Section 65/ 3 The following items shall not be allowed as expenses in the calculation of net profits:
(1) Reserves except:
(a) Insurance premium reserves for life insurance set aside before calculation of profit, but only the amount not exceeding 65% of the amount of insurance premiums received in an accounting period after deducting premiums for re- insurance.
In a case where money is paid out on an amount insured on any life insurance policy whether in full or in part, only the paid amount which does not exceed the reserves under Paragraph 1 for such policy shall not be allowed as expense.
In a case where any life insurance policy contract is terminated, the amount of remaining reserve under Paragraph 1 for such policy shall be calculated in the calculation of income in the accounting period in which the contract is terminated.
(b) Insurance premium reserves for any other insurance set aside before the calculation of profit, but only the amount not exceeding 40% of the amount of insurance premiums received in an accounting period after deducting premiums for re-insurance and this amount of reserves set aside shall be income in the calculation of net profit for tax purposes in the following accounting period.
(c) A reserve set aside for bad debts or suspected bad debts from liability arising from the provision of credit which a commercial bank, finance company, securities company or credit foncier company sets aside under the laws governing commercial banks or laws governing the finance business, securities business and credit foncier business, as the case may be; but only the amount set aside which increases from such type of reserve appearing in the balance sheet of the previous accounting period.