2016 (11) TMI 374 - SCH - Income Tax

Claim deduction u/s 80IA - whether the assessee is entitled to deduction under Section 80IA without setting off the losses/unabsorbed depreciation pertaining to the windmill, which were set off in the earlier year against other business income of the assessee following the decision of M/s.Velayudhaswamy Spinning Mills (2010 (3) TMI 860 - Madras High Court) - Held that - The Special Leave Petition is dismissed. HC order confirmed 2016 (11) TMI 331 - MADRAS HIGH COURT . Once such initial assessment year has been opted for by the assessee, he shall be entitled to claim deduction u/s 80IA for ten consecutive years beginning from the year in respect of which he has exercised such option subject to the fulfillment of conditions prescribed in the section. Hence, the term initial assessment year would mean the first year opted for by the assessee for claiming deduction u/s 80IA. However, the total number of years for claiming deduction should not transgress the prescribed slab of fifteen or twenty years, as the case may be and the period of claim should be availed in continuity. Allow deduction u/s 801A in accordance with this clarification.