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FORM NO.65

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FORM NO.65

[See rule 11P]

Application for *exercising/renewing option for the tonnage tax scheme under *sub- section

(1) of section 115VP or sub – section (1) of section 115VR of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

To,

The Joint Commissioner,

…………………………

Sir,

I, on behalf of , hereby apply for *exercising /renewing the option for the tonnage tax

[Nam e of t he c om pany ]

scheme in accordance with the provisions of *sub-section (1) of section 115VP or sub-section (1)

of section 115VR of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with effect from the assessment year………..

2. A statement of particulars for the purpose of *exercising /renewing the option is

enclosed as per Annexure to this Form.

Verification **

I, ………………………………(full name in block letters), do hereby declare that what is

stated in this application and the Annexure hereto is true to the best of my information

and belief. I further confirm that:

(1) is an Indian company within the meaning of clause

[Name of the company]

(26) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

(2)The place of effective management of the company within the meaning of section

115VC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is in India.

(3) The company owns …… qualifying ship(s).

(4) The main object of the company is operation of ships. Copy of Memorandum of

Association of the company is enclosed.

2. I further declare that I am making this application in my capacity as ………………

and I am also competent to make this application and verify it.

………………………………

Name and Signature

Place: ………..

Date : ………

Note:

1. This application should be filed with the Joint Commissioner of Income-tax

having jurisdiction over the applicant company.

2. All the columns in the application must be filled in. Part A and Part B (if

applicable) of the Annexure must be filled in, failing which the application

shall be treated as incomplete.

3. * Strike out whichever is not applicable.

4. ** Before signing the verification every person should satisfy himself that the

application, the accompanying statements and documents are, to the best of

his knowledge and belief, correct and complete in all respects. Any person

making any false statement shall be liable to be prosecuted under section

277 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

5. The application shall be signed and verified on behalf of the company by the

managing director of the company, or where for any unavoidable reason such

managing director is not able to sign and verify this Form, or where there is

no managing director, by any director:

Provided that:

(a) where the company is being wound up, whether under the orders of a

court or otherwise, or where any person has been appointed as the

receiver of any assets of the company, the statement shall be signed and

verified by the liquidator referred to in sub-section (1) of section 178 of the

Income-tax Act;

(b) where the management of the company has been taken over by the

Central Government or any State Government under any law, the

statement of the company shall be signed and verified by the principal

officer thereof.

ANNEXURE

Statement of particulars to be furnished for *exercising/renewing option for tonnage tax scheme

PART – A

1. Name of the company in full (in block letters)

2. Permanent Account Number

3. Address of the Registered Office

4. Address (es) of branch office (es)

5. Date of incorporation (enclose a copy of the certificate

of incorporation)

6. Date on which the company became a qualifying

company [to be given only in case of a company

which becomes a qualifying company after the initial

period] (enclose evidence in s upport of the claim)

7. Details of ships owned or chartered by the company

(i) Owned ships

Sl.No. Name of the

Net

tonnage

Flag Type of ship Whether qualifying

ship

or not

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

(ii) Ships chartered in on bareboat charter-cum -demise terms

Sl.

No.

Name of the

ship

Net

tonnage

Flag Type of

Date of

commencement of

charter

Period of

charter

Reference

No. of

DG(Shipping)

approval

Whether

qualifying

or not

ship

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

(iii) Ships charte red in on bareboat charter terms for more than three years

Sl.

No.

Name of the

ship

Net

tonnage

Flag Type of

Date of

commencement of

charter

Period of

charter

Reference

No. of

DG(Shipping)

approval

Whether

qualifying

or not

ship

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

(iv) Ships chartered in on bareboat charter terms for less than three years

Sl.

No.

Name of the

ship

Net

tonnage

Flag Type of

Date of

commencement of

charter

Period of

charter

Reference

No. of

DG(Shipping)

approval

Whether

qualifying

or not

ship

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

(v) Ships chartered out on bareboat charter-cum-demise terms

Sl.No. Name of ship Net tonnage Date of commencement

Period of

charter

Whether

of charter

qualifying

or not

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

(vi) Ships chartered out on bareboat charter terms for more than three years

Sl.No. Name of

Net tonnage Date of

Whether

qualifying

or not

Period of

charter

ship

commencement of

charter

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

(vii) Ships c hartered out on bareboat charter terms for less than three years

Sl.No. Name of

Net tonnage Date of

Whether

qualifying

or not

Period of

charter

ship

commencement of

charter

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

(viii) Other ships chartered in [other tha n those referred to at (ii), (iii) and (iv) above]

Sl.

No.

Name of the

ship

Net

tonnage

Flag Type of

Date of

commencement of

charter

Period of

charter

Reference

No. of

DG(Shipping)

approval

Whether

qualifying

or not

ship

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

8. Name(s) and address(es) of directors of the

applicant company

PART-B

(Statement of particulars to be furnished only in case of renewing of option for tonnage tax scheme)

1. Date(s) of exercising earlier option(s) alongwith date(s ) of

order approving the option [enclose a copy of the order(s)].

2. Details regarding earlier options:

(i) Whether the company ceased to be a qualifying

company at any time during earlier option(s)

(ii ) Whether any default was made in complying with

the provisions of section 115VT or section 115VU

or section 115VV (if yes, give details)

(iii) Whether the company was excluded from the

scheme under section 115VZC (if yes, give

details)

(iv ) Whether the company voluntarily opted out of the

tonnage tax scheme (if yes, give de tails)

(v) Whether there was an amalgamation of the

company with a company, which was a qualifying

company on 1st October, 2004 and had not

exercised the option within the initial period.

Place :

Date :

**Signed

Note:

1. * Strike out whichever is not applicable.

2. ** This Annexure has to be signed by the person competent to sign the application.

3. “Initial period” means the period after the 30th day of September, 2004 but before the 1s t day

of January, 2005.

4. Part-A is to be filled up both in case of exercising the option and while renewing the option.

However, Part-B is to be filled up only in cases where an application is being filed for

renewing the option.

5. In respect of each of the ships, details of which are being given in item 7, a copy of the

following certificates, as may be relevant, in case of each qualifying ship should be

enclosed:

(i) Certificate of registration under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and certificate

under Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ship) Rules, 1987 made under

the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958;

(ii ) Certificate of registration under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and international

tonnage certificate issued under the provisions of the Convention on Tonnage

Measurement of Ships, 1969 as specified in the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage

Measurement of Ship) Rules, 1987 made under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958;

(iii) Permission obtained from the Director-General of Shipping to charter in a ship in

case of ships registered outside India.

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