distribution, remittance as profits, or creation of assets outside India); misuse, non-utilisation after the period, or sale of an acquired ship within eight years results in the reserve amount being deemed profits and taxed in the specified year.
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