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The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026

Appendix B

Made under The Code on Wages, 2019G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026

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COMPUTATION OF GROSS PROFITS

[See rule 24] Accounting year ending .........

Item Particulars Amount of sub- Amount of Remarks

No. Items main Items

Rs. Rs.

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

*1. Net Profit as shown in the Profit and Loss Account after making

usual and necessary provisions.

2. Add back provision for:

(a) Bonus to employees

(b) Depreciation

(c) Development Rebate Reserve See foot-

(d) Any other reserves note(1)

Total of Item No. 2……….. Rs…………

See foot-

note(1)

3. Add back also:

(a) Bonus paid to employees in respect of previous accounting See foot-

years. note(1)

(b) The amount debited in respect of gratuity paid or payable

to employees in excess of the aggregate of –

(i) the amount, if any, paid to, or provided for payment to, an

approved gratuity fund; and

(ii) the amount actually paid to employees on their retirement

or on termination of their employment for any reason.

(c) Donations in excess of the amount admissible for income-tax

.

(d) Capital expenditure (other than capital expenditure on

scientific research which is allowed as a deduction under any

law for the time being in force relating to direct taxes) and

capital losses (other than losses on sale of capital assets on

which depreciation has been allowed for income tax).

(e) Any amount certified by the Reserve Bank of India in terms See foot-

of sub-section (2) of section 34A of the Banking Regulation Act, note(1)

1949 (10 of 1949).

(f) Losses of, or expenditure relating to, any business situated

outside India.

Total of Item No.3………..

Rs……….

4. Add also income, profits or gains (if any ) credited directly

to

published or disclosed reserves, other than-

(i) capital receipts and capital profits (including profits on the

sale of capital assets on such depreciation has not been allowed

for income-tax);

(ii) profits of, and receipts relating to , any business situated

outside India;

(iii) income of foreign banking companies from investment

outside India.

Net total of Item No.4…….

Rs…………

5. Total of Item Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4… Rs…………

6. Deduct :

(a) Capital receipts and capital profits (other than profits on the See foot-

sale of assets on which depreciation has been allowed for note (2)

income-tax).

(b) Profits of, and receipts relating to any business situated

outside India.

(c) Income of foreign banking companies from investments See foot-

outside India . note (2)

(d) Expenditure or losses (if any ) debited directly to published

or disclosed reserves, other than – See foot-

note (2)

(i) capital expenditure and capital losses (other than losses on

sale of capital assets on which depreciation has not been

allowed for income-tax );

(ii) losses of any business situated outside India.

See foot-

note (3)

(e) In the case of foreign banking companies proportionate

administrative (overhead) expenses of head-office allocable to

Indian business.

See foot-

(f) Refund of any excess direct tax paid for previous accounting

note (2)

years and excess provision if any of previous accounting years,

relating to bonus, depreciation or development rebate, if

written back.

(g) Cash subsidy, if any, given by the government or by anybody

corporate established by any law for the time being in force or See foot-

by any other agency through budgetary grants, whether given note (2)

directly or through any agency for specified purposes and the

proceeds of which are reserved for such purposes .

Total of Item No. 6 ……

Rs……………..

7. Gross profits for purposes of bonus (Item No. 5 minus Item No. Rs……………..

6)

Explanation.— In sub-item (b) of Item 3, "approved gratuity fund" has the same meaning assigned to it in clause (5) of

section 2 of the Income Tax Act,1961.

* Where the profit subject to taxation is shown in the Profit and Loss account and the provision made for taxes on income is

shown, the actual provision for taxes on income shall be deducted from the profit.

Foot-note:-

(1) If, and to the extent, charged to Profit and Loss Account.

(2) If, and to the extent, credited to Profit and Loss Account.

(3) In the proportion of Indian Gross Profit (Item No. 7) to Total World Gross Profit (as per consolidated profit and loss

account adjusted as in Item No. 2 above only)]

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