Section 80-IAC Tax Exemption for Startups | N D Savla & Associates
Section 80-IAC · Nashik, Maharashtra

Section 80-IAC Tax Exemption — Applied for. Claimed correctly.

Advisory and application support on the profit-linked deduction available to eligible startups, including choosing the claim years and maintaining the documentation the claim depends on.

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Section 80-IAC provides a deduction in respect of profits of an eligible startup for a specified number of years within a defined window. It is one of the few genuine tax holidays available to an early-stage company, and it is claimed less often than it could be.

N D Savla & Associates handles the application and the ongoing claim for eligible startups in Nashik and across Maharashtra, covering the approval process, the conditions and the audit documentation.

The decision that matters most is timing. The deduction is available for a limited number of years chosen out of a longer window, and a company that is loss-making early should think carefully about which years it elects rather than claiming at the first opportunity.

Our Section 80-IAC Tax Exemption Services

Eligibility Assessment

Assessment against incorporation date, turnover and the nature of the business.

Approval Application

Preparation and filing of the application for approval of the deduction.

Claim Year Planning

Analysis of which years to elect having regard to projected profits.

Condition Review

Review of the conditions relating to formation, reconstruction and asset transfer.

Audit Documentation

The report and documentation required to support the claim in the return.

Return Claim Support

Support in claiming the deduction correctly in the income tax return.

Record Maintenance

Maintenance of the records the claim will be tested against.

Assessment Support

Support where the claim is examined in assessment proceedings.

Our Process

1

Eligibility Check

The company is tested against each of the statutory conditions.

2

Application

The application for approval is prepared and filed with supporting material.

3

Election Planning

The years in which the deduction will be claimed are planned against projections.

4

Claim & Documentation

The deduction is claimed with the required report and supporting records.

5

Defence

The claim is supported in any subsequent examination by the department.

Why It Matters

Eligibility tested against every condition
Claim years planned rather than taken by default
Formation conditions reviewed before applying
Audit documentation prepared alongside the claim
Deduction claimed correctly in the return
Records maintained for later examination
Support if the claim is questioned
Interaction with other reliefs considered

Frequently Asked Questions

It provides a deduction in respect of profits and gains derived from an eligible business, for a specified number of assessment years falling within a prescribed window.
No. Recognition is a precondition, but a separate approval is required and the statutory conditions must be satisfied.
The deduction is available for a limited number of years elected out of a longer period, which allows the claim to be aligned with profitable years.
The provision contains conditions relating to the company not being formed by splitting up or reconstruction of an existing business and to the transfer of previously used assets.
The claim requires the prescribed report to be furnished along with the return, and the underlying records should support it.
Interaction with other provisions, including minimum tax and carried forward losses, should be considered before electing the claim years.

Eligible for the startup tax holiday?

Send us your projections — we'll test eligibility and plan which years to claim in.