FORM NO. 56F 
(See rule 16D) 
Report under section IOA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 
 
1. I/We have examined the accounts and records of .................................................. 
…………………………………………………………………………………….….(name and address 
of the assessee with permanent account number) relating to the business of their undertaking 
named engaged in the export of articles or things or computer software during the year ended on 
the 31 st March...........................  
2. 1/We certify that the undertaking is located 
at.............................................................................................................. (exact location of the 
undertaking) registered under................................................................................free trade 
zone/export processing zone/ electronic ……………………………….(name of the 
FTZ/EPZ/EHTP/STP/SEZ) hardware technology park/ software technology park/ special 
economic zone and that the deduction to be claimed by the assessee under section 10A o fthe 
Income-tax Act, 1961, in respect of the assessment year................... is Rs..................., which has 
been determined on the basis of the details in Annexure A to this Form.  
3. I/We certify that I/we have collected all the relevant information necessary for computing the 
deduction allowable under this section and have verified the same with reference to the accounts 
and records of the assessee. 
4. In my/our opinion and to the best of my/our knowledge and according to the explanations given 
to me/us, the particulars given in the Annexure A are true and correct. 

 
Date  .............................. 
Signed Accountant  ......................................... 

 ANNEXURE A 
( See Paragraph 2 of Form 56F] 
Details relating to the claim by the exporter for deduction under 
section 10A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 
1.  Name of the assessee                                                 …………………………………………... 
2.  Assessment year                                                         …………………………………………... 
3.   Name of the undertaking                                             …...……………………………………… 
4. Location and address of the undertaking                      ...………………………………………... 
5. Nature of business of the undertaking                          ...………………………………………... 

6.  Date of initial registration in FTZ/EPZ/SEZ                       ….………………………..………... 
7. Date of commencement of manufacture or production       .......…………………………………. 
8.  Number of the consecutive year for which the deduction is claimed   ………………………… 
9. Total turnover of the business                                         .... ……….…………………………. 
10. Total turnover of the undertaking                                     .…………………….…………...…. 
11. Total profits derived by the business                               .…………………………….………. 
12. Total profits derived by the undertaking                           ......……………......…………………. 
13. Total export turnover                                                        ..………….…………………………. 
14. Export proceeds received in convertible foreign exchange of the undertaking in respect of 
a. articles or things, or                                             ...……………………………………. 
b. computer software                                               ………………..……………………. 
15. Sale proceeds of the undertaking in respect of 
a. articles or things, or                                             ………………………………………. 
b. computer software                                               ………………………………………. 
16. Please specify 
 whether the fill consideration in convertible  foreign  exchange for 
exports made by the undertaking  was brought into India within a 
period of six months from the end of the previous year . 
(i) 
 Yes/No 
(ii)  If not, whether it was brought into India within such further period in 
the previous year as allowed by the Competent Authority .  Yes/No 
 Specify  the  amount  and  the relevant  previous  year  in case such 
amount is brought into India in convertible foreign exchange beyond 
the  period of  six months from the end of relevant previous year and 
with  the  approval of the Competent  Authority, where such amount 
relates to  any other  previous  year. Also  state  the  name  of  the 
authority  and  the  period up to  which  the  approval was accorded 
(iii) 
 .......................... 
 Amount  of sale  proceeds, if any, that  are credited to a separate 
account maintained by the assessee with any bank outside India 
and  the  reference  number of Reserve  Bank of  India according 
permission for the same 
(iv) 
 ........................ 
17.   Amount of deduction under section 10A to which the assessee is 
 ………………… 
entitled with the working sheet 
18.  Qualifications, if any, on the above.  
 …………………