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Part I -- MSME Basic Concept

1 >>   
1. - Overview of MSME 2 >>   
Introduction 2 >>   
Ministry of MSME 2 >>   
Functions of Ministry of MSME 3 >>   
MSMED Act 3 >>   
Aatmanirbhar Bharat -- A Self Reliant India 4 >>   
Registration of MSMEs 4 >>   
Benefits available to registered MSMEs 5 >>   
MSME Schemes 6 >>   
IndiaXports Initiative 2021 7 >>   
2. - Important Terminologies 8 >>   
Enterprise 8 >>   
Micro Enterprise 9 >>   
Small Enterprise 10 >>   
Medium Enterprise 10 >>   
3. - Classification and Re-Classification of MSMEs 17 >>   
Investment 18 >>   
           -- Computation of investment in plant and machinery or equipment 18 >>   
“Plant and machinery or equipment”- Connotation of 18 >>   
           -- Value of plant and machinery or equipments 25 >>   
           -- Exclusions from “plant and machinery” and “equipment” 25 >>   
Turnover 25 >>   
           -- Meaning of turnover 26 >>   
           -- Computation of turnover 26 >>   
           -- Turnover of previous financial year to be considered for deciding category as MSMEs 27 >>   
Implications if an entity crosses the ceiling limits of investment in plant and machinery or turnover 27 >>   
Separate GSTIN of single entity under same PAN to be treated as one enterprise for determining ceiling limit of MSME 28 >>   
Classification with illustrations 28 >>   
What is manufacturing or production MSME 30 >>   
           -- Manufacture Vs. production 30 >>   
Service MSME 30 >>   
Activities not to be included in manufacture or production of goods or providing or rendering of services 38 >>   
Some clarifications as to categorization of activities under manufacturing or service 39 >>   
Incorporation of wholesale and retail trade in MSME category 40 >>   
Inclusion of urban street vendors under MSMEs 41 >>   

Part II -- Business Organisations Vis-a-Vis MSMEs

42 >>   
4. - Business Organisations Vis-a-Vis MSMEs 43 >>   
Sole Proprietorship 43 >>   
Partnership Firm 44 >>   
Hindu Undivided Family 45 >>   
Limited Liability Partnership 46 >>   
Company 47 >>   
           -- Private company 48 >>   
           -- Public company 48 >>   
           -- One person company 49 >>   

Part III -- Registration of MSMEs

50 >>   
5. - Udyam Registration 51 >>   
Eligibility for registration 51 >>   
Criteria for classification of MSMEs 52 >>   
How to get registered with Udyam 52 >>   
           -- Person; -- Meaning thereof 53 >>   
Information required for Udyam registration 53 >>   
Portal for Udyam Registration 54 >>   
CHAMPIONS           -- Single Window Facilitation Systems 54 >>   
Penalty for default 55 >>   
Registration of existing enterprises [Migration from UAM/EM to Udyam] 56 >>   
Wholesale and Retail trades to be registered as MSMEs 56 >>   
Updation of information 56 >>   
           -- Updation on self-declaration basis 56 >>   
           -- Suspension of status in case of non-updation 56 >>   
           -- Communication of graduation or reverse graduation 57 >>   
           -- Maintaining prevailing status for specified period in case of graduation and reverse graduation 57 >>   
Grievance redressal of enterprises 57 >>   
6. - Other Registration and Licences 58 >>   
Permanent Account Number 58 >>   
           -- PAN required for setting up of business 58 >>   
           -- Registration of PAN 59 >>   
Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number 59 >>   
           -- Application for TAN 60 >>   
Registration under Shops & Establishments Act 60 >>   
           -- Meaning of Establishment and shop under the Act 61 >>   
           -- License under Shop and Establishment Act, 1948 61 >>   
           -- Communication of any change to Inspector 61 >>   
           -- Closing of establishment to be communicated to Inspector 61 >>   
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Registration 62 >>   
           -- Application 62 >>   
           -- Procedure for calculation & fixation of Monetary Limits of Micro & Small Enterprises 62 >>   
           -- Documents to be submitted by MSEs for fresh registration 63 >>   
           -- Documents required for renewal of registration 64 >>   
           -- Registration Fee 65 >>   
           -- Eligibility 65 >>   
           -- Features of NSIC Registration 65 >>   
GST 66 >>   
           -- Compulsory Registration 67 >>   
           -- Persons not liable to register 68 >>   
           -- Procedure for Registration 68 >>   
           -- Cancellation of registration 69 >>   
Import Export Code(IEC) Registration 69 >>   
           -- Requirement of IEC 69 >>   
           -- Application for IEC Registration 69 >>   
           -- Documents required to be attached for Import Export Code (IEC) registration 70 >>   
           -- Features of the Import Export Code (IEC) Registration 70 >>   
ESIC 70 >>   
           -- ESI registration of Employer 71 >>   
           -- ESI registration of Employee 71 >>   
Provident Fund registration 71 >>   
           -- Registration process -- Application 72 >>   
           -- Documents to be submitted online 72 >>   
           -- PF authorities to grantProvident Fund Allotment Letter 73 >>   
Pollution 73 >>   
FSSAI 73 >>   
           -- FSSAI Registration 74 >>   
           -- FSSAI License 75 >>   
           -- List of Mandatory Documents -- Required for Registration and Licencing under FSSAI 75 >>   
2. Product Approval NoC from Standards Division, FSSAI IIQ 82 >>   
Trademark 85 >>   
           -- Filing of application for registration 85 >>   
           -- Opposition to registration 86 >>   
           -- Registration of Trademark 86 >>   
Copyright 86 >>   
           -- Application for registration of copyright 87 >>   
           -- Time for processing application 88 >>   
           -- Objections raised towards registration 88 >>   
           -- Changes in particulars of register 88 >>   
Design 88 >>   
           -- Application for registration 89 >>   
           -- Documents required to be submitted for Design registration 89 >>   
           -- Controller to accept or reject registration 89 >>   
Patent 90 >>   
           -- Registration of patent 90 >>   
           -- Signing of application and specifications 91 >>   

Part IV -- Benefits Available to MSMEs

92 >>   
7. - Protection Against Delayed Payment to MSME 93 >>   
Liability of buyer for making payment 93 >>   
Interest of delayed payment and recovery of amount due 94 >>   
Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council 94 >>   
Appeal against decree, order or award 95 >>   
Disclosure of total amount in annual statement of account 95 >>   
MSME Samadhaan e-portal 96 >>   
Annexure I 96 >>   
8. - Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) Portal 103 >>   
TReDS Platform 103 >>   
Companies required to register on TReDS 104 >>   
Procedure for financing or discounting through TReDS 104 >>   
Annexure I           -- FAQs on TReDS 105 >>   
Annexure II           -- On-tap Authorisation of Payment Systems 108 >>   
Annexure III 109 >>   
9. - Public Procurement Policy Order 111 >>   
Objectives 111 >>   
Mandatory overall procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises 112 >>   
Special provisions for Micro and Small Enterprises owned by Scheduled Castes (SCs) or Scheduled Tribes (STs) [Section 4 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 112 >>   
Reporting of targets in Annual Report [Section 5 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 112 >>   
Price quotation in tenders [Section 6 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 113 >>   
Developing MSE vendors [Section 7 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 113 >>   
Annual Procurement Plan on websites [Section 8 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 113 >>   
Enhancing participations of MSEs owned by SCs or STs in Government procurements [Section 9 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 113 >>   
Special provisions for MSEs owned by women 113 >>   
Reduction in transaction cost [Section 10 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 114 >>   
Reservation of specific items for procurement from MSEs [Section 11 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 114 >>   
Special Provisions for Defence Procurements [Section 14 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 114 >>   
Review Committee [Section 12 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 114 >>   
Setting up of Grievance Cell for issues related to Government procurement [Section 13] 114 >>   
Monitoring of goals set under Policy [Section 15 of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order, 2012] 115 >>   
MSME Sambandh 115 >>   
Annexure 2 117 >>   
10. - GECL Scheme 133 >>   
About the Scheme 133 >>   
Eligibility of borrowers 134 >>   
Eligible Member Lending Institutions 135 >>   
Credit facility eligible under Guarantee coverage of all components of Scheme 135 >>   
11. - Loans and Restructuring of Advances 153 >>   
Background 153 >>   
MSME Loan Schemes 153 >>   
MUDRA Yojna 153 >>   
           -- Credit for Micro Enterprises 154 >>   
           -- Mahila Uddyami Scheme 154 >>   
           -- Refinance Scheme for Banks 154 >>   
           -- Credit Guarantee Fund 154 >>   
           -- Micro-Credit Scheme 154 >>   
           -- Mudra Card 154 >>   
           -- Equipment Finance Scheme 155 >>   
Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme 155 >>   
           -- Objective 155 >>   
           -- Key benefits 155 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 155 >>   
           -- Way to apply 155 >>   
Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) 156 >>   
           -- Objective 156 >>   
           -- Key benefits 156 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 156 >>   
           -- Way to apply 156 >>   
Documents required to be uploaded for MSME loans 157 >>   
Interest rates for MSME loans from banks and NBFCs : Relevant data of few banks 157 >>   
Restructuring of advances as per RBIs circular 158 >>   

Part V -- Schemes Available for MSMEs           -- Ministry-wise

170 >>   
12. - Schemes of Ministry of MSME 171 >>   
SME Division Scheme 171 >>   
           -- International Cooperation Scheme 171 >>   
           -- Assistance to Training Institutions Scheme (ATI scheme) 172 >>   
           -- Marketing Assistance Scheme 173 >>   
Development Commissioner (DC-MSME) Schemes 173 >>   
           -- Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme 173 >>   
           -- Credit Linked Capital Subsidy (CLCS) for Technology Upgradation Scheme 174 >>   
           -- ISO 9000/ISO 14001 Certification Reimbursement Scheme 175 >>   
           -- Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) 175 >>   
           -- Micro Finance Programme Scheme 176 >>   
           -- MSME Market Development Assistance Scheme (MDA Scheme) 176 >>   
           -- National Awards (Individual MSEs) Scheme 177 >>   
           -- National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme 177 >>   
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Schemes 181 >>   
           -- Performance and Credit Rating Scheme 181 >>   
           -- Bank Credit Facilitation Scheme 182 >>   
           -- Raw Material Assistance Scheme 183 >>   
           -- Single Point Registration Scheme (SPRS) 183 >>   
           -- Infomediary Services 184 >>   
           -- Marketing Intelligence Services Lease 185 >>   
           -- Bill Discounting Scheme 185 >>   
           -- NSIC Infrastructure 186 >>   
ARI Division Schemes 189 >>   
           -- Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) 189 >>   
           -- Aam Admi Bima Yojana 190 >>   
           -- Modified Market Development Assistance (MMDA) 191 >>   
           -- Science and Technology Scheme 192 >>   
           -- Coir Udyami Yojana 192 >>   
           -- Coir Vikas Yojana (CVY) 193 >>   
           -- Aspire (Scheme for promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and agro-industry) 197 >>   
           -- Revamped Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) 198 >>   
13. - Schemes of Ministry of Agriculture 199 >>   
Schemes of agricultural marketing divisions 199 >>   
           -- Marketing Research and Information Network Scheme 199 >>   
Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF) Scheme 200 >>   
           -- Objectives 200 >>   
           -- Key benefits 200 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 200 >>   
           -- Way to apply 200 >>   
Development/strengthening of agricultural marketing infrastructure, grading and standardisation 200 >>   
           -- Objectives 200 >>   
           -- Key benefits 200 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 200 >>   
           -- Way to apply 200 >>   
Gramin Bhandaran Yojana -- A Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme For Construction/Renovation Of Rural Godowns 200 >>   
           -- Objectives 201 >>   
           -- Key benefits 201 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 201 >>   
           -- Way to apply 201 >>   
Scheme for Small Farmers’ Agriculture-Business Consortium (SFAC) 201 >>   
           -- Objectives 201 >>   
           -- Key benefits 201 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 202 >>   
           -- Way to apply 202 >>   
Assistance to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) Programmes for Development of Cooperatives 202 >>   
           -- Objectives 202 >>   
           -- Key benefits 202 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 202 >>   
           -- Way to apply 202 >>   
Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) Scheme 202 >>   
           -- Objectives 202 >>   
           -- Key benefits 202 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 202 >>   
           -- Way to apply 203 >>   
National Horticulture Board (NHB) 203 >>   
           -- Development of Commercial Horticulture 203 >>   
           -- Capital investment subsidy scheme for construction/expansion/ modernisation of cold storage and storages for horticulture products 204 >>   
Scheme for Promotion and Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanisation through Training, Testing and Demonstration 206 >>   
Post-harvest technology and management 206 >>   
           -- Objectives 206 >>   
           -- Key benefits 206 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 206 >>   
           -- Way to apply 206 >>   
Capacity building to enhance competitiveness of Indian agriculture and registration of organic products Abroad 206 >>   
           -- Objectives 206 >>   
           -- Key benefits 207 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 207 >>   
           -- Way to apply 207 >>   
Dairy entrepreneurship Development Scheme 207 >>   
           -- Objectives 207 >>   
           -- Key benefits 208 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 208 >>   
           -- Way to apply 208 >>   
Fodder and Feed Development Scheme 208 >>   
           -- Objectives 208 >>   
           -- Key benefits 208 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 208 >>   
           -- Way to apply 208 >>   
14. - Schemes of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 209 >>   
Forms for an enterprise 209 >>   
           -- Department of Petro-Chemicals Schemes 209 >>   
           -- Department of Fertilisers Scheme 210 >>   
           -- Department of Pharmaceutical (DoP) Scheme 211 >>   
15. - Schemes of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology 212 >>   
R&D Funding scheme 212 >>   
           -- Objectives 212 >>   
           -- Key benefits 212 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 212 >>   
           -- Way to apply 212 >>   
Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) 213 >>   
           -- Objectives 213 >>   
           -- Key benefits 213 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 213 >>   
           -- Way to apply 213 >>   
Multiplier Grants scheme (MGS) 213 >>   
           -- Objectives 213 >>   
           -- Key benefits 213 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 213 >>   
           -- Way to apply 213 >>   
SIP-EIT, Support International Patent Protection in Electronics and IT 213 >>   
           -- Objectives 213 >>   
           -- Key benefits 214 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 214 >>   
           -- Way to apply 214 >>   
e-Governance schemes 214 >>   
           -- Common Services Centres (CSC) scheme 214 >>   
           -- Capacity Building scheme 214 >>   
           -- State Data Centre scheme 215 >>   
           -- State Wide Area Network (SWAN) 215 >>   
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) 216 >>   
Special Economic Zone scheme (SEZ) 217 >>   
           -- Objectives 217 >>   
           -- Key benefits 217 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 217 >>   
           -- Way to apply 217 >>   
Electronics Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) scheme 217 >>   
           -- Objectives 217 >>   
           -- Key benefits 217 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 218 >>   
           -- Way to apply 218 >>   
Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme 218 >>   
           -- Objectives 218 >>   
           -- Key benefits 218 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 218 >>   
           -- Way to apply 218 >>   
Duty Exemption and Remission schemes 218 >>   
           -- Objectives 218 >>   
           -- Key benefits 219 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 219 >>   
           -- Way to apply 219 >>   
Deemed Exports 219 >>   
           -- Objectives 219 >>   
           -- Key benefits 219 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 219 >>   
           -- Way to apply 219 >>   
Manpower development for Export Industry 219 >>   
           -- Objectives 219 >>   
           -- Key benefits 219 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 219 >>   
           -- Way to apply 220 >>   
The participation of private institutes under ISEA project 220 >>   
           -- Objectives 220 >>   
           -- Key benefits 220 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 220 >>   
           -- Way to apply 220 >>   
16. - Schemes of Ministry of Corporate Affairs 221 >>   
Scheme for Certified Filing Centres (CFCs), operated by professionally qualified persons/bodies to facilitate e-filing of documents under MCA21 e-Governance programme of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 221 >>   
           -- Objectives 221 >>   
           -- Key benefits 221 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 221 >>   
           -- Way to apply 221 >>   
EES Filing Scheme & Information 222 >>   
           -- Objectives 222 >>   
           -- Key benefits 222 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 222 >>   
           -- Way to apply 222 >>   
Scheme for fast track exit (FTE) mode 222 >>   
           -- Objectives 222 >>   
           -- Key benefits 222 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 222 >>   
           -- Way to apply 223 >>   
17. - Schemes of Ministry of Culture 224 >>   
Scheme for the Award of Fellowship to Outstanding Persons in the Field of Culture 224 >>   
           -- Objectives 224 >>   
           -- Key benefits 224 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 224 >>   
           -- Way to apply 225 >>   
Scheme for Financial Assistance for Capacity Building and Training of Museum Professionals 225 >>   
           -- Objectives 225 >>   
           -- Key benefits 225 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 225 >>   
           -- Way to apply 225 >>   
Scheme of Building Grants including Studio Theatres 226 >>   
           -- Objectives 226 >>   
           -- Key benefits 226 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 226 >>   
           -- Way to apply 226 >>   
18. - Schemes of Ministry of Finance 227 >>   
I. SIDBI Schemes 227 >>   
Scheme for Growth Capital and Equity Assistance 227 >>   
           -- Objectives 227 >>   
           -- Key benefits 227 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 227 >>   
           -- Way to apply 227 >>   
Scheme for Refinance for Small Road Transport Operators (SRTO) 228 >>   
           -- Objectives 228 >>   
           -- Key benefits 228 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 228 >>   
           -- Way to apply 228 >>   
General Refinance Scheme (GRS) 228 >>   
           -- Objectives 228 >>   
           -- Key benefits 228 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 228 >>   
           -- Way to apply 228 >>   
Refinance scheme for textile industry under Technology Upgradation Fund 229 >>   
           -- Objectives 229 >>   
           -- Key benefits 229 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 229 >>   
           -- Way to apply 229 >>   
Scheme for acquisition of ISO series certification by MSE unit 229 >>   
           -- Objectives 229 >>   
           -- Key benefits 229 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 229 >>   
           -- Way to apply 229 >>   
Composite Loan Scheme 229 >>   
           -- Objectives 229 >>   
           -- Key benefits 230 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 230 >>   
           -- Way to apply 230 >>   
Single Window Scheme (SWS) 230 >>   
           -- Objectives 230 >>   
           -- Key benefits 230 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 230 >>   
           -- Way to apply 230 >>   
Scheme for Rehabilitation of Sick Industrial Units 230 >>   
           -- Objectives 230 >>   
           -- Key benefits 230 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 230 >>   
           -- Way to apply 231 >>   
Scheme for development of industrial infrastructure for MSME sector 231 >>   
           -- Objectives 231 >>   
           -- Key benefits 231 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 231 >>   
           -- Way to apply 231 >>   
Scheme for Integrated Infrastructural Development (IID) 231 >>   
           -- Objectives 231 >>   
           -- Key benefits 231 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 231 >>   
           -- Way to apply 231 >>   
Scheme for Bills Re-Discounting Equipment 232 >>   
           -- Objectives 232 >>   
           -- Key benefits 232 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 232 >>   
           -- Way to apply 232 >>   
Scheme for Bills Rediscounting–Equipment (Inland Supply Bills) 232 >>   
           -- Objectives 232 >>   
           -- Key benefits 232 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 232 >>   
           -- Way to apply 232 >>   
II. NABARD Schemes 233 >>   
Scheme for Producers Organisations Development Fund (PODF) 233 >>   
           -- Objectives 233 >>   
           -- Key benefits 233 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 233 >>   
           -- Way to apply 233 >>   
Scheme for Dairy Venture Capital Fund 233 >>   
           -- Objectives 233 >>   
           -- Key benefits 233 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 233 >>   
           -- Way to apply 233 >>   
Scheme for establishing poultry estates and mother units for rural backyard poultry 233 >>   
           -- Objectives 233 >>   
           -- Key benefits 234 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 234 >>   
           -- Way to apply 234 >>   
Scheme for establishment/modernisation of rural slaughter houses 234 >>   
           -- Objectives 234 >>   
           -- Key benefits 234 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 234 >>   
           -- Way to apply 234 >>   
Scheme for commercial production units of organic inputs 234 >>   
           -- Objectives 234 >>   
           -- Key benefits 235 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 235 >>   
           -- Way to apply 235 >>   
Poultry Venture Capital Fund 235 >>   
           -- Objectives 235 >>   
           -- Key benefits 235 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 236 >>   
           -- Way to apply 236 >>   
19. - Schemes of Ministry of Food Processing 237 >>   
Mega Food Park 237 >>   
           -- Objectives 237 >>   
           -- Key benefits 237 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 238 >>   
           -- Way to apply 238 >>   
Cold Chain 238 >>   
           -- Objectives 238 >>   
           -- Key benefits 238 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 238 >>   
           -- Way to apply 238 >>   
Modernisation of Abattoirs 238 >>   
           -- Objectives 238 >>   
           -- Key benefits 239 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 239 >>   
           -- Way to apply 239 >>   
Research & Development, Quality Assurance, Codex and Promotional Activities 239 >>   
           -- Objectives 239 >>   
           -- Key benefits 239 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 239 >>   
           -- Way to apply 239 >>   
National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) 239 >>   
           -- Objectives 239 >>   
           -- Key benefits 240 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 240 >>   
           -- Way to apply 240 >>   
20. - Schemes of Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 241 >>   
Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) 241 >>   
           -- Objectives 241 >>   
           -- Key benefits 241 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 242 >>   
           -- Way to apply 242 >>   
Rajiv Rinn Yojana (RRY) 242 >>   
           -- Objectives 242 >>   
           -- Key benefits 242 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 242 >>   
           -- Way to apply 242 >>   
National Urban Livelihoods Mission 242 >>   
           -- Objectives 242 >>   
           -- Key benefits 242 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 243 >>   
           -- Way to apply 243 >>   
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) 243 >>   
           -- Objectives 243 >>   
           -- Key benefits 243 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 243 >>   
           -- Way to apply 243 >>   
21. - Schemes of Ministry of Rural Development 244 >>   
Aajeevika-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) 244 >>   
           -- Objectives 244 >>   
           -- Key benefits 244 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 245 >>   
           -- Way to apply 245 >>   
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana (PMGAY)/Indira Aawas Yojna (IAY) 245 >>   
           -- Objectives 245 >>   
           -- Key benefits 245 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 245 >>   
           -- Way to apply 245 >>   
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) 245 >>   
           -- Objectives 245 >>   
           -- Key benefits 246 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 246 >>   
           -- Way to apply 246 >>   
Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows Scheme (PMRDFS) 246 >>   
           -- Objectives 246 >>   
           -- Key benefits 246 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 246 >>   
           -- Way to apply 247 >>   
Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) 247 >>   
           -- Objectives 247 >>   
           -- Key benefits 247 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 247 >>   
           -- Way to apply 247 >>   
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana 247 >>   
           -- Objectives 247 >>   
           -- Key benefits 247 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 248 >>   
           -- Way to apply 248 >>   
22. - Schemes of Ministry of Science and Technology 249 >>   
International S&T Cooperation (ISTC) 249 >>   
           -- Objectives 249 >>   
           -- Key benefits 249 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 250 >>   
           -- Way to apply 250 >>   
Science & Engineering Research Council (SERC) 250 >>   
           -- Objectives 250 >>   
           -- Key benefits 250 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 250 >>   
           -- Way to apply 250 >>   
State Science & Technology Programme (SSTP) 250 >>   
           -- Objectives 250 >>   
           -- Key benefits 250 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 250 >>   
           -- Way to apply 251 >>   
Science and Technology Application for Rural Development (STARD) 251 >>   
           -- Objectives 251 >>   
           -- Key benefits 251 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 251 >>   
           -- Way to apply 251 >>   
Science and Technology for Weaker Sections (STAWS) 251 >>   
           -- Objectives 251 >>   
           -- Key benefits 251 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 252 >>   
           -- Way to apply 252 >>   
Scheme for Young Scientists (SYS) 252 >>   
           -- Objectives 252 >>   
           -- Key benefits 252 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 252 >>   
           -- Way to apply 252 >>   
Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) 252 >>   
           -- Objectives 252 >>   
           -- Key benefits 252 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 252 >>   
           -- Way to apply 252 >>   
Critical Technology Programme (CTP) 253 >>   
           -- Objectives 253 >>   
           -- Key benefits 253 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 253 >>   
           -- Way to apply 253 >>   
Science and Technology for Women 253 >>   
           -- Objectives 253 >>   
           -- Key benefits 253 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 253 >>   
           -- Way to apply 253 >>   
National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) 253 >>   
           -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) 254 >>   
           -- Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) 255 >>   
           -- Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) 255 >>   
           -- Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development (STED) 256 >>   
           -- Science and Technology Entrepreneurs/Entrepreneurship Park (STEP) 256 >>   
           -- Technology Business Incubators (TBI) 257 >>   
23. - Schemes of Ministry of Social Justice 258 >>   
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) 258 >>   
           -- Objectives 258 >>   
           -- Key benefits 258 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 259 >>   
           -- Way to apply 259 >>   
Scheduled Caste Welfare 259 >>   
           -- Objectives 259 >>   
           -- Key benefits 259 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 259 >>   
           -- Way to apply 259 >>   
NGO Working for SC Organisations 259 >>   
           -- Objectives 259 >>   
           -- Key benefits 260 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 260 >>   
           -- Way to apply 260 >>   
Scheme of Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes 260 >>   
           -- Objectives 260 >>   
           -- Key benefits 260 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 260 >>   
           -- Way to apply 260 >>   
24. - Schemes of Ministry of Textiles 261 >>   
Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) 261 >>   
           -- Objectives 261 >>   
           -- Key benefits 261 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 261 >>   
           -- Way to apply 262 >>   
Catalytic Development Programme (CDP) in Project Mode 262 >>   
           -- Objectives 262 >>   
           -- Key benefits 262 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 262 >>   
           -- Way to apply 262 >>   
I. Development Commissioner (Handlooms) Schemes 263 >>   
Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme(CHCDS) -Mega Handloom Cluster (12th Plan) 263 >>   
           -- Objectives 263 >>   
           -- Key benefits 263 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 263 >>   
           -- Way to apply 264 >>   
Comprehensive Handlooms Development Scheme (CHDS) 264 >>   
           -- Objectives 264 >>   
           -- Key benefits 264 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 264 >>   
           -- Way to apply 264 >>   
Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS) 265 >>   
           -- Objectives 265 >>   
           -- Key benefits 265 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 265 >>   
           -- Way to apply 266 >>   
Pashmina Wool Development Scheme 266 >>   
           -- Objectives 266 >>   
           -- Key benefits 266 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 266 >>   
           -- Way to apply 266 >>   
II. Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) Schemes 266 >>   
Design and Technology Up-gradation 267 >>   
           -- Objectives 267 >>   
           -- Key benefits 267 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 267 >>   
           -- Way to apply 267 >>   
Babasaheb Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana 267 >>   
           -- Objectives 267 >>   
           -- Key benefits 268 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 268 >>   
           -- Way to apply 268 >>   
Human Resource Development (HRD) Scheme 268 >>   
           -- Objectives 268 >>   
           -- Key benefits 268 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 268 >>   
           -- Way to apply 269 >>   
25. - Schemes of Ministry of Tourism 270 >>   
Time Share Resorts (TSR) 270 >>   
           -- Objectives 270 >>   
           -- Key benefits 270 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 270 >>   
           -- Way to apply 271 >>   
Tented Accommodation 271 >>   
           -- Objectives 271 >>   
           -- Key benefits 271 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 271 >>   
           -- Way to apply 271 >>   
Travel trade 272 >>   
           -- Objectives 272 >>   
           -- Key benefits 272 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 272 >>   
           -- Way to apply 272 >>   
Scheme of Capacity Building for Service Providers (Institutes) 272 >>   
           -- Objectives 272 >>   
           -- Key benefits 273 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 273 >>   
           -- Way to apply 273 >>   
Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) 273 >>   
           -- Objectives 273 >>   
           -- Key benefits 273 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 273 >>   
           -- Way to apply 273 >>   
Publicity and Marketing 273 >>   
           -- Objectives 273 >>   
           -- Key benefits 273 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 274 >>   
           -- Way to apply 274 >>   
Refresher courses for regional level guides 274 >>   
           -- Objectives 274 >>   
           -- Key benefits 274 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 274 >>   
           -- Way to apply 274 >>   
Rahul Sankrityayan Paryatan Puraskar Yojna 274 >>   
           -- Objectives 274 >>   
           -- Key benefits 274 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 274 >>   
           -- Way to apply 274 >>   
Stand-Alone Restaurants 274 >>   
           -- Objectives 274 >>   
           -- Key benefits 275 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 275 >>   
           -- Way to apply 275 >>   
Hunar-Se-Rozgar Tak-Sena Ke Sahyog Se 275 >>   
           -- Objectives 275 >>   
           -- Key benefits 275 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 275 >>   
           -- Way to apply 275 >>   
26. - Schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs 276 >>   
Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY) 276 >>   
           -- Objectives 276 >>   
           -- Key benefits 276 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 276 >>   
           -- Way to apply 276 >>   
Tribal Forest Dwellers Empowerment Scheme 277 >>   
           -- Objectives 277 >>   
           -- Key benefits 277 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 277 >>   
           -- Way to apply 277 >>   
Micro Credit Scheme (MCS) for Self Help Groups (SHGs) 277 >>   
           -- Objectives 277 >>   
           -- Key benefits 277 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 277 >>   
           -- Way to apply 277 >>   
27. - Schemes of Ministry of Urban Development 278 >>   
National Urban Information System (NUIS) 278 >>   
           -- Objectives 278 >>   
           -- Key benefits 278 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 278 >>   
           -- Way to apply 278 >>   
North-Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP) 279 >>   
           -- Objectives 279 >>   
           -- Key benefits 279 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 279 >>   
           -- Way to apply 279 >>   
Pooled Finance Development Fund 279 >>   
           -- Objectives 279 >>   
           -- Key benefits 279 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 279 >>   
           -- Way to apply 279 >>   
28. - Schemes of Ministry of Women and Child Development 280 >>   
Gender Budgeting scheme 280 >>   
           -- Objectives 280 >>   
           -- Key benefits 280 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 281 >>   
Support to Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for Women 281 >>   
           -- Objectives 281 >>   
           -- Key benefits 281 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 282 >>   
           -- Way to apply 282 >>   
29. - Schemes of Ministry of Commerce and Industry 283 >>   
I. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited 283 >>   
Schemes relating to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd. 284 >>   
           -- Small Exporters Policy (SEP) 284 >>   
           -- Small and Medium Exporters Policy 284 >>   
II. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion 284 >>   
Indian Leather Development Programme 285 >>   
           -- Mega Leather Cluster Sub-Scheme 285 >>   
           -- Market Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme 285 >>   
III. TEA Board 286 >>   
Scheme for participation in International fairs and exhibitions with Tea Board 286 >>   
           -- Objectives 286 >>   
           -- Key benefits 286 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 286 >>   
           -- Way to apply 286 >>   
Promotion scheme for packaged Tea’s of Indian origin 286 >>   
           -- Objectives 286 >>   
           -- Key benefits 286 >>   
           -- Eligibility to apply 287 >>   
           -- Way to apply 287 >>   
IV. SPICES Board 287 >>   
Export Development and Promotion of Spices 287 >>   
           -- Promotion of Indian Spice Brands Abroad 287 >>   
           -- Spices Processing in North Eastern Region 288 >>   
           -- International Trade Fairs/Meetings 288 >>   

Part VI -- Start-up

290 >>   
30. - Start-up Introduction 291 >>   
Definition of Start-up 291 >>   
Recognition of eligible entity as start-up 292 >>   
Benefits for start-ups 292 >>   
Certification for the purposes of section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act 293 >>   
31. - Start-up India Scheme 294 >>   
Action Plans 295 >>   
           -- Simplification and Handholdings 295 >>   
           -- Funding Support and Incentives 298 >>   
           -- Industry-Academia Partnership and Incubation 300 >>   
Registration as start-up 303 >>   
           -- Incorporation of business 303 >>   
           -- Registering with Startup India 303 >>   
           -- Documents to be uploaded 303 >>   
           -- Tax benefits 303 >>   
           -- Self certification 304 >>   
           -- Generation of recognition number 304 >>   
           -- Processing of application 304 >>   
Benefits to start-ups 304 >>   
           -- Learning and Development Program 304 >>   
           -- Government Schemes 304 >>   
           -- State's Startup Policies 305 >>   
           -- Services free of cost 305 >>   
           -- Innovation Programs and Challenges 305 >>   
           -- Networking and Discussion 305 >>   
           -- Tools and Templates 305 >>   
           -- International Bridges 305 >>   
Requirement of funding for start-ups 306 >>   
Sources of funding for start-ups 306 >>   
           -- Pre-seed funding stage 306 >>   
           -- Seed or validation stage 307 >>   
           -- Series A Stage 307 >>   
           -- Series B and C funding 308 >>   
           -- Initial Public Offerings 308 >>   
Fund raising process 309 >>   
           -- Assessing the need for funds 309 >>   
           -- Assessing Investment Readiness 309 >>   
           -- Preparation of Pitchdeck and Investor Targeting 309 >>   
           -- Due diligence by interested investors 309 >>   
Challenges faced by startups 310 >>   
           -- Financial resources 310 >>   
           -- Revenue Generation 310 >>   
           -- Infrastructure 310 >>   
           -- Team members and their skills 310 >>   
           -- Branding and Marketing 311 >>   
           -- Stubbornness of founders and lack of mentorship 311 >>   
Opportunities for startups 311 >>   
           -- Large consumer base 311 >>   
           -- Promising start-ups seek more investments 311 >>   
           -- Changing mindset of working class and upcoming generation 311 >>   
Various Government Initiatives 311 >>   
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 312 >>   

Part VII -- MSMEs and Companies Act

328 >>   
32. - MSME and Companies Act, 2013 329 >>   
Mandatory reporting of outstanding payments through Form MSME-1 329 >>   
           -- Specified companies -- Meaning of 330 >>   
           -- Form MSME-1 330 >>   
           -- Provision as to time limit for making payment 330 >>   
           -- Consequences of non-payment of due amount in time 330 >>   
           -- Consequences of non-filing of Form MSME-1 330 >>   
Ageing schedule of trade payables and trade receivables 331 >>   
Provisions pertaining to small company under Companies Act, 2013 331 >>   
           -- Small company -- Meaning of 331 >>   
           -- Cash flow statement 332 >>   
           -- Signing of annual return 332 >>   
           -- Form for filing of annual return 332 >>   
           -- Frequency of Board meeting 332 >>   
           -- Lesser penalties for small companies 333 >>   
           -- Merger and amalgamation 333 >>   
Compliance with accounting standards for MSMEs under Companies Act, 2013 337 >>   
           -- Definition of MSMEs 337 >>   
           -- Obligation to comply with Accounting Standards 337 >>   
           -- Qualification for exemption or relaxation in respect of SMC 338 >>   
           -- Exemptions 338 >>   
           -- Relaxation in compliance with accounting standards 338 >>   

Part VIII -- MSME and Income Tax Act

341 >>   
Section A -- Suitable Form of Entity and Basis of Charge for MSMEs 342 >>   
33. - Form of Entity Beneficial to Opt for a MSME for Income Taxation Point of View 342 >>   
Forms for an enterprise 342 >>   
Basic characteristics of sole proprietorship firm 342 >>   
Characteristics of partnership firm and LLP 343 >>   
Characteristics of private limited company 343 >>   
34. - Chargeability of Income and Residential Status 344 >>   
Income chargeable to tax 344 >>   
Tax incidence and residential status 344 >>   
Residential status of individual i.e., in case of proprietorship firm 345 >>   
           -- Basic conditions 345 >>   
           -- Relaxation of basic conditions for Indian citizens 345 >>   
           -- Additional conditions 346 >>   
Deemed resident sub-section (1A) of section 6 346 >>   
Residential status of HUF [Section 6(2)] 346 >>   
           -- Resident but not ordinarily resident 347 >>   
           -- Meaning of the term ‘control and management’ 347 >>   
Residential status of firm, AOP 347 >>   
Firm, AOP/BOI when treated as non-resident in India 347 >>   
Residential status of a company [Section 6(3)] 347 >>   
Residential status of every other person [Section 6(4)] 348 >>   
Residential status to be same for all sources of income 348 >>   
Section B -- Computation of Profits and Gains of MSMEs 349 >>   
35. - Computation of Business Income of MSME 349 >>   
Income chargeable under section 28 349 >>   
Deemed income chargeable to tax as profits and gains of business or profession 351 >>   
Computation of income chargeable as business and professional income 351 >>   
Profits and gains of business or profession when chargeable 351 >>   
Chargeability of profits from illegal business 352 >>   
Setting up vis-a-vis commencement of business 352 >>   
Meaning of trade, commerce and manufacture 352 >>   
Compensation receipts as per section 28(ii) 352 >>   
Income of trade, professional or similar association for specific services 353 >>   
‘Trade association’ vis-a-vis ‘trading association’ 353 >>   
Export incentives 354 >>   
Value of any benefit or perquisite 354 >>   
Benefit arising from amalgamation 355 >>   
Hypothetical income by way of ‘advance license benefit’ or ‘duty entitlement pass book benefit’ 356 >>   
Voluntary payments 356 >>   
Non-compete fees and exclusivity rights 356 >>   
Conversion of inventory into capital asset to be taxed as business income [Section 28(via)] 357 >>   
Allowability of business loss 357 >>   
Income from all businesses to be aggregated 358 >>   
36. - Allowability of Depreciation Additional Depreciation and Investment Allowance 359 >>   
Allowability of depreciation 359 >>   
Depreciation allowance in case of succession, demerger and amalgamation 359 >>   
Allocation of depreciation between private company or unlisted public company and limited liability partnership (LLP) in case of conversion of such company into LLP 359 >>   
Depreciation on assets used by employees 360 >>   
Depreciation in relation to machinery acquired on hire purchase agreement 360 >>   
Rates at which depreciation allowable 360 >>   
Computation of depreciation allowance 361 >>   
Actual cost 361 >>   
Written down value 362 >>   
WDV in case where goodwill formed part of block of asset 362 >>   
Block of assets 363 >>   
Set off and carry forward of unabsorbed depreciation [Section 32(2)] 363 >>   
Allowability of additional depreciation 364 >>   
Allowability of investment allowance under section 32AD 364 >>   
37. - Allowability of Business Deductions 366 >>   
Deduction available in respect of particular business activity 366 >>   
           -- Tea development account, etc. [Section 33AB] 366 >>   
           -- Deduction in respect of Site Restoration Fund [Section 33ABA] 366 >>   
           -- Deduction in respect of right to use Spectrum for Telecommunication Services [Section 35ABA] 367 >>   
           -- Deduction in respect of expenditure for obtaining licence to operate telecommunication services [Section 35ABB] 367 >>   
           -- Deduction for expenditure on prospecting, etc. for certain minerals [Section 35E] 367 >>   
           -- Optional deduction in respect of capital expenditure in case of specified business [Section 35AD] 367 >>   
Deduction in respect of particular expenditure 371 >>   
           -- Scientific research expenditure 371 >>   
           -- Deduction regarding preliminary expenditure [Section 35D] 375 >>   
           -- Amortisation in case of amalgamation, etc. [Section 35DD] 376 >>   
           -- Amortisation of expenditure vis-a-vis Voluntary Retirement Scheme [Section 35DDA] 376 >>   
           -- Deduction regarding rent, rates, taxes, repairs and insurance for premises [Section 30] 376 >>   
           -- Deduction regarding repairs, insurance of machinery, plant and furniture [Section 31] 377 >>   
Deductions via different clauses of section 36(1) 377 >>   
Allowability of residuary business expenditure [Section 37(1)] 378 >>   
           -- Non-allowability of illegal expenses 378 >>   
           -- Non-allowability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure 379 >>   
38. - Certain Business Disallowances 380 >>   
I. Disallowance for Cash Payment [Section 40A(3)] 380 >>   
Disallowance under section 40A(3) 380 >>   
Subsequent disallowance due to violation of section 40A(3) in a year other than the year of allowance of deduction of expenses 380 >>   
No disallowance under prescribed circumstances even where payment exceeds ` 10,000 381 >>   
Higher exemption limit for cash payment in case of transporters 381 >>   
Applicability or otherwise of section 40A(3) 381 >>   
           -- Flat rate of profit adopted after rejection of account books 381 >>   
           -- Section 40A(3) cannot be applied where income was assessed by applying net profit rate 382 >>   
           -- Additions already made under sections 28 to 43 382 >>   
           -- Illegal business, requirement of section 40A(3) as to 382 >>   
           -- Cash payment by film distributor for acquiring sole distributorship of film 382 >>   
           -- Payment partly made in cash 383 >>   
II. Disallowance for Want of Actual Payment [Section 43B] 383 >>   
Disallowance when attracts under section 43B 383 >>   
Allowability where payment is made before due date for furnishing of return 384 >>   
Employer’s contribution to welfare funds be allowed if payment made before due date of filing return 384 >>   
Position where interest payable to certain non-banking financial companies allowed as deduction in earlier assessment year 385 >>   
39. - Disallowance of Interest Paid or Payable to MSME while Computing Business Income 386 >>   
Disallowance of interest paid or payable to msme while computing income 386 >>   
           -- Section 22 -- Requirement to specify unpaid amount with interest in the annual statement of accounts 386 >>   
           -- Section 23 -- Interest not to be allowed as deduction from income 387 >>   
           -- Section 24 -- Overriding effect 387 >>   
40. - Presumptive Scheme of Taxation Available to MSME for all Businesses Except Business of Plying Hiring, Leasing of Goods Carriages [Section 44AD] 388 >>   
Benefit of presumptive taxation scheme available to small business 388 >>   
Deemed income under section 44AD in respect of turnover or receipt by way of cash 388 >>   
           -- Provision illustrated 389 >>   
Lower deemed income where turnover or receipts by way of account payee cheque/draft or by other digital means 389 >>   
Modes prescribed via rule 6ABBA 389 >>   
Illustration 389 >>   
Meaning of “eligible assessee” 390 >>   
Meaning of “eligible business” 390 >>   
No deduction under sections 30 to 38 allowable 391 >>   
Salary and interest to partners 391 >>   
Computation of WDV of assets of the eligible business 391 >>   
Requirement as to declaration of profit under section 44AD for continuous period of next five years 391 >>   
Requirement regarding maintenance of books of accounts and audit thereof 392 >>   
Non-applicability of provision of section 44AD 392 >>   
Non-applicability of section 68 393 >>   
Books not maintained where turnover does not exceed specified limit -- Whether assessing officer empowered to reject turnover offered 393 >>   
41. - Presumptive Taxation Scheme for Professional Enterprises [Section 44ADA] 394 >>   
Professionals eligible to opt for presumptive income scheme 394 >>   
Deemed income under section 44ADA 394 >>   
No deduction under sections 30 to 38 allowable 395 >>   
Computation of W.D.V. of assets of the eligible business 395 >>   
Option to declare income lower than the deemed income 395 >>   
No restriction regarding opting out of section 44ADA scheme 395 >>   
No addition can be made on account of discrepancy in account books 396 >>   
Illustration computing taxable income as per section 44ADA 396 >>   
42. - Presumptive Taxation Scheme for MSME Engaged in Transport Business [Section 44AE] 397 >>   
Deemed income under section 44AE 397 >>   
Assessee owning vehicle is assessable and not the user 397 >>   
Who is owner 397 >>   
Computation of deemed income as per sub-section (2) of section 44AE 398 >>   
           -- Position applicable from assessment year 2011-12 to assessment year 2014-15 398 >>   
           -- Position between assessment year 2015-16 to assessment year 2018-19 398 >>   
           -- Position effective from assessment year 2019-20 398 >>   
Meaning of ‘goods carriages’ and heavy goods vehicle 398 >>   
           -- Meaning of heavy goods vehicle 399 >>   
           -- Meaning of heavy vehicles as per Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 399 >>   
           -- Unladen weight 399 >>   
           -- Gross vehicle weight 399 >>   
           -- Section 44AE -- Heavy Goods Vehicle -- Gross vehicle weight or unladen weight, which is to be taken 399 >>   
Deduction allowable under sections 30 to 38 deemed to be allowed 399 >>   
Written down value of vehicles 400 >>   
JCB not regarded as goods carriage 400 >>   
Computation of number of goods carriages for purposes of section 44AE 400 >>   
Assessee cannot pick and choose section 44AE scheme on lorry to lorry basis 400 >>   
Computation of income in case of rejection of books of accounts 400 >>   
No addition permissible where income estimated under section 44AE 400 >>   
Illustrations showing computation of income under section 44AE 401 >>   
Requirement as to maintenance of books of accounts and audit thereof 401 >>   
43. - Maintenance of Books of Accounts by MSME 402 >>   
Maintenance of accounts by certain persons carrying on profession or business 402 >>   
Books when required to be maintained by specified professionals 402 >>   
           -- If gross receipts do not exceed ` 1,50,000 402 >>   
           -- If gross receipts exceed ` 1,50,000 402 >>   
Books which are required to be maintained 403 >>   
Books required to be maintained by non-specified professionals and by person carrying on any business 403 >>   
Place for keeping books of account 404 >>   
Period for keeping and maintaining books of account 404 >>   
Penalty for failure to keep or maintain books of account 404 >>   
Meaning of books of account 404 >>   
Constitutional validity of section 44AA 405 >>   
Non-maintenance of books cannot be alleged by assessing officer without completing assessment 405 >>   
44. - Tax Audit Requirement for MSME 406 >>   
Applicability of tax audit provision 406 >>   
Persons required to get his accounts audited on compulsory basis 406 >>   
           -- Person carrying on business 406 >>   
           -- Person carrying on profession 407 >>   
           -- Person covered under section 44AE, 44BB or 44BBB 407 >>   
           -- Professional covered by section 44ADA 407 >>   
           -- Person covered by section 44AD 407 >>   
           -- Non-residents 408 >>   
           -- Case of assessee required to get accounts audited under any other law 408 >>   
Non-applicability of section 44AB 408 >>   
Effective limits from assessment year 2021-22 for person carrying on business 408 >>   
Inclusions/exclusions in receipts/expenditure 409 >>   
Different situations identified 409 >>   
Provisions illustrated 410 >>   
Due date for getting books audited and for submission of audit report 412 >>   
Form of audit report 412 >>   
Meaning of “accounts” 412 >>   
Meaning of sales and turnover 413 >>   
ICAI clarification as to manner of disclosure of excise duty in the presentation of revenue from sales transactions (turnover) in the statement of profit and loss 413 >>   
Gross receipts 414 >>   
           -- Items of income and/or receipts covered by the term gross receipts in business 414 >>   
           -- Items of income not forming part of the term “gross receipts in business” 415 >>   
Gross receipts in case of professionals 416 >>   
Professional carrying on business also 416 >>   
Assessee carrying on several business activities 416 >>   
Proprietor where having multiple businesses 417 >>   
Each year to be considered separately 417 >>   
Assessees whose income is not at all chargeable to tax 417 >>   
           -- ICAI’s opinion 417 >>   
           -- Judicial opinion 418 >>   
           -- Our opinion 418 >>   
Penalty owing to assessee’s failure to get its accounts audited 418 >>   
Applicability of section 44AB in case of a doctor running hospital 418 >>   
Income from pathological lab run by a non-medical person 419 >>   
Transactions on behalf of clients not to be taken as part of total turnover 419 >>   
Chit subscription cannot be treated as turnover for the purposes of tax audit 419 >>   
Freight charged by the assessee from the different parties and paid to individual truck owner part of assessee’s turnover 419 >>   
Individual carrying on a different business under different trade name 420 >>   
Two firms having same partners carries on separate businesses 420 >>   
Hire purchase 421 >>   
Tax audit requirement is in respect of business income only 421 >>   
Assessee, an entry provider 421 >>   
Case of money lender 421 >>   
Civil contractor 422 >>   
Applicability of section 44AB in case of advance received towards sale of flats 422 >>   
Finance business carried on by a partnership firm 422 >>   
Travel agent 423 >>   
Agency business 423 >>   
Leasing company/Lease financing 423 >>   
Commission agent 423 >>   
Case of share broker 424 >>   
           -- ICAI opinion 424 >>   
           -- Judicial opinion 424 >>   
Transactions in shares, securities, and derivatives 425 >>   
           -- Speculative transaction 425 >>   
           -- Derivatives, futures and options 425 >>   
           -- Delivery based transactions 426 >>   
Turnover from derivative transactions 426 >>   
Business of derivatives/future and options 427 >>   
Transaction carried out through MCX 427 >>   
Assessee engaged in the business of commodity trading 427 >>   
Treatment of discounts, rebates, etc. while determining total turnover 427 >>   
Constitutional validity of guidelines mandating upon number of tax audit 427 >>   
Section C -- Various Obligations Under Income Tax Act 428 >>   
45. - TDS Obligations as Regards MSME 428 >>   
Introduction 428 >>   
TDS while making payment of salary 428 >>   
           -- Time for deduction of tax 429 >>   
           -- Duty to deduct estimated tax on payment of salary 429 >>   
           -- Tax deduction on reimbursement of various allowances 429 >>   
           -- TDS in case of salary received from other employer 429 >>   
           -- Voluntary payments to employees 430 >>   
           -- TDS on vehicle facility provided for comutation between office and home 430 >>   
           -- Computation of salary for TDS 430 >>   
           -- Computation of tax deductible where employee is working under more than one employer [Section 192(2)] 431 >>   
TDS on income in respect of option under section 115BAC 431 >>   
TDS from premature withdrawal from EPFS [Section 192A] 431 >>   
TDS from payment of interest other than interest on securities [Section 194A] 432 >>   
           -- Circumstances when tax is not required to be deducted under section 194A 432 >>   
           -- Time for deduction of tax at source 432 >>   
           -- Section 194A is concerned with the crediting of interest income in the accounts 432 >>   
           -- Interest paid by consignor to commission agent 433 >>   
           -- Interest payment to supplier for delayed payment of goods purchased 433 >>   
           -- Payment for supply of goods collected by banker 433 >>   
           -- Penalty for non-payment of value of goods in time 434 >>   
           -- Interest payment by firm 434 >>   
           -- No need for tax deduction where assessee obtained Form No. 15G/15H from payees 435 >>   
TDS from payment to contractors [Section 194C] 435 >>   
           -- Meaning of specified person 435 >>   
           -- No TDS in case of personal payments 436 >>   
           -- No TDS when payment does not exceed the specified limit 436 >>   
           -- Justification of TDS on reimbursement of actual cost 436 >>   
           -- Section 194C applicable only in relation to ‘works contract’ and ‘labour contracts’ and not to cover ‘contracts for sale of goods’ 437 >>   
           -- Certain clarifications by CBDT 438 >>   
           -- Certain clarifications via Circular No. 715, dt. 8-8-1995 441 >>   
           -- Payment of hire charges being part of cost of purchase 441 >>   
           -- TDS requirement in case of two separate agreements one for supply of materials and other of sale 441 >>   
           -- Payment to service provider who neither carried out any work nor provided any labour 442 >>   
TDS from payment of commission or brokerage [Section 194H] 442 >>   
           -- No deduction under certain cases 442 >>   
           -- Meaning of commission or brokerage [Explanation (i) to section 194H] 443 >>   
           -- Target incentives to dealers 443 >>   
           -- Payment of commission for introduction of clients 444 >>   
           -- No TDS on reimbursement of commission to dealers 444 >>   
           -- TDS on trade discount offered by franchisee 444 >>   
           -- Transaction on principal to principal basis 444 >>   
           -- Commission and discounts offered to agents 444 >>   
           -- Commission to retail dealers through del-credere agents 446 >>   
           -- Finance charges 446 >>   
TDS from payment of rent [Section 194-I] 446 >>   
           -- Meaning of rent 446 >>   
           -- TDS from warehousing charges 447 >>   
           -- Payments made to C & F agents not liable to TDS under section 194-I 447 >>   
           -- Decree for possession of premises and damages for use and occupation 447 >>   
           -- Payment of rent towards stall taken in seminar 448 >>   
           -- Franchisee agreement vis-a-vis rental of premises 448 >>   
Scope of TDS on rent extended to individuals and HUF other than those covered by section 194-I [Section 194-IB] 448 >>   
TDS on payment under Joint Development Agreement [Section 194-IC] 449 >>   
TDS from payment of fees for professional or technical services if any [Section 194-J] 449 >>   
           -- No deduction under certain circumstances 449 >>   
Payment to contractor, commission agent and professionals not covered by section 194C, 194H and 194J [Section 194M] 450 >>   
TDS on e-commerce transaction [Section 194-O] 450 >>   
TDS on purchase of goods [Section 194-Q w.e.f. 1-7-2021] 450 >>   
Payment to non-residents [Section 195] 451 >>   
TDS on higher rate in case of non-furnishing of PAN 451 >>   
Obtainment of tax deduction account number 451 >>   
Requirement regarding submission of quarterly return 451 >>   
Consequences of non-furnishing or delayed furnishing of TDS statement 452 >>   
           -- Fee for late furnishing of TDS statement 452 >>   
           -- Penalty under section 271H 452 >>   
Duty to deposit TDS 452 >>   
Mode of payment of TDS 453 >>   
           -- Electronically in certain cases 453 >>   
           -- Deposit of TDS in physical format 453 >>   
46. - TCS Obligations Vis-a-Vis MSME 454 >>   
Statutory provision governing collection of tax at source 454 >>   
Tax to be collected at source on sale of motor vehicle of the value exceeding ` 10 lakh, either in cash or otherwise 454 >>   
TCS on remittances through LRS and on sale of overseas tour package 454 >>   
TCS by seller of goods other than those covered by section 206C(1), 206C(1F) and 206C(1G) and other than goods exported out of India 456 >>   
Power to remove difficulties in implement-ation of sub-sections (1G) and (1H) 456 >>   
           -- Applicability on transactions carried through various Exchanges 457 >>   
           -- Calculation of threshold for the financial year 2020-21 457 >>   
           -- Applicability to sale of motor vehicle 458 >>   
           -- Adjustment for sale return, discount or indirect taxes 458 >>   
           -- Fuel supplied to non-resident airlines 459 >>   
TDS under section 194Q vis-a-vis TCS under section 206C(1H) 459 >>   
Rates of collection of tax at source 459 >>   
           -- For goods specified in sub-section (1) of section 206C 459 >>   
           -- For payment specified in sub-section (1C) of section 206C 460 >>   
           -- For consideration referred to in sub-section (1F) of section 206C 460 >>   
           -- For foreign remittance and for overseas tour programme [Section 206C(1G), w.e.f. 1-10-2020] 460 >>   
           -- For sale of any goods [Section 206C(1H), w.e.f. 1-10-2020] 460 >>   
Lower deduction in certain cases for a limited period 460 >>   
Octroi vis-a-vis toll 460 >>   
'Tahbazari' vis-a-vis 'Parking Lot', 'Toll Plaza' 461 >>   
Excavation of minor minerals 461 >>   
Meaning of “seller” 461 >>   
Meaning of “buyer” 462 >>   
Constitutional validity of amendment with regard to the definition of the term 'buyer' 463 >>   
Meaning of ‘scrap’ 463 >>   
Products obtained in the course of ship breaking activity 464 >>   
Sale of maize husk 465 >>   
Cotton waste sold though used by purchaser as raw-material 465 >>   
Sale of de-oiled cake 465 >>   
Sale of old hospital equipment on buy-back basis 465 >>   
Sale of scrap material purchased from railways in auction 466 >>   
Sale of processed tendu leaves 466 >>   
No tax required to be collected where scrap is utilised for manufacturing or processing of articles or things and not for trading purposes 466 >>   
Copy of declaration to be submitted by seller to the prescribed authority 468 >>   
Duty regarding deposit of tax collected at source 468 >>   
Furnishing of TCS statement 468 >>   
           -- Fees for late furnishing of TCS statement 469 >>   
           -- Penalty for late furnishing of TCS statement or for furnishing incorrect information in the statement 469 >>   
Furnishing of TCS certificate 469 >>   
Person responsible for collection of tax, if fails to collect, shall be deemed to be assessee in default 469 >>   
Levy of interest 470 >>   
Penalty for failure to collect tax at source 470 >>   
47. - Advance Tax Related Obligations 471 >>   
Liability to pay advance tax as per Chapter XVII-C 471 >>   
Instalments of advance tax and due dates 471 >>   
Payment where last day happens to be a holiday can be made on the next day immediately following working day 472 >>   
Date when payment is made by cheque 472 >>   
Consequences of non-payment of advance tax 472 >>   
48. - Obligations as to Filing of Return of Income 473 >>   
Obligation to file return of income 473 >>   
Maximum amount not chargeable to tax 473 >>   
Return of income to be filed compulsorily in cartain cases 473 >>   
           -- Compulsory filing of return by firm/companies in certain cases 474 >>   
           -- Resident persons required to furnish return compulsorily in certain cases 474 >>   
Fee for delay in furnishing of return of income [Section 234F] 475 >>   
Return of loss to be filed by the due date 475 >>   
Relevant Form for ITR 475 >>   
Due date for filing the return of income 476 >>   
Belated or revised return 477 >>   
Verification of return of income [Section 140] 478 >>   
Section D -- Compliance Related Precautions by MSMEs 480 >>   
49. - Beware of Addition Under Sections 68 to 69D and Penalty for False Entry and Fake Invoices 480 >>   
MSME to take care of provision contained in sections 68 to 69D 480 >>   
Applicability of sections 68 to 69D where assessee opted for presumptive scheme under sections 44AD/44ADA/44AE 480 >>   
Cash credited in books of account chargeable to tax under section 68 481 >>   
Unexplained investments, when chargeable under section 69 481 >>   
Unexplained money etc., when chargeable under section 69A 482 >>   
Amount of investment etc., not fully disclosed in books of accounts chargeable to tax under section 69B 482 >>   
Unexplained expenditure deemed to be income under section 69C 482 >>   
Amount borrowed or repaid on hundi chargeable under section 69D 483 >>   
Computation of tax on income referred to in sections 68 to 69D 483 >>   
No deduction to be allowed 484 >>   
Income chargeable under section 115BBE required to be reported in ITR as income from other sources 485 >>   
Applicability of section 115BBE where income voluntarily offered during search or survey 485 >>   
Assessee need not include income likely to be deemed under sections 68 to 69D 486 >>   
Set-off of business loss against surrendered income 486 >>   
Levy of penalty under section 271AAD for false entry in books of account 486 >>   
           -- Penalty for false entry, fake invoices, etc. 486 >>   
           -- Levy of penalty on other person who forced to make false entry 487 >>   
           -- Amount of penalty 487 >>   
           -- Meaning of "false entry" for purpose of section 271AAD 487 >>   
50. - Compliance of Provision of Sections 269SS and 269T 488 >>   
Introduction 488 >>   
Requirement as to the mode of acceptance and taking of certain loans and deposit as provided in section 269SS 488 >>   
Requirement regarding mode of repayment of certain loan or deposits as per section 269T 489 >>   
Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of sections 269SS and 269T 490 >>   
Provisions contained in sections 269SS and 269T are constitutionally valid 490 >>   
Credit of interest amount 490 >>   
Loan taken free of interest 491 >>   
Advance against sales 491 >>   
Transaction between sister concerns in current account neither loan nor deposit 491 >>   
Transactions with partners and members of family of the sister concerns covered by section 269SS 492 >>   
Assessee acting as agent of principal 492 >>   
Payment received by partners from firm 492 >>   
Bridge finance 492 >>   
Deposit through journal entries does not amount to “loan or deposit” 493 >>   
Points to be taken care of as per Guidance Note on Tax Audit under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Revised 2014 edition). 493 >>   
Section 269T lays emphasis on the name of lender or depositor and not on the person 494 >>   
Capital contribution to proposed partnership 494 >>   
Transaction by firm with its partners under bona fide belief 495 >>   
Temporary advances for business exigencies 495 >>   
Sale proceeds not loan so as to attract provision of section 269SS 496 >>   
51. - Restriction on Cash Receipt Exceeding Specified Limit 497 >>   
Restriction on cash receipt of ` 2 lakh or more 497 >>   
Circumstances where restriction does not attract 497 >>   
Beware of levy of penalty under section 271DA while receiving cash payment 499 >>   
Penalty under section 271DA in case of income found from undisclosed sources 499 >>   
Certain FAQs 499 >>   
52. - Acceptance of Payment Through Prescribed Electronic Modes as per Section 269SU 503 >>   
Mandating acceptance of payments through prescribed electronic modes 503 >>   
Prescribed electronic modes for purposes of section 269SU 503 >>   
Non-applicability of section 269SU 504 >>   
Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of section 269SU 504 >>   
           -- Penalty under section 271DB(1) 504 >>   
           -- No penalty in case of good and sufficient reason 504 >>   
           -- Authority empowered to levy penalty 504 >>   
Section E -- Incentives Available to MSME Companies by Way of Reduced Tax Rates 505 >>   
53. - Reduced Tax Rates for Certain New Companies 505 >>   
Basic tax rates for companies for assessment year 2021-22 and 2022-23 505 >>   
Various options available to companies 506 >>   
Option when exercised under section 115BA 506 >>   
Option when exercised under section 115BAA 506 >>   
Option when exercised under section 115BAB 507 >>   
54. - Option under Section 115BA to Domestic Manufacturing Companies 508 >>   
Tax on income of certain domestic manufacturing companies as per section 115BA 508 >>   
Conditions required to be fulfilled when option under section 115BA is exercised 508 >>   
No further deduction on account of loss 509 >>   
Time limit for exercising the option 509 >>   
Manner of exercising option 509 >>   
           -- Form for furnishing option 509 >>   
           -- Form to be furnished electronically 509 >>   
           -- Authority prescribed for administering the procedure 510 >>   
Withdrawal of option once exercised 510 >>   
55. - Option under Section 115BAA to Certain Domestic Companies 511 >>   
Tax when option under section 115BAA is exercised 511 >>   
Levy of flat surcharge and cess when company opts for section 115BAA 511 >>   
Conditions required to be fulfilled for exercising option under section 115BAA 511 >>   
No further deduction for loss 512 >>   
Modification in conditions for IFSC units exercising option under section 115BAA 512 >>   
Time limit for exercising option under section 115BAA 513 >>   
Exercise of option where option exercised under section 115BAB becomes invalid 513 >>   
Option once exercised cannot be withdrawn 513 >>   
Applicability of MAT 513 >>   
Procedure as to exercise of option under section 115BAA(5) 514 >>   
56. - Option under Section 115BAB to New Domestic Manufacturing Companies 515 >>   
Tax on income of certain new manufacturing companies 515 >>   
Levy of surcharge and cess 515 >>   
Tax when to be levied at the rate of 22 per cent 516 >>   
Companies eligible to opt section 115BAB 516 >>   
Consequence of violation of conditions contained in sub-section (2) after exercising option under section 115BAB 516 >>   
Condition as regards formation of company 517 >>   
           -- Circumstances referred to in section 33B 517 >>   
Condition as regards use of plant and machinery 517 >>   
           -- Consequence of non-fulfilment of condition contained in section 115BAB (2)(a)(ii) 518 >>   
Condition as regards use of building 518 >>   
           -- Consequence of non-fulfilment of condition contained in section 115BAB(2)(o)(iii) 518 >>   
Condition as regards to nature of business 518 >>   
           -- Consequence of non-fulfilment of condition 518 >>   
           -- Meaning of manufacture and production 518 >>   
           -- Businesses not regarded as manufacture or production 519 >>   
Important judicial decisions clarifying nature of particular activity 519 >>   
Board empowered to issue guidelines for removing difficulties in fulfilment of certain conditions 520 >>   
Computation of total income without providing for specified exemption, deduction or incentive 520 >>   
No further deduction on account of loss 521 >>   
Safeguards against misuse of reduced rate of taxation 521 >>   
Time limit for exercising option 522 >>   
Procedure as to exercise of option under section 115BAB(7) 522 >>   
Option once exercised cannot be withdrawn 522 >>   
Non-applicability of MAT 522 >>   
Non-applicability in case of foreign company 523 >>   
57. - Exemptions or Deductions Not Available to Companies Opting for Sections 115BA, 115BAA or 115BAB 524 >>   
Deductions and exemptions not available to companies 524 >>   
Comparative analysis before exercising option for new reduced tax rate regime 526 >>   
Companies engaged in research and development activities 526 >>   
Companies planning for its expansion 526 >>   
Section F -- MSME Vis-a-Vis Start-ups 527 >>   
58. - Incentives Available to Start-Ups 527 >>   
Provisions dealing with start-up taxation 527 >>   
Investment in eligible start-up and deduction under section 54GB 527 >>   
           -- Eligible business and eligible start-up for purpose of section 54GB 528 >>   
Tax holiday under section 80-IAC 528 >>   
Exemption in respect of angel tax under section 56(2)(viib) 528 >>   
Benefit regarding carry over and set off of losses 528 >>   
59. - Tax Holiday to Eligible Start-ups Under Section 80-IAC 529 >>   
Start up eligible for deduction under section 80-IAC allowable 529 >>   
Amount of deduction 529 >>   
Option to claim deduction in ten years 530 >>   
Meaning of eligible business 530 >>   
Conditions precedent 530 >>   
Applicability of provisions of section 80-IA(5) and 80-IA(7) to (11) 531 >>   
           -- Mode of computation of deduction 531 >>   
           -- Requirement as to audit by Chartered Accountant 531 >>   
           -- Effect of transfer of goods/services from/to other business to/ from eligible business 531 >>   
           -- Deduction under any other section cannot be claimed in respect of profits of the undertaking eligible for deduction under section 80-IAC 532 >>   
           -- Assessing officer empowered to compute profits of an eligible business 532 >>   
           -- Central Government empowered to disallow deduction to any class of industrial undertaking 532 >>   
Availability of tax exemption under section 80-IAC where company opts for section 115BAB regime 533 >>   
60. - Incentive to Start-ups by Way of ESOP Taxation 534 >>   
Role of ESOP 534 >>   
Tax treatment of ESOP 534 >>   
           -- Taxation of value of specified security or sweat equity shares as perquisite 534 >>   
           -- Section 17(2)(vi) when get triggered 535 >>   
           -- Amount that is taxed as perquisite 535 >>   
Deferred taxation of ESOPs in case of eligible start-ups 535 >>   
Tax to be paid on self–assessment basis 535 >>   
           -- Tax payable by employee 536 >>   
           -- TDS by employer 536 >>   
Taxable event and year of taxability as regards perquisite on stock options 537 >>   
Provisions illustrated 537 >>   
Different situations identified 538 >>   
61. - Incentive to Start-ups by Way of Exemption from Angel Tax 540 >>   
Angel tax and start-ups 540 >>   
Definition of start-up for purpose of exemption 540 >>   
Recognition of start-up [Para 2 of DIPP notification] 541 >>   
Certification for the purposes of section 80-IAC 541 >>   
Exemption for the purpose of section 56(2)(viib) [Para 4 of DIPP notification] 542 >>   
Declaration 543 >>   
Scope of notification 543 >>   
Revocation 544 >>   
62. - Deduction from Capital Gain Under Section 54GB on Investment in Eligible Start-up 545 >>   
Deduction in respect of capital gains under section 54GB 545 >>   
Amount of deduction under section 54GB 545 >>   
Eligible company -- Meaning of 546 >>   
Meaning of new asset 546 >>   
Eligible business and eligible start-up-- Meaning of 547 >>   
Deposit of unutilised amount 547 >>   
Cost of new asset 547 >>   
Non-utilisation of amount deposited in specified account 548 >>   
Sell or transfer of equity shares of company within a period of five years -- Effect of 548 >>   
63. - Relaxation for Carry Forward and Set off of Losses 549 >>   
Eligible start-ups provided relaxation under section 79 549 >>   
Rules regarding carrying over and set off of loss by companies other than start-up 549 >>   
Conditions regarding carry over and set off of loss in case of a company being eligible start-up 550 >>   
When section 79 not apply to eligible start-up 550 >>   
Illustrations 550 >>   
           -- Illustration 1 550 >>   
           -- Illustration 2 551 >>   
Exceptions to provisions of section 79(1) 552 >>   

Part IX -- MSMEs and GST Laws

553 >>   
64. - MSME and GST Laws 554 >>   
Liability to get registered under GST Law 555 >>   
Composition levy 555 >>   
           -- Persons eligible to opt for composition levy 556 >>   
           -- Aggregate turnover -- Meaning 556 >>   
           -- Treatment of exempt supply of services including interest and discount 556 >>   
           -- Rate of tax under composition levy 556 >>   
           -- Persons not eligible to opt for composition levy 557 >>   
           -- Persons engaged in manufacture of notified goods not eligible for composition levy 557 >>   
           -- Conditions and restrictions applicable to composition dealers 557 >>   
           -- Persons engaged in supply of services are not eligible to opt for composition levy 558 >>   
           -- Persons making supply of non-taxable goods are not eligible 559 >>   
           -- Persons making inter-State supplies of goods cannot opt composition levy 559 >>   
           -- All registered persons having same PAN are required to opt for composition levy 559 >>   
           -- Composition dealer neither collect tax nor can take input tax credit 559 >>   
           -- Levy of tax on reverse charge basis by a composition taxpayer 560 >>   
           -- Filing of intimation for composition levy 560 >>   
           -- Effective date for composition levy 560 >>   
           -- Validity of composition levy 561 >>   
           -- Composition taxpayer is required to issue Bill of Supply 561 >>   
           -- Issuance of invoice by a registered person paying tax under reverse charge basis 561 >>   
           -- Periodicity and due date for payment of tax for composition taxpayers 561 >>   
           -- Furnishing of quarterly return/statement by a composition taxpayer 561 >>   
           -- Furnishing of annual return 562 >>   
           -- Payment of tax due on return 562 >>   
           -- Furnishing of nil return is mandatory 562 >>   
Input tax credit 562 >>   
           -- Input tax -- Meaning 562 >>   
           -- Conditions for taking input tax credit 563 >>   
           -- Goods or services not eligible for input tax credit 565 >>   
           -- Time limit for claiming input tax credit 567 >>   
           -- Transfer of credit on obtaining separate registration for multiple places of business within a State or Union Territory 567 >>   
           -- Input tax credit in case of switching over from composition levy to normal scheme 568 >>   
           -- Input tax credit in case of exempt supply becoming taxable supply 568 >>   
Returns in GST 569 >>   
           -- Furnishing of monthly/quarterly return in Form GSTR-3B 569 >>   
           -- Furnishing of details of outward supplies in Form GSTR-1 573 >>   
           -- Ascertainment of details of inward supplies as per FORM GSTR-2B 575 >>   
           -- Furnishing of quarterly statement by a composition dealer 576 >>   
           -- Requirement of furnishing nil return 576 >>   
           -- First return 576 >>   
           -- Annual return 576 >>   
           -- Final return 578 >>   
           -- What is e-invoice 579 >>   
           -- Persons required to prepare e-invoice 579 >>   
           -- Persons not required to prepare e-invoice 579 >>   
           -- Effective date from which e-invoice is required to be prepared 580 >>   
           -- Time of issuance of invoice 580 >>   
           -- Manner of issuing invoice 580 >>   
           -- Furnishing of serial number of invoices electronically 581 >>   
           -- Requirement of mentioning HSN code in tax invoice 581 >>   
Abolition of audit under section 35(5) 583 >>   

Part X -- MSME Vis-a-Vis Insolvency and Bankruptcy

584 >>   
65. - Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process 585 >>   
Eligibility for Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process 586 >>   
Minimum default for matters as to pre-packaged insolvency resolution process 586 >>   
Approval from financial creditors 586 >>   
           -- Circumstances where approval of financial creditors required 586 >>   
           -- Notice of meeting of financial creditors 587 >>   
           -- Approval of terms of appointment of RP 587 >>   
           -- Approval for filing application of initiation 587 >>   
           -- Absence of financial debt or financial creditor being related party 587 >>   
Filing of application with Adjudicating Authority(AA) for initiation of pre-packaged insolvency process 587 >>   
           -- Application to AA 587 >>   
           -- Documents to be filed alongwith application 588 >>   
           -- Applicability of NCLT Rules, 2016 588 >>   
           -- Serving a copy to IBBI 588 >>   
           -- AA to be informed regarding any winding up petition filed 589 >>   
Adjudicating Authority to admit or reject the application 589 >>   
Declaration of moratorium 589 >>   
Appointment of resolution professional and other matters related therewith 590 >>   
           -- Duties of resolution professional 590 >>   
           -- Powers of resolution professional 591 >>   
           -- Eligibility for resolution professional 591 >>   
           -- Assistance to resolution professional 592 >>   
           -- Appointment of professionals by resolution professional 592 >>   
           -- Access to books by RP 593 >>   
           -- Cessation of duties of insolvency professional 593 >>   
           -- Fee for resolution professional 593 >>   
Public announcement 593 >>   
Submission of list of claims and information memorandum 594 >>   
           -- Submission of list of claims and its updation 594 >>   
           -- Submission of preliminary information memorandum 594 >>   
           -- Liability for compensation in case of any loss or damage 595 >>   
           -- Determining amount of claim 595 >>   
Constitution of committee of creditors 595 >>   
           -- Committee with creditors in class 596 >>   
           -- Committee with only operational creditors 596 >>   
           -- Change in committee 596 >>   
Meeting of CoC 596 >>   
           -- Service of notice 596 >>   
           -- Contents of the notice 597 >>   
           -- Participation through video conferencing or other audio and visual means 598 >>   
           -- Quorum at meeting of CoC 599 >>   
           -- Conduct of meeting of committee of creditors 599 >>   
           -- Submission of finalised information memorandum by RP 601 >>   
           -- Further information to be called for 601 >>   
Authorised representative 601 >>   
           -- Choice of Authorised representative 601 >>   
           -- Authorised representative for creditors in a class 602 >>   
           -- Remuneration of authorised representatives 602 >>   
           -- Rights and duties of authorised representatives 602 >>   
Voting 603 >>   
           -- Voting by the committee 603 >>   
           -- Voting by authorised representatives 604 >>   
           -- Voting through electronic means 604 >>   
Appointment of registered valuers 605 >>   
           -- Fair value and liquidation value -- Meaning of 605 >>   
           -- Persons not eligible to be appointed as registered valuers 606 >>   
           -- Determination of fair value and liquidation value 606 >>   
           -- Submission of resolution plans to resolution professional 606 >>   
           -- Confidentiality to be maintained by resolution professional and registered valuers 606 >>   
Management of affairs of corporate debtor 607 >>   
Vesting management of corporate debtor with resolution professional 607 >>   
           -- Filing of application for vesting management of corporate debtor with resolution professional 607 >>   
           -- Passing of order 608 >>   
           -- Powers of resolution professional in case of management of affairs of the corporate debtor 608 >>   
           -- Applicability of some provisions of Code to proceedings under this Chapter 608 >>   
Consideration and approval of resolution plan 608 >>   
           -- Submission of base resolution plan 608 >>   
           -- Confirmity with section 30 of the Code 609 >>   
           -- Approval of plan by CoC 610 >>   
           -- Invitation to prospective resolution applicants 610 >>   
           -- Consideration of plan by CoC 611 >>   
           -- Resolution plan to fulfil criteria set 612 >>   
           -- Resolution plan to provide for certain measures 612 >>   
           -- Mandatory contents of resolution plan 613 >>   
           -- Preferential payments 614 >>   
           -- Submission of resolution plans 614 >>   
           -- Evaluation of resolution plans 614 >>   
           -- Resolution plan to be presented to committee for approval 614 >>   
           -- Resolution professional to disclose scores of plan for further improvement 615 >>   
           -- Manner of improving a resolution plan 615 >>   
           -- Approval of resolution plan by CoC 615 >>   
Dilusion of shareholding or control in case of impairment of claims owned 616 >>   
Resolution applicant to provide for performance security 616 >>   
Approval or rejection of resolution plan by AA 616 >>   
           -- Submission of resolution plan to AA 616 >>   
           -- Approval of plan by AA on satisfaction [Section 54L] 617 >>   
           -- Rejection of resolution plan by AA 617 >>   
           -- Service of copy of order of AA 617 >>   
           -- Intimation to claimamt regarding payment of debts 617 >>   
           -- No change in management on order passed under section 54J(2) and plan approved by CoC 617 >>   
Termination of the pre-packaged insolvency resolution process [Section 54(N)] 617 >>   
           -- Resolution professional to file for termination of process approved by CoC 617 >>   
           -- Form for filing application for termination 618 >>   
           -- Order of AA terminating the process 618 >>   
           -- Liquidation order to be passed in case of order under section 54J(2) 618 >>   
Preferential and other transactions 618 >>   
           -- Resolution professional to identify preferential or other transactions 618 >>   
           -- Determination under intimation to the Board 619 >>   
           -- Application to Adjudicating Authority for relief 619 >>   
Time limit for pre-packaged insolvency resolution process 619 >>   
Pre-packaged insolvency resolution process costs 619 >>   
Appeal against the order of AA approving resolution plan 620 >>   
Initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) 620 >>   
           -- Intimation of decision of CoC 620 >>   
           -- Order by Adjudicating Authority 620 >>   
           -- Effect of order passed 621 >>   
Application of provisions of Chapters II, III, VI, and VII to this Chapter 621 >>   
           -- Application of provisions of CIRP to pre-packaged insolvency resolution process 621 >>   
           -- Modifications of provisions of CIRP when made applicable to pre-packaged insolvency resolution process 622 >>   
Miscellaneous Provisions 623 >>   
           -- Disclosures to be made by RP 623 >>   
           -- Preservation of records 623 >>   
           -- Filing of forms by RP 623 >>   
           -- Debt in foreign currency 623 >>   
           -- Transfer of debt due to creditors 623 >>   
ANNEXURES 623 >>   

-- Annexures

650 >>   
66. - Annexures 651 >>   
I. THE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2006 651 >>   
Chapter I -- Preliminary 651 >>   
Short title and commencement 651 >>   
Definitions 651 >>   
Chapter II -- National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 653 >>   
Establishment of Board 653 >>   
Removal of member from Board 655 >>   
Functions of Board 656 >>   
Powers and functions of Member-Secretary of Board 656 >>   
Chapter III -- Classification of Enterprises, Advisory Committee and Memorandum of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 656 >>   
Classification of enterprises 656 >>   
Memorandum of micro, small and medium enterprises 658 >>   
Chapter IV -- Measures for Promotion, Development and Enhancement of Competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 659 >>   
Measures for promotion and development 659 >>   
Credit facilities 660 >>   
Procurement preference policy 660 >>   
Funds 660 >>   
Grants by Central Government 660 >>   
Administration and utilisation of Fund or Funds 660 >>   
Chapter V -- Delayed Payments to Micro and Small Enterprises 660 >>   
Liability of buyer to make payment 660 >>   
Date from which and rate at which interest is payable 661 >>   
Recovery of amount due 661 >>   
Reference to Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council 661 >>   
Application for setting aside decree, award or order 662 >>   
Establishment of Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council 662 >>   
Composition of Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council 662 >>   
Requirement to specify unpaid amount with interest in the annual statement of accounts 663 >>   
Interest not to be allowed as deduction from income 663 >>   
Overriding effect 663 >>   
Scheme for closure of business of micro, small and medium enterprises 663 >>   
Chapter VI -- Miscellaneous 663 >>   
Appointment of officers and other employees 663 >>   
Penalty for contravention of section 8 or section 22 or section 26 664 >>   
Jurisdiction of courts 664 >>   
Power to make rules 664 >>   
Power to make rules by State Government 665 >>   
Power to remove difficulties 665 >>   
Repeal of Act 32 of 1993 665 >>   
II. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Furnishing of Information) Rules, 2016 666 >>   
Short title and commencement 666 >>   
Definitions 666 >>   
Form 666 >>   
Data Bank 666 >>   
III. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Fund Rules, 2016 669 >>   
Short title and commencement 669 >>   
Definitions 669 >>   
Objective of Fund 669 >>   
Administration of Fund. 670 >>   
Composition of Governing Council 670 >>   
Approval and release of money from Fund 670 >>   
Progress reports and review 671 >>   
Secretarial support 671 >>   
Information on Web portal 671 >>   
Accounts and audit 671 >>   
Office of DC (MSME) Policy Division 672 >>   
IV. Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs] 672 >>   
What kind of business comes under MSME? 672 >>   
Is GST mandatory for MSME? 672 >>   
Are traders eligible for Udyam Registration? 672 >>   
How many days it will take to get MSME certificate? 672 >>   
Which services are covered under MSME? 673 >>   
What is difference between MSME, MSE and SME? 673 >>   
What is the eligibility for MSME? 673 >>   
Does travel agency come under MSME? 673 >>   
Is there any specific initiative that has been taken by GeM in terms of Public Procurement? 673 >>   
What are pre-requisite for primary user registration? 673 >>   
Is Aadhaar card mandatory for primary user registration? 673 >>   
What are the key tasks of a primary user? 674 >>   
How can a user verify his/her email id during registration? 674 >>   
How can a user verify his/her email id during registration? 674 >>   
What benefits do the MSME Technology Centres of Ministry of MSME provide to MSMEs? 674 >>   
What support is provided by the Ministry for improving manufacturing competitiveness? 674 >>   
Whether there is any scheme for assisting MSMEs for Intellectual Property Rights? 675 >>   
What is CLCSS? 675 >>   
Whether the CLCSS is in operation at present? 675 >>   
When CLCSS was launched? 676 >>   
What were the salient features of the CLCSS? 676 >>   
How many products/sub-sectors have been approved under the CLCSS? 676 >>   
How can I get benefit under the Scheme? 676 >>   
Which are the Nodal Agencies for implementation of CLCSS? 676 >>   
Whether the Scheme is applicable for new MSEs? 676 >>   
Is CLCSS applicable for medium and large-scale Enterprises? 676 >>   
What are new steps will have been taken by the Ministry for effective implementation of CLCSS? 676 >>   
Is there any web-site where from I can get more details of the CLCSS? 677 >>   
What is the mechanism for disbursement of subsidy to the unit? 677 >>   
What are the objectives of Procurement and Marketing Support scheme? 677 >>   
What are the eligibility criteria of the PMS scheme? 677 >>   
Who is the implementing agency for the scheme? 677 >>   
What are the components of the PMS schemes? 678 >>   
What support is provided by the Ministry for participation of MSMEs in international events? 678 >>   
Who can apply under this scheme 678 >>   
How to apply under this scheme? 678 >>   
What is Cluster? 678 >>   
What is MSE-CDP? 679 >>   
What are the objectives of MSE-CDP? 679 >>   
Which are the components covered under MSE-CDP? 679 >>   
How many items are reserved for exclusive purchase from MSEs? 680 >>   
Whether this policy is applicable for works/trading activities also? 680 >>   
Whether policy is applicable for MSEs registered with NSIC? 680 >>   
Whether policy provides benefits for exemption from Security Deposits to MSEs? 680 >>   
Whether MSE quoting price within price band L1 + 15 % could be given complete supply to tender in case tender item is non-splitable/non-dividable? 680 >>   
Which are MSEs owned by SC/ST enterprises? 680 >>   
Whether Government Ministries/Departments/CPSUs those have meager value of total procurement may be exempted from policy? 680 >>   
Whether policy has provision for exemption from 20% percentage procurement target? 680 >>   
What is the share of procurement from MSEs out of the total procurement made by Central Government Ministries/ Departments/Public Sector Undertakings? 681 >>   
Whether there is any reservation for MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs? 681 >>   
Who is eligible for availing benefits under the Public Procurement Policy? 681 >>   
What is the date of implementation of this Policy? 681 >>   
Whether Policy is transparent, competitive and cost effective? 681 >>   
Whether Policy is transparent, competitive and cost effective? 681 >>   
Whether the Policy is implemented in parts or fully from its inception? 682 >>   
Whether there is any monitoring system for assessing the Government procurement from MSEs? 682 >>   
Whether there is price match making facility for procurement from MSEs over large scale? 682 >>   
What steps are to be taken by the Government Ministries/ Departments/CPSUs to develop MSE Vendors to achieve their targets for MSE procurement? 682 >>   
What steps are to be taken by the Government Ministries/ Departments/CPSUs to develop vendors from MSEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs? 682 >>   
What are the other benefits/facilities to the MSEs available under the Policy? 683 >>   
Whether there is any review mechanism for monitoring and review of the Policy? 683 >>   
Whether there is any kind of purchases that have been kept out of the purview of the Procurements under the Policy and if yes, how monitoring of the goal set will be done? 683 >>   
From where the detail of the Policy can be obtained? 683 >>   
Whether this Policy is mandatory under any Act? 683 >>   
What is MSME Samadhaan Portal? 684 >>   
Do Ministry of MSME take action on applications filed on MSME Samadhaan Portal? 684 >>   
Can Ministry of MSME intervene in matters of MSEFC. 684 >>   
Is filing of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) Mandatory to file applications on MSME Samadhaan Portal? 684 >>   
How can I get Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) Number? 684 >>   
Is it mandatory to file Delayed Payment Applications online on MSME Samadhaan Portal only? 684 >>   
Who can convert the application into Regular Reference Petition/ claim case? 684 >>   
If there is no action on an application filed by MSEs, whom to contact? 684 >>   
Is work order compulsory to file application on MSME Samadhaan Portal? 685 >>   
How to upload multiple invoices? 685 >>   
What is Startup India Hub? 685 >>   
How do Investors add value to Startups? 685 >>   
Why do Investors invest in Startups? 685 >>   
How can I register a profile on the hub? 686 >>   
How do we connect to enablers after creating a profile? 686 >>   
Can a foreign company register under Startup India hub? 686 >>   
I want to share events, tools & templates, reports, blogs, etc. How can I publish these on the Hub? 686 >>   
When the Government of India launched the Central Government Stores Purchase Programme? 686 >>   
When the Single Point Registration Scheme was evolved by Government of India and what was the objective of Single Point Registration Scheme? 686 >>   
What are the benefits available to Micro & Small Enterprises (MSE) registered with NSIC under Government Stores Purchase Programme? 687 >>   
Who is eligible to get registered with NSIC under Single Point Registration Scheme? 687 >>   
How and to whom MSEs should apply for registration with NSIC under its Single Point Registration Scheme? 687 >>   
Is NSIC issuing Provisional GP Registration Certificate to Micro & Small Enterprises; if yes what is the criteria? 687 >>   
How much Monetary Limit fixed in Provisional Registration under SPRS 687 >>   
When MSMED Act introduced? 687 >>   
What is the prescribed limit for investment in Plant & Machinery for Micro Enterprise in MSMED Act.? 687 >>   
What is the prescribed limit for investment in Plant & Machinery for Small Enterprise in MSMED Act 687 >>   
What is the prescribed limit for investment in Plant & Machinery for Small Enterprise in MSMED Act 688 >>   
Whether the Service Enterprises are eligible to get the benefit as prescribed in the Public Procurement Policy for Micro & Small Enterprise (MSMEs) Order 2012. 688 >>   
What is the prescribed limit for investment in equipment for micro service industry? 688 >>   
What is the prescribed limit for investment in equipment for small service industry? 688 >>   
How can buying agency verify the GP Enlistment certificate, whether it is valid or not? 688 >>   
What the validity period of Enlistment Certificate? 688 >>   
Can traders can be registered under SPRS? 688 >>   
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