Section 199 — Tax on income of certain manufacturing domestic companies

(1) Irrespective of anything contained in this Act, but subject to the provisions
of Parts A, B, E and this Part (other than sections 20071 and 201) of this Chapter,
the income-tax payable in respect of the total income of a person, being a domestic
company, for any tax year, shall, at the option of such person, be computed at the
rate of 25% subject to the following conditions:—
( a) the company has been set-up and registered on or after the 1st March,
2016;
( b) the company is not engaged in any business other than the business of
manufacture or production of any article or thing and research in relation
to, or distribution of, such article or thing manufactured or produced by
it; and
( c) the total income of the company has been computed,—
( i) without any deduction under—
( A) section 45(2) or 47(1)(b); or
( B) Chapter VIII-C, other than the provisions of section 146; or
( C) sections specified in section 205(1)(a) to (g);
( ii) without set off of any loss carried forward from any earlier tax year,
if such loss is attributable to any of the deductions referred to in
sub-clause (i).
(2) The loss referred to in sub-section (1)(c)(ii) shall be deemed to have been given
full effect to and no further deduction for such loss shall be allowed for any sub -
sequent year.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply unless an option is exercised by
the person in the manner as may be prescribed on or before the due date specified
under section 263(1) for furnishing the first of the returns of income which such
person is required to furnish and such option once exercised, shall apply to subse-
quent tax years.
(4) Once the option under sub-section (3) has been exercised for any tax year, it
cannot be subsequently withdrawn for the same or any other tax year, except where
the person exercises option under section 200.