GULSHAN MERCANTILE URBAN COOPRATIVE BANK LTD.,MUZAFFARNAGAR vs. ACIT, CIRCLE- 1, MUZAFFARNAGAR

ITA 5481/DEL/2017Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 September 2021AY 2009-1011 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the application for approval of the gratuity trust should be considered from the date of application, not prospectively. It also ruled that dividend income received by the cooperative bank is not eligible for deduction under Section 80P(4). The issue of interest on NPA assets was remitted back to the AO for fresh adjudication with evidence.

What were the facts?

The assessee, a cooperative bank, appealed against additions made by the Assessing Officer (AO) concerning provisions for gratuity, dividend income, and interest on NPA assets. The CIT(A) had partly allowed some of these appeals.

What were the issues?

Whether provisions for gratuity are deductible when the approval for the trust was granted prospectively. Whether dividend income received by a cooperative bank is eligible for deduction under Section 80P(4). Whether interest on NPA assets can be added back without proper evidence of NPA classification.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 80P,Section 14A,Section 40A(7),Section 40A(9),Section 37,Section 40ic

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH ‘C’ : NEW DELHI

Before: SHRI O.P.KANT & SHRI KULDIP SINGH

For Appellant: Shri Anil Jain, CA
For Respondent: Shri Anima Barnwal, Sr. DR
Hearing: 27.09.2021

PER KULDIP SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER

Since common question of facts and law is involved in all the aforesaid appeals, the same are taken up together for disposal

by way of composite order to avoid repetition of d

The order continues below.

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