Tonnage tax definitions: expanded, self-contained eligibility rules broaden coverage and tighten residency and exclusion tests.
Clause 235 consolidates and expands tonnage tax definitions by explicitly including inland vessels, embedding a detailed qualifying company test requiring Indian residency, ownership of qualifying ships, principal shipping business, and a specified place of effective management; it also defines qualifying ship with tonnage, registration/licensing and certification requirements and enumerated exclusions to prevent abuse.

Pass-through taxation preserves investor-level tax treatment of investment fund income while ring-fencing fund-level losses.
Clause 224 restates a pass-through regime: income from investments in a regulated fund is taxed in the hands of unit holders as if held directly, while business income remains taxable at the fund level. Business losses are ring fenced at the fund; other losses pass through subject to holding period conditions and transitional attribution of legacy losses to unit holders. Income retained by the fund is deemed credited to unit holders at year end and prescribed statements must be furnished to unit holders and tax authorities to secure transparency and enforcement.

Pass-through taxation for business trusts preserves income character and shifts tax consequences to unit holders with reporting duties.
The clause establishes a statutory pass-through mechanism under which income distributed by business trusts is deemed to retain its original character and proportion in the hands of unit holders, while subjecting the trust's total income to tax at the maximum marginal rate subject to specified withholding provisions; it also deems certain scheduled categories of distributed income taxable on distribution, carves out specified statutory exceptions, and imposes prescribed reporting obligations on payers to unit holders and tax authorities.

Pass-through taxation of venture capital income taxes investors as if invested directly, with reporting and deemed-credit safeguards.
Pass-through taxation requires that income arising to investors from venture capital companies or funds be taxed in the investor's hands as if invested directly, with the fund and payer furnishing prescribed statements to investors and tax authorities; undistributed income is deemed credited to investors at year-end in proportion to entitlement, while income already included on an accrual basis is not taxed again on actual payment; specified investment funds are excluded and key terms are defined in the schedule.

Tax on accreted income: transferees and officers may be deemed assessees in default, with liability limited to asset value.
Clause 352(8) deems the specified person (NPO) and its principal officer or trustee to be assessee in default for unpaid tax on accreted income and applies all recovery provisions of the Act; it also deems a transferee of assets in specified dissolution cases to be an assessee in default in respect of such tax. Clause 352(9) limits the transferee's liability to the extent the asset received is capable of meeting the liability, ensuring proportionality in recovery.

Accreted income interest compels prompt tax payment and creates joint personal liability for trustees and principal officers.
Clause 352(7) imposes simple interest for delayed payment of tax on accreted income, with joint and several liability on the specified person and the principal officer or trustee; interest is computed monthly (any part-month treated as a full month) using an explicit formula, and liable persons are deemed assessee in default to enable statutory recovery mechanisms.

Exit tax on accreted income expands triggers and fixes final levy after prescribed valuation and procedural safeguards.
A tax on accreted income charges NPOs additional income tax at the maximum marginal rate when specified events occur; accreted income equals aggregate fair market value of assets less total liabilities on a specified date, computed under prescribed valuation methods, with exclusions as prescribed. The Assessing Officer must afford a hearing before ordering tax, the bill sets a detailed table of triggering events and payment timelines, and the tax payment is final with no further credit or deduction allowed.

Pass-through taxation for securitisation trust income preserves investor-level taxation while mandating reporting and deemed-accrual rules.
Clause 221 establishes a pass-through taxation regime for income from securitisation trusts, preserving the character and proportion of underlying income in the hands of investors, deeming unpaid accruals as credited on the last day of the tax year to prevent deferral, requiring prescribed statements to investors and tax authorities, and preventing double taxation by excluding income already taxed on accrual from subsequent inclusion on actual payment.

Minimum alternate tax definitions shape MAT/AMT computation and Ind AS transition treatment, narrowing tax arbitrage opportunities.
Clause 206(19) supplies granular definitions aligning MAT/AMT computation with Ind AS convergence, insolvency law and cross statutory terms. Key terms include adjudicating authority (IBC), convergence date, transition amount with specified exclusions, net worth, company classifications, securities, tribunal, unit (IFSC) and year of convergence. These definitions phase in Ind AS transition impacts, harmonize tax and insolvency treatment, clarify eligibility for concessional AMT rates, and reduce tax arbitrage and interpretive disputes compared with the narrower definitions in Section 115JF.

Minimum alternate tax exclusions: narrow MAT/AMT to specified taxpayers including life insurers, alternative regime opters, presumptive and small taxpayers.
Clause 206(18) narrows MAT/AMT applicability by exempting companies with life insurance income, taxpayers who opt for specified alternative tax regimes, persons taxed under special or presumptive computation sections, specified funds identified in the Schedule, and non corporate persons whose adjusted total income falls below the statutory threshold; the exclusions reflect sectoral accounting differences, aim to promote concessional regimes and financial competitiveness, and reduce compliance burdens while requiring clear definitions and anti abuse safeguards.

Application clause ensures general tax provisions apply to MAT/AMT assessees unless expressly overridden by section rules.
Clause 206(12) provides that, save as otherwise provided in this section, all other provisions of the Income Tax Act apply to assessees covered by Clause 206, so that specific MAT/AMT rules within the clause override general provisions only to the extent of inconsistency and otherwise preserve the operation of assessment, appeal, penalty, interest, set-off, carry forward and credit mechanisms under the Act.

MAT/AMT credit mechanism permits excess minimum tax paid to be carried forward and set off against later regular tax liabilities.
MAT/AMT credit under Clause 206(13) is the excess of minimum tax paid over regular tax payable, available automatically to assessees covered by the provision. The credit carries two limitations: no interest on the credit and disregard of any foreign tax credit that is excessive relative to regular tax. Set off of the credit is permitted only when regular tax exceeds MAT/AMT, limited to that excess, with unused credit carried forward for a defined period, and any credit must be adjusted to reflect changes from reassessment or appellate orders.

MAT/AMT credit mechanism clarified - excess alternate-tax paid is a carry-forward entitlement usable against future regular tax liability.
MAT/AMT credit is the difference between tax paid under Clause 206(1) and tax payable under normal provisions, carried forward as a non-refundable, non-interest-bearing entitlement to be set off in future years when regular tax exceeds MAT/AMT; credits are adjusted for excess foreign tax credits and for any changes in tax liability resulting from assessment or appellate orders, and lapse after the prescribed carry-forward period.

Minimum tax harmonization: unified book profit computation and aligned accounting rules for MAT and AMT compliance.
Clause 206(2)-(5) defines book profit by B = P + (I - R), lists items to be added and reduced in computing book profit, mandates preparation of profit and loss statements as per applicable enactments or Schedule III, consolidates special adjustments for varied assessees (including Ind AS transition treatments), requires consistency in accounting policies and depreciation for MAT/AMT purposes, and preserves recomputation and relief mechanisms akin to existing procedures.

Minimum Alternate Tax expansion ensures broader taxpayer coverage, detailed book profit computation, and a structured carryforward credit regime.
Clause 206(1) creates a non-obstante regime imposing Minimum Alternate Tax and Alternate Minimum Tax across companies, co-operative societies and other persons by deeming book profit or adjusted total income as taxable where regular tax is below prescribed minima; it prescribes detailed additions and reductions to compute book profit, special rules for varied taxpayer classes (including Ind AS transition, insolvency and IFSC units), procedural certification, a structured MAT/AMT credit mechanism with carry forward, and specified exemptions and carve-outs.

Place of Effective Management residency reclassification brings foreign companies within domestic tax regime subject to notified transitional exceptions.
Clause 220 subjects foreign companies that become Indian residents under the Place of Effective Management test to the domestic tax code while allowing the Central Government, by notification, to prescribe exceptions, modifications and adaptations to computation of income, treatment of unabsorbed depreciation, carry forward and set off of losses, collection and anti-avoidance provisions; notifications may apply to succeeding years during assessment, benefits may be withdrawn for non-compliance with prescribed conditions with recomputation and a specified limitation period, and every notification must be laid before Parliament.

Tax neutrality for branch-to-subsidiary conversions preserves carryforward attributes but is conditional on regulatory compliance and allows retrospective clawback.
Clause 219 provides conditional tax neutrality for conversions of Indian branches of foreign banking companies into subsidiary Indian companies under an RBI scheme: capital gains on conversion are not taxable in the tax year of conversion and unabsorbed depreciation, carry forward losses and tax credits continue subject to notified exceptions and adaptations. Non compliance with RBI or Central Government conditions results in forfeiture of benefits and application of general tax provisions; previously allowed reliefs may be treated as wrongly allowed and reassessed, and notifications must be laid before Parliament.

Opt-out of special NRI tax regime permits annual election to be taxed under the general provisions by declaration in the return.
Clause 218 allows a Non-resident Indian to elect, by declaration in the return of income for the tax year, not to be governed by sections 212-217; upon such annual opt-out those sections do not apply and the taxpayer's total income is computed and taxed under the general provisions of the Act, with the election binding for that year and raising practical issues about declaration format and interaction with other tax provisions.

Grandfathering of concessional tax treatment for NRIs continues for qualifying foreign-exchange assets after becoming residents.
Grandfathering of concessional tax treatment allows NRIs who become residents to continue concessional taxation on investment income from qualifying foreign-exchange assets if they furnish a contemporaneous written declaration with their return; the benefit endures until the asset is transferred or converted into money. Clause 217 excludes shares in Indian companies and cross-references sections 212-218, while Section 115H refers to Chapter XIIA and includes broader asset coverage. The declaration requirement and the conversion/transfer termination trigger are operative compliance and continuity mechanisms.

Exemption from return filing for NRIs when income is only investment income or long term gains and tax is deducted at source.
Clause 216 exempts a Non-Resident Indian from furnishing a return where the taxpayer's Indian income consists solely of investment income and/or long-term capital gains and the tax on that income has been deducted at source under the restructured TDS chapter; absence of either condition renders the exemption inapplicable and return filing mandatory.