Income Tax Act, 1967.

Allowance for industrial premises.

67.—(1) In this section “premises” means an industrial building or structure within the meaning of section 255 which is not a building or structure to which section 264 applies.

(2) In estimating the amount of annual profits or gains arising or accruing from any trade the profits of which are chargeable to tax under Case I of Schedule D, there shall, notwithstanding anything in section 65, be allowed to be deducted, as expenses incurred in any year, on account of any premises owned by the person carrying on such trade and occupied by him for the purposes of the said trade, and situate outside the State, a deduction equal to one-third of the annual value of those premises.

(3) In estimating the profits for any year of any of the concerns which, by virtue of section 53, are charged under Case I (b) of Schedule D, there shall be allowed to be deducted, as expenses incurred in any year, on account of any premises owned by the person carrying on the concern and occupied by him for the purposes of such concern, a deduction equal to one-third of the annual value of those premises.

(4) Annual value for the purposes of this section shall be estimated according to the principles governing the estimation of the annual value for the purposes of Schedule A.