The Business Profits Act, 1947.
5. Application of Act.-
This Act shall apply to every business of which any part
of the profits made during the chargeable
accounting period is chargeable to income-tax by virtue of the provisions of
sub-clause
(1) or sub- clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4.of the
Indian Income - tax
Act, 1922, or of clause (c) of that
sub-section:
Provided that this Act shall not
apply to any business the whole of the profits of which accrue or arise without British India where such business is carried on
by or on behalf of a person who is resident but not ordinarily
resident in British India, unless the business is controlled in India:
Provided further that this act shall not apply to any income, profits or gains
of business accruing or arising within an Indian State unless such income,
profits or gains are received or deemed under the provisions of the aforesaid
Act to be received in or are brought into British India in any chargeable
accounting period, or are assessable under section 42 of that Act.