{"id":5127,"date":"2018-03-10T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T09:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostbooks.com\/in\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2018-03-10T18:41:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T13:11:47","slug":"rule-2d-guidelines-approval-clause-23f-section-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostbooks.com\/in\/hb\/all-rules\/rule-2d-guidelines-approval-clause-23f-section-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule &#8211; 2D, Guidelines for approval under clause (23F) of section 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2D.<\/b>\u00a0(1) For the purposes of clause (<i>23F<\/i>) of section 10, the prescribed authority shall be the Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) having jurisdiction over the venture capital fund or the venture capital company who makes application for approval under sub-rule (2).<\/p>\n<p>(2) An application for approval shall be made in Form No. 56A by a venture capital fund or a venture capital company to the Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) referred to in sub-rule (1).<\/p>\n<p>(3) Every application under sub-rule (2) may be made in any previous year in which any income by way of dividend or long-term capital gains of a venture capital fund or a venture capital company from investments made by way of equity shares in a venture capital undertaking shall not be included in computing the total income of such venture capital fund or venture capital company.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Every application for approval under sub-rule (2) shall be accompanied by the following documents, namely :\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0(a) a copy of trust deed or certificate of incorporation under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956);<br \/>\n(b) balance sheets and profit and loss account for three previous years immediately preceding the previous year in which the application is made;<br \/>\n(c) Forms 56B and 56C duly filled in and signed by the applicant; and<br \/>\n(d) a copy of the certificate of registration issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.<\/p>\n<p>(5) The Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) shall approve the venture capital fund or the venture capital company, as the case may be, subject to the following conditions, namely :\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(a) the venture capital fund or the venture capital company, as the case may be, is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India established under section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992);<br \/>\n(b) <sup>66<\/sup>[* * *]<br \/>\n(c) <sup>66<\/sup>[* * *]<br \/>\n(d) a venture capital fund or a venture capital company, as the case may be, shall not invest more than <sup>67<\/sup>[twenty] per cent of its total monies raised or total paid-up share capital in one venture capital undertaking;<br \/>\n(e) a venture capital fund or a venture capital company, as the case may be, shall not make investment of more than forty per cent in the equity capital of one venture capital undertaking;<br \/>\n(f) every venture capital fund and venture capital company, shall maintain books of account and get such books audited by an accountant, as defined in Explanation to sub-section (2) of section 288 and furnish the report of such audit duly signed and verified by such accountant to the Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) before the due date of filing of the return under sub-section (1) of section 139.<\/p>\n<p>(6) The Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) shall pass an order in writing granting approval or refusing approval to the venture capital fund or venture capital company, as the case may be\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p><b>Provided<\/b>\u00a0that the Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) shall not refuse the approval except in concurrence with the Director-General of Income-tax (Exemptions):<\/p>\n<p><b>Provided further<\/b>\u00a0that every venture capital fund or venture capital company, as the case may be, shall be given an opportunity of being heard before passing an order under this rule.<\/p>\n<p>(7) The Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) shall withdraw the approval granted under sub-rule (6) in the following circumstances, namely :\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(<i>a<\/i>)\u00a0if the venture capital fund or the venture capital company\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">(i) fails to make investments in the manner specified in sub-rule (5);<br \/>\n(ii) invests more than <sup>67<\/sup>[twenty] per cent of the monies raised by a venture capital fund or <sup>67<\/sup>[twenty] per cent of paid-up share capital of the venture capital company, as the case may be, in one venture capital undertaking;<br \/>\n(iii) makes an investment of more than forty per cent in the equity capital in one venture capital undertaking;<br \/>\n(iv) fails to maintain books of account and get such accounts audited by an accountant or fails to file the audit report required in clause (f) of sub-rule (5);<br \/>\n(v) violates the provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0(b) if the certificate of registration granted under section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), to a venture capital fund or a venture capital company is suspended or cancelled by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.]<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"source\">Reference: www.incometaxindia.gov.in<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2D.\u00a0(1) For the purposes of clause (23F) of section 10, the prescribed authority shall be<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> 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