Insertion of new section 44BBC
After section 44BBB of the Income-tax Act, the following section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2025, namely:—
’44BBC. Special provision for computing profits and gains of business of operation of cruise ships in case of non-residents – (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sections 28 to 43A, in the case of an assessee, being a non-resident, engaged in the business of operation of cruise ships subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, a sum equal to twenty per cent of the aggregate of the amounts specified in sub-section (2) shall be deemed to be the profits and gains of such business chargeable to tax under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession”.
(2) The amounts referred to in sub-section (1) shall be the following, namely:—
| (a) | the amount paid or payable to the assessee or to any person on his behalf on account of the carriage of passengers; and | |
| (b) | the amount received or deemed to be received by or on behalf of the assessee on account of the carriage of passengers.’. |