Exemption from tax under Section 115-O - Tax on distributed...

Exemption from tax under Section 115-O - Tax on distributed profit / Dividend Tax - Once it is held that the amount distributed or paid by Petitioner by way of dividend falls in the category of profits under Section 50 of the SIDBI Act, on any income, profits, gains derived or any amount received, Petitioner shall not be liable to pay income tax or any other tax in the relevant years. Therefore Petitioner was not liable to pay additional income tax under Section 115-O of the said Act. - HC