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| (1) For the purposes of this section-
| | (a) a person is closely connected with another person where the Commissioner in his discretion considers that such persons are substantially identical or that the ultimate controlling interest of each is owned or deemed under this section to be owned by the same person or persons; | | |
| | (b) the controlling interest of a company shall be deemed to be owned by the beneficial owners of its shares, whether held directly or through nominees, and shares in one company held by or on behalf of another company shall be deemed to be held by the shareholders of the last-mentioned company. | | |
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| (2) Where a non-resident person carries on business with a resident person with whom he is closely connected and the course of such business is so arranged that it produces to the resident person either no pro fits or less than the ordinary profits which might be expected to arise, the business done by the non-resident person in pursuance of his connection with the resident person shall be deemed to be carried on in Ceylon, and such non-resident person shall be assessable and chargeable with income tax in respect of his profits from such business in the name of the resident person as if the resident person were his agent, and all the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly. |
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| (3) Where income tax is chargeable in respect of the profits arising from the sale of goods or produce manufactured or produced outside Ceylon by a non- resident person or by a person or persons with whom he is closely connected, the profits of such non-resident person for the purposes of this Act from the sale of such goods or produce shall be deemed to be not less than the profits which might reasonably be expected to have been made by a merchant, or, where the goods or produce are retailed by or on behalf of the non- resident person, by a retailer of the goods or produce sold, who had bought the same direct from a manufacturer or producer with whom he was not connected. |
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