Tribunal held that benefit of exemption from MAT is provided only for business, as specified, carried on by persons who had got approvals under SEZ Act and which were carried on in SEZ or units therein. Accordingly the assessee which is engaged in development of housing project units which were neither units in SEZ nor assessee was developer of SEZ, its income would not be exempt from payment of MAT. S. 115JB is charging section and except for deductions specified in Explanation 1 to section 115JB(2), no other deductions would be allowed. (AY. 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13]
Gee City Builders (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 177 ITD 70 (Chd.) (Trib.)
S. 115JB : Book profit–Housing project-Development of housing project units which were neither units in SEZ nor developer of SEZ- Not entitle to exempt from MAT.[S. 80IB(10)]