Tribunal held that the condition regarding the formation was required to be established in the initial year alone. Thus, the satisfaction of the conditions in section 10AA(4) are required to be satisfied in the year of formation. The assessee was eligible to claim deduction on the incremental income arising pursuant to the advanced pricing agreement. The Panel was to grant deduction under section 10AA to the extent of sale proceeds received from the export of software services brought into India in convertible foreign exchange within the stipulated period. (AY. 2013-14)
IBM India Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 83 ITR 24 (Bang.)(Trib.)
S. 10AA : Special economic zones-Free Trade Zone-Declaration on Software Technology Parks of India forms sufficient-No Requirement to maintain separate books of account-Entitle to exemption on incremental income arising pursuant to advanced Pricing Agreement (APA).