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Start-ups with annual turnover of less than Rs 25 crore to get tax breaks, incentives

24 Feb 2016 Evaluate

Government has come out with a uniform definition of startups under which a company with an annual turnover of less than Rs 25 crore in the first five years from the date of its incorporation/registration will be eligible for tax breaks and other incentives under the government’s start-up policy if it fulfils certain conditions. Notifying the definition, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) said it would bring about 'uniformity' and ensure that only genuine startups get the benefits.

Further, in its notification DIPP has said that in order to obtain tax benefits a startup so identified under the definition shall be required to obtain a certificate of an eligible business from the Inter-Ministerial Board of Certification, comprising a joint secretary with the DIPP and representatives of the departments of science and technology as well as biotechnology.

The DIPP also said that a startup must be working towards innovation, development, deployment or commercialization of new products, processes or services driven by technology or intellectual property. Besides, a company working on “significantly improved existing product or service or process that will create or add value for customers or workflow” will also be eligible for incentives if it fulfills other conditions. However, any such entity formed by “splitting up or reconstruction of a business already in existence” won’t be considered a start-up.

Startups will also be required to submit a simple application with various documents including a letter of funding of not less than 20 per cent in equity by any incubation fund/ angel fund/ private equity fund/ duly registered with SEBI that endorses innovative nature of the business. The process of recognition as a start-up would be through mobile app or the DIPP portal.


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