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Amendment to SEZ Rules, 2006—Units proposing to procure Second Hand Capital Goods – Effect on the provisions of Income Tax – Section 10A and 80IA
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....ent of Commerce (SEZ Section) Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi Dated 12th October 2007 To The Development Commissioner SEZ & Chairperson, Approval Committee (All Special Economic Zones) Subject : Amendment to SEZ Rules, 2006—Units proposing to procure Second Hand Capital Goods -reg. Sir/Madam, As you are aware, apprehensions had been expressed by the Department of Revenue regarding shifting of e....
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....ssment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2006 in any Special Economic Zone; (ii) it is not formed by the splitting up, or the reconstruction, of a business already in existence: Provided that this condition shall not apply in respect of any undertaking, being the Unit, which is formed as a result of the re-establishment, reconstruction or revival by the assessee of the business o....
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....for any purpose, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely :— (a) such machinery or plant was not, at any time previous to the date of the installation by the assessee, used in India; (b) such machinery or plant is imported into India from any country outside India; and (c) no deduction on account of depreciation in respect of such machinery or plant has been allowed or is allowable u....
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....Rule 18(4)(g) has been deleted. 4. While adequate provisions exist in Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to deal with tax related issues in case of previously used Capital Goods, it is not intended that any shifting of existing businesses takes place to SEZs which would offer a comparatively superior infrastructural and procedural environment. Accordingly, in terms of the provisions of sub-....