Section 115JB - Special provision for payment of tax by certain companies - Income-tax Act, 1961

1 [Special provision for payment of tax by certain companies. 115JB. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act, where in the case of an assessee, being a company, the income-tax, payable on the total income as computed under this Act in respect of any previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the the 1st day of April, 2 [2012], is less than 3 [ eighteen and one-half per cent ] of its book profit, 4 [ such book profit shall be deemed to be the total income of the assessee and the tax payable by the assessee on such =total income shall be the amount of income-tax at the rate of 5 [ eighteen and one-half per cent ]]. 50 [Provided that for the previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2020, the provisions of this sub-section shall have effect as if for the words eighteen and one-half per cent. , occurring at both the places, the words fifteen per cent. had been substituted. ] (2) 24 [ Every assessee,- (a) being a company, other than a company referred to in clause (b), shall, for the purposes of this section, prepare its 37 [statement of profit and loss] for the relevant previous year in accordance with the provisions of 39 [Schedule III] to the 38 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)] ; or (b) being a company, to which the 40 [second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 129] of 38 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)] is applicable, shall, for the purposes of this section, prepare its 37 [statement of profit and loss] for the relevant previous year in accordance with the provisions of the Act governing such company ] : Provided that while preparing the annual accounts including 37 [statement of profit and loss],- (i) the accounting policies; (ii) the accounting standards adopted for preparing such accounts including 37 [statement of profit and loss]; (iii) the method and rates adopted for calculating the depreciation, shall be the same as have been adopted for the purpose of preparing such accounts including 37 [statement of profit and loss] and laid before the company at its annual general meeting in accordance with the provisions of 41 [section 129] of 38 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)]: Provided further that where the company has adopted or adopts the financial year under the 38 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)] , which is different from the previous year under this Act,- (i) the accounting policies; (ii) the accounting standards adopted for preparing such accounts including 37 [statement of profit and loss]; (iii) the method and rates adopted for calculating the depreciation, shall correspond to the accounting policies, accounting standards and the method and rates for calculating the depreciation which have been adopted for preparing such accounts including 37 [statement of profit and loss] for such financial year or part of such financial year falling within the relevant previous year. 17 [ Explanation. 1 ]-For the purposes of this section, book profit means the 43 [profit] as shown in the 37 [statement of profit and loss] for the relevant previous year prepared under sub-section (2), as increased by- (a) the amount of income-tax paid or payable, and the provision therefor; or (b) the amounts carried to any reserves, by whatever name called 6 [ ,other than a reserve specified under section 33AC ]; or (c) the amount or amounts set aside to provisions made for meeting liabilities, other than ascertained liabilities; or (d) the amount by way of provision for losses of subsidiary companies; or (e) the amount or amounts of dividends paid or proposed ; or (f) the amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to any income to which 7 [ section 10 (other than the provisions contained in clause (38) thereof) or 8 [ ***] section 11 or section 12 apply; or] 28 [(fa) the amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to, income, being share of the assessee in the income of an association of persons or body of individuals, on which no income-tax is payable in accordance with the provisions of section 86; or (fb) the amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to income accruing or arising to an assessee, being a foreign company, from,- (A) the capital gains arising on transactions in securities; or (B) the 53 [ interest, dividend, royalty ] or fees for technical services chargeable to tax at the rate or rates specified in Chapter XII, if the income-tax payable thereon in accordance with the provisions of this Act, other than the provisions of this Chapter, it is at a rate less than the rate specified in sub-section (1); or (fc) the amount representing notional loss on transfer of a capital asset, being share of a special purpose vehicle to a business trust in exchange of units allotted by the trust referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47 or the amount representing notional loss resulting from any change in carrying amount of said units or the amount of loss on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47; or;] 32 [(fd) the amount or amounts of expenditure relatable to income by way of royalty in respect of patent chargeable to tax under section 115BBF; or] 9 [ (g) the amount of depreciation, ] 18 [ (h) the amount of deferred tax and the provision therefor, 21 [(i) the amount or amounts set aside as provision for diminution in the value of any asset, 25 [(j) the amount standing in revaluation reserve relating to revalued asset on the retirement or disposal of such asset, 29 [(k) the amount of gain on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47 computed by taking into account the cost of the shares exchanged with units referred to in the said clause or the carrying amount of the shares at the time of exchange where such shares are carried at a value other than the cost through profit or loss account, as the case may be;] if any amount referred to in clauses (a) to (i) is debited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss] or if any amount referred to in clause (j) is not credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss], and as reduced by,-] 11 [ (i) the amount withdrawn from any reserve or provision (excluding a reserve created before the 1st day of April, 1997 otherwise than by way of a debit to the 37 [statement of profit and loss]), if any such amount is credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss]: Provided that where this section is applicable to an assessee in any previous year, the amount withdrawn from reserves created or provisions made in a previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 1997 shall not be reduced from the book profit unless the book profit of such year has been increased by those reserves or provisions (out of which the said amount was withdrawn) under this Explanation or Explanation below the second proviso to section 115JA, as the case may be; or] (ii) the amount of income to which any of the provisions of 12 [section 10 (other than the provisions contained in clause (38) thereof)] or 13 [***] section 11 or section 12 apply, if any such amount is credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss]; or 14 [(iia) the amount of depreciation debited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss] (excluding the depreciation on account of revaluation of assets); or (iib) the amount withdrawn from revaluation reserve and credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss], to the extent it does not exceed the amount of depreciation on account of revaluation of assets referred to in clause (iia); or] 30 [(iic) the amount of income, being the share of the assessee in the income of an association of persons or body of individuals, on which no income-tax is payable in accordance with the provisions of section 86, if any, such amount is credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss]; or (iid) the amount of income accruing or arising to assessee, being a foreign company, from,- (A) the capital gains arising on transactions in securities; or (B) the 54 [ interest, dividend, royalty ] or fees for technical services chargeable to tax at the rate or rates specified in Chapter XII, if such income is credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss] and the income-tax payable thereon in accordance with the provisions of this Act, other than the provisions of this Chapter, is at a rate less than the rate specified in sub-section (1); or (iie) the amount representing,- (A) notional gain on transfer of a capital asset, being share of a special purpose vehicle to a business trust in exchange of units allotted by that trust referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47; or (B) notional gain resulting from any change in carrying amount of said units; or (C) gain on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47, if any, credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss]; or (iif) the amount of loss on transfer of units referred to in clause (xvii) of section 47 computed by taking into account the cost of the shares exchanged with units referred to in the said clause or the carrying amount of the shares at the time of exchange where such shares are carried at a value other than the cost through profit or loss account, as the case 33 [may be; or ];] 34 [(iig) the amount of income by way of royalty in respect of patent chargeable to tax under section 115BBF;] 49 [ (iih) the aggregate amount of unabsorbed depreciation and loss brought forward in case of a- (A) company, and its subsidiary and the subsidiary of such subsidiary, where, the Tribunal, on an application moved by the Central Government under section 241 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013.) has suspended the Board of Directors of such company and has appointed new directors who are nominated by the Central Government under section 242 of the said Act; (B) company against whom an application for corporate insolvency resolution process has been admitted by the Adjudicating Authority under section 7 or section 9 or section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016.). Explanation . For the purposes of this clause,- (i) Adjudicating Authority shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (1) of section 5 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016.); (ii) Tribunal shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (90) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013.); (iii) a company shall be a subsidiary of another company, if such other company holds more than half in the nominal value of equity share capital of the company; (iv) loss shall not include depreciation; or . ] 15 [ (iii) the amount of loss brought forward or unabsorbed depreciation, whichever is less as per books of account 47 [in case of a company other than the company referred to in clause (iih).] Explanation .-For the purposes of this clause,- (a) the loss shall not include depreciation; (b) the provisions of this clause shall not apply if the amount of loss brought forward or unabsorbed depreciation is nil; or ] 22 [****] (vii) the amount of profits of sick industrial company for the assessment year commencing on and from the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which the said company has become a sick industrial company under sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986) and ending with the assessment year during which the entire net worth of such company becomes equal to or exceeds the accumulated losses. Explanation .-For the purposes of this clause, net worth shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (ga) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986). 19 [ (viii) the amount of deferred tax, if any such amount is credited to the 37 [statement of profit and loss]. ] 20 [ Explanation 2 .- For the purposes of clause (a) of Explanation 1 , the amount of income-tax shall include- (i) any tax on distributed profits under section 115-O or on distributed income under section 115R; (ii) any interest charged under this Act; (iii) surcharge, if any, as levied by the Central Acts from time to time; (iv) Education Cess on income-tax, if any, as levied by the Central Acts from time to time; and (v) Secondary and Higher Education Cess on income-tax, if any, as levied by the Central Acts from time to time. ] 26 [ Explanation 3 .- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that for the purposes of this section, the assessee, being a company to which the 44 [second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 129 of] 38 [the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)] is applicable, has, for an assessment year commencing on or before the 1st day of April, 2012, an option to prepare its 37 [statement of profit and loss] for the relevant previous year either in accordance with the provisions of 45 [Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013.)] or in accordance with the provisions of the Act governing such company.] 35 [ Explanation 4 . -For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable and shall be deemed never to have been applicable to an assessee, being a foreign company, if- (i) the assessee is a resident of a country or a specified territory with which India has an agreement referred to in subsection (1) of section 90 or the Central Government has adopted any agreement under sub-section (1) of section 90A and the assessee does not have a permanent establishment in India in accordance with the provisions of such agreement; or (ii) the assessee is a resident of a country with which India does not have an agreement of the nature referred to in clause (i) and the assessee is not required to seek registration under any law for the time being in force relating to companies.] 48 [ Explanation 4A .-For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable and shall be deemed never to have been applicable to an assessee, being a foreign company, where its total income comprises solely of profits and gains from business referred to in section 44B or section 44BB or section 44BBA or section 44BBB and such income has been offered to tax at the rates specified in those sections.] 31 [ Explanation 35 [ 5 ] .-For the purposes of sub-section (2), the expression securities shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956).] 42 [(2A) For a company whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance to the Indian Accounting Standards specified in Annexure to the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, the book profit as computed in accordance with Explanation 1 to sub-section (2) shall be further (a) increased by all amounts credited to other comprehensive income in the statement of profit and loss under the head Items that will not be re-classified to profit or loss ; (b) decreased by all amounts debited to other comprehensive income in the statement of profit and loss under the head Items that will not be re-classified to profit or loss ; (c) increased by amounts or aggregate of the amounts debited to the statement of profit and loss on distribution of non-cash assets to shareholders in a demerger in accordance with Appendix A of the Indian Accounting Standards 10; (d) decreased by all amounts or aggregate of the amounts credited to the statement of profit and loss on distribution of non-cash assets to shareholders in a demerger in accordance with Appendix A of the Indian Accounting Standards 10: Provided that nothing contained in clause (a) or clause (b) shall apply to the amount credited or debited to other comprehensive income under the head Items that will not be re-classified to profit or loss in respect of- (i) revaluation surplus for assets in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards 16 and Indian Accounting Standards 38; or (ii) gains or losses from investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards 109: Provided further that the book profit of the previous year in which the asset or investment referred to in the first proviso is retired, disposed, realised or otherwise transferred shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the amount or the aggregate of the amounts referred to in the first proviso for the previous year or any of the preceding previous years and relatable to such asset or investment. (2B) In the case of a resulting company, where the property and the liabilities of the undertaking or undertakings being received by it are recorded at values different from values appearing in the books of account of the demerged company immediately before the demerger, any change in such value shall be ignored for the purpose of computation of book profit of the resulting company under this section. (2C) For a company referred to in sub-section (2A), the book profit of the year of convergence and each of the following four previous years, shall be further increased or decreased, as the case may be, by one-fifth of the transition amount: Provided that the book profit of the previous year in which the asset or investment referred to in sub-clauses (B) to (E) of clause (iii) of the Explanation is retired, disposed, realised or otherwise transferred, shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the amount or the aggregate of the amounts referred to in the said sub-clauses relatable to such asset or investment: Provided further that the book profit of the previous year in which the foreign operation referred to in sub-clause (F) of clause (iii) of the Explanation is disposed or otherwise transferred, shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the amount or the aggregate of the amounts referred to in the said sub-clause relatable to such foreign operations. Explanation . For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression (i) year of convergence means the previous year within which the convergence date falls; (ii) convergence date means the first day of the first Indian Accounting Standards reporting period as defined in the Indian Accounting Standards 101; (iii) transition amount means the amount or the aggregate of the amounts adjusted in the other equity (excluding capital reserve, and securities premium reserve) on the convergence date but not including the following, (A) amount or aggregate of the amounts adjusted in the other comprehensive income on the convergence date which shall be subsequently re-classified to the profit or loss; (B) revaluation surplus for assets in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards 16 and Indian Accounting Standards 38 adjusted on the convergence date; (C) gains or losses from investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards 109 adjusted on the convergence date; (D) adjustments relating to items of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets recorded at fair value as deemed cost in accordance with paragraphs D5 and D7 of the Indian Accounting Standards 101 on the convergence date; (E) adjustments relating to investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates recorded at fair value as deemed cost in accordance with paragraph D15 of the Indian Accounting Standards 101 on the convergence date; and (F) adjustments relating to cumulative translation differences of a foreign operation in accordance with paragraph D13 of the Indian Accounting Standards 101 on the convergence date.] 55 [ (2D) In the case of an assessee being a company, where there is an increase in book profit of the previous year due to income of past year or years included in the book profit on account of an advance pricing agreement entered into by the assessee under section 92CC or on account of secondary adjustment required to be made under section 92CE, the Assessing Officer shall, on an application made to him in this behalf by the asssessee, recomputed the book profit of the past year or years and tax payable, if any, by the assessee during the previous year under sub-section (1), in such manner as may be prescribed and the provisions of section 154 shall, so far as may be, apply and the period of four years specified in sub-section (7) of that section shall be reckoned from the end of the financial year in which the said application is received by the Assessing Officer: Provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall apply only if the assessee has not utilised the credit of tax paid under this section in any subsequent assessment year under section 115JAA: Provided further that the provisions of this sub-section shall also apply to an assessment year beginning on or before the 1st day of April, 2020 and notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, no interest shall be payable to such assessee on the refund arising on account of the provisions of this sub-section. ] (3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall affect the determination of the amounts in relation to the relevant previous year to be carried forward to the subsequent year or years under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 32 or sub-section (3) of section 32A or clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 72 or section 73 or section 74 or sub-section (3) of section 74A. ] (4) Every company to which this section applies, shall furnish a report in the prescribed form from an accountant as defined in the Explanation below sub-section (2) of section 288, certifying that the book profit has been computed in accordance with the provisions of this section 52 [ before the specified date referred to in section 44AB ] or along with the return of income furnished in response to a notice under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142. (5) Save as otherwise provided in this section, all other provisions of this Act shall apply to every assessee, being a company, mentioned in this section. ] 51 [ (5A) The provisions of this section shall not apply to,- (i) any income accruing or arising to a company from life insurance business referred to in section 115B; (ii) a person who has exercised the option referred to under section 115BAA or section 115BAB. ] 16 [ (6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the income accrued or arising on or after the 1st day of April, 2005 from any business carried on, or services rendered, by an entrepreneur or a Developer, in a Unit or Special Economic Zone, as the case may be. ] 23 [Provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall cease to have effect in respect of any previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2012.] 36 [(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where the assessee referred to therein, is a unit located in an International Financial Services Centre and derives its income solely in convertible foreign exchange, the provisions of sub-section (1) shall have the effect as if for the words eighteen and one-half per cent. wherever occurring in that sub-section, the words nine per cent. had been substituted. Explanation .-For the purposes of this sub-section,- (a) International Financial Services Centre shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (q) of section 2 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005; (28 of 2005.) (b) unit means a unit established in an International Financial Services Centre; (c) convertible foreign exchange means a foreign exchange which is for the time being treated by the Reserve Bank of India as convertible foreign exchange for the purposes of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and the rules made thereunder.] ******************** Notes :- 1. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2000, w.e.f. 1-4-2001. 2. Substituted vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, w.e.f. 1-4-2010, before it was read as, 2007 , earlier, Substituted for 2001 by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. Further, for the words, figures and letters the 1st day of April, 2010 , the words, figures and letters the 1st day of April, 2011 has been substituted vide Finance Act, 2010 w.e.f. the 1st day of April, 2011. Further substituted vide Finance Act, 2011 w.e.f. 1.4.2012, before it was read as 2011 3. Substituted vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, w.e.f. 1-4-2010, before it was read as, ten per cent . earlier, Substituted for seven and one-half per cent by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. Further Substituted vide Finance Act, 2010, w.e.f. 1-4-2011, before it was read as, fifteen per cent . Further, substituted vide Finance Act, 2011 w.e.f. 1.4.2012, before it was read as, eighteen per cent 4. Substituted for the tax payable for the relevant previous year shall be deemed to be seven and one-half per cent of such book profit by the Finance Act, 2002, w.r.e.f. 1-4-2001. 5. Substituted vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, w.e.f. 1-4-2010, before it was read as, ten per cent . Earlier, Substituted for seven and one-half per cent by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. Further Substituted vide Finance Act, 2010, w.e.f. 1-4-2011, before it was read as, fifteen per cent . Further, substituted vide Finance Act, 2011 w.e.f. 1.4.2012, before it was read as, eighteen per cent 6. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2002, w.e.f. 1-4-2003. 7. Substituted for section 10 (other than the provisions contained in clause (23G) thereof) or section 10A or section 10B or section 11 or section 12 apply, by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. Earlier quoted portion was amended by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004, w.e.f. 1-4-2005. 8. Words section 10A or section 10B or omitted by the Finance Act, 2007, w.e.f. 1-4-2008. 9. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. 10. Substituted for the portion beginning with the words if any amount and ending with the words as reduced by- by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007 . Prior to its substitution, the portion read as under : if any amount referred to in clauses (a) to (f) is debited to the profit and loss account, and as reduced by- 11. 40. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2002, w.r.e.f. 1-4-2001. Prior to their substitution, clause (i) and the proviso read as under : (i) the amount withdrawn from any reserves or provisions, if any such amount is credited to the profit and loss account : Provided that, where this section is applicable to an assessee in any previous year (including the relevant previous year), the amount withdrawn from reserves created or provisions made in a previous year relevant to the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of April, 2001 shall not be reduced from the book profit unless the book profit of such year has been increased by those reserves or provisions (out of which the said amount was withdrawn) under this Explanation; or 12. Substituted for section 10 (other than the provisions contained in clause (23G) thereof) by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. Prior to its substitution, the quoted words were amended by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004, w.e.f. 1-4-2005. 13. Words section 10A or section 10B or omitted by the Finance Act, 2007, w.e.f. 1-4-2008. 14. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2006, w.e.f. 1-4-2007. 15. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2002, w.r.e.f. 1-4-2001. Prior to their substitution, clause (iii) and the Explanation read as under : (iii) the amount of loss brought forward or unabsorbed depreciation, whichever is less as per books of account. Explanation .-For the purposes of this clause, the loss shall not include depreciation; or 16. Inserted by the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, w.e.f. 10-2-2006. 17. Explanation numbered as Explanation 1 and in Explanation 1 vide Finance Act, 2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2008 18. Substituted vide Finance Act, 2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2001, prior to this it was read as 10 [ if any amount referred to in clauses (a) to (g) is debited to the profit and loss account, and as reduced by-] 19. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2001. 20. Inserted by the Finance Act, 2008, w.e.f. 1-4-2001. 21. Substituted vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2009, w.e.f. 1-4-2001, before it was read as, if any amount referred to in clauses (a) to (h) is debited to the profit and loss account, and as reduced by - 22. Omitted vide Finance Act, 2011 w.e.f 1.4.2005, before it was read as, (iv) the amount of profits eligible for deduction under section 80HHC, computed under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (3) or sub-section (3A), as the case may be, of that section, and subject to the conditions specified in that section; or (v) the amount of profits eligible for deduction under section 80HHE computed under sub-section (3) or sub-section (3A), as the case may be, of that section, and subject to the conditions specified in that section; or (vi) the amount of profits eligible for deduction under section 80HHF computed under sub-section (3) of that section, and subject to the conditions specified in that section; or 23. Inserted vide Finance Act, 2011 w.e.f. 1.4.2012 24. Substituted vide Finance Act, 2012, w.e.f. 01-04-2013, before it was read as:- Every assessee, being a company, shall, for the purposes of this section, prepare its profit and loss account for the relevant previous year in accordance with the provisions of Parts II and III of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) : 25. Substituted vide Finance Act, 2012, w.e.f. 01-04-2013, before it was read as:- if any amount referred to in clauses (a) to (i) is debited to the profit and loss account, and as reduced by,- 26. Inserted vide Finance Act, 2012, w.e.f. 01-04-2013, 27. Inserted vide Finance Act, 2012, w.e.f. 01-04-2001, 28. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2015 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2016 29. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2015 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2016 30. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2015 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2016 31. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2015 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2016 32. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2016 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. 33. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2016 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017 before it was read as, may be; 34. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2016 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. 35. Explanation 4 shall be renumbered as Explanation 5 thereof and before Explanation 5 as so renumbered, the Explanation shall be inserted and shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2001, vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2016 36. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2016 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. 37. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, profit and loss account 38. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) 39. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, Part II of Schedule VI 40. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, proviso to subsection (2) of section 211 41. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, section 210 42. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017 43. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, net profit . 44. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as, proviso to sub-section (2) of section 211 of 45. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2017 w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017. before it was read as Part II and Part III of Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 , (1 of 1956.) 46. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2018 47. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2018 48. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2018 , w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2001 49. Substituted vide FINANCE (NO. 2) ACT, 2019 w.e.f. 01-04-2020 before it was read as 46 [(iih) the aggregate amount of unabsorbed depreciation and loss brought forward in case of a company against whom an application for corporate insolvency resolution process has been admitted by the Adjudicating Authority under section 7 or section 9 or section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016). Explanation. For the purposes of this clause, the expression Adjudicating Authority shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (1) of section 5 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) and the loss shall not include depreciation; or] 50. Inserted vide Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 w.e.f. 01-04-2020 51. Substituted vide Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 w.e.f. 01-04-2020 before it was read as 27 [ (5A) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any income accruing or arising to a company from life insurance business referred to in section 115B ] . 52. Substituted vide Finance Act, 2020 dated 27-03-2020 w.e.f. 01-04-2020 before it was read as along with the return of income filed under sub-section (1) of section 139 53. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2021 dated 28-03-2021 w.e.f. 01-04-2021 before it was read as interest, royalty 54. Substituted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2021 dated 28-03-2021 w.e.f. 01-04-2021 before it was read as interest, royalty 55. Inserted vide THE FINANCE ACT, 2021 dated 28-03-2021 w.e.f. 01-04-2021