Form 175: Quarterly pension-fund investment intimation under Schedule V

282. Notification of pension fund and other conditions to be satisfied by the pension fund. — (1) The pension fund mentioned in Schedule V [Table: Sl. No. 7.Note 5(a)(iii)] to the Act shall be required to satisfy the following other conditions: — (a) it shall be regulated under the law of a foreign country including the laws made by any of its political constituents being a province, State or local body, by whatever name called, under which it is created or established, as the case may be; (b) it shall be responsible for administering or investing the assets for meeting the statutory obligations and defined contributions of one or more funds or plans established for providing retirement, social security, employment, disability, death bene fits or any similar compensation to the participants or beneficiaries of such funds or plans, as the case may be; (c) the condition in clause (b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied with respect to assets being administered or invested, if the following conditions are satisfied: — (i) value of such assets is not more than 10% of the total value of the assets administered or invested by such fund; (ii) such assets are wholly owned directly or indirectly by the Government of a foreign country; and (iii) such assets vests in the Government of such foreign country upon dissolution; (d) the earnings and assets of the pension fund are used only for meeting statutory obligations and defined contributions for participants or beneficiaries of funds or plans refer red to in clause (b) and no portion of the earnings or assets of the pension fund inures any benefit to any other private person; (e) the provisions of clause (d) shall not apply to any payment made to creditors or depositors for loan taken or borrowing for the purposes other than for making investment in India; (f) the provisions of clause (d) shall not apply to earning from the asset s referred to in clause (c), if the said earning are credited either to the account of the Government of that foreign country or to any other account designated by such Government so that no portion of the earnings inures any benefit to any private person; (g) it shall intimate the details in respect of each investment made by it in India during the quarter within one month from the end of the quarter in Form No. 175; (h) it shall file return of income on or before the due date specified under section 263 (1)(c) and furnish a compliance certificate in Form No. 176 from an accountant as defined in section 515(3)(b) along with such return; and (i) the expression loans and borrowings mentioned in this sub -rule shall have the meaning assigned to them in Schedule V [Table: Sl. No. 7.Note 5(c)] to the Act. (2) For the purposes of notification under Schedule V [Table: Sl. No. 7.Note 5(a)(iii)(D)] to the Act, the pension fund shall make an application in Form No. 174 enclosing therewith relevant documents and evid ence, to the Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi having supervision and control over the work of Foreign Tax and Tax Research Division. [PDF PAGE 253] [भाग II—खण्‍ ड 3(i)] भारत‍का‍राजपत्र‍:‍असाधारण 1785