Section 5(2) in The Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964
(2)In the case of any company which in the [Assessing Officer's] [Substituted for the words Income-tax Officer by Act 04 of 1988, section 187] opinion is assessable under this Act, the Income-tax Officer may, before the end of the relevant assessment year, serve a notice upon its principal officer, or where in the case of a non-resident company any person has been treated as its agent under section 163 of the Income-tax Act, upon such person requiring him to furnish within thirty days from the date of service of the notice a return of the chargeable profits of the company during the previous year in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed manner and setting forth such other particulars as may be prescribed :Provided that on a application made in this behalf, the [Assessing Officer] [Substituted for the words "Income-tax Officer" by Act 04 of 1988, section 187] may, in his discretion, extend the date for the furnishing of the return.
