SHECOSPIN EMPLOYEES CO OP CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED,SANGOLE vs. NATIONAL FACELESS APPEAL CENTER, DELHI
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that interest income earned by a cooperative society from another cooperative bank qualifies for deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the IT Act. This decision followed a coordinate bench ruling in the assessee's own case for other assessment years.
What were the facts?
The assessee, a cooperative society, claimed deduction under Section 80P for interest income earned from deposits with a cooperative bank. The Assessing Officer disallowed this claim, treating the income as not eligible for deduction. The CIT(A)/NFAC confirmed the disallowance.
What were the issues?
Whether interest income earned by a cooperative society from deposits with another cooperative bank is eligible for deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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- Totgars Co-operative Sale Society Ltd. v. ITO1,283 citing322 ITR 283 · 2010 · SC
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, PUNE BENCH “B”, PUNE
Before: SHRI R. K. PANDA & SHRI VINAY BHAMORE
ORDER
PER VINAY BHAMORE, JM:
This appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order dated 11.12.2023 passed by LD CIT(A)/NFAC for the assessment year 2017-18.
The appellant has raised the following grounds of appeal :- “1. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, it may please be held that the interest income of Rs.7,82,259/- earned by the appellant assessee during the previous year from Cooperative Societies and Cooperative Banks on deposits kept with them does not constitute the business income of the appellant but the same constitutes as income from other sources and hence the same is exempt u/s 80P[2][d] of the I.T. Act 1961.
2. In the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, it may please be held that the appellant had kept the deposits with the 2 Cooperative Societies and Cooperative Banks out of its surplus funds from its only activity of providing credit facility to its members and hence interest income earned thereon was rightly claimed as exempt under Section 80P[2][d] of the I.T. Act 1961 and all the consequential reliefs may please be granted.
The learned CIT [A] has misconstrued the Statement of facts submitted by the appellant in Form 35 wherein in Para 13 it has been mentioned that the decision of Hon SC in the ease of Totgar’s Coop Sale society Ltd v/s ITO reported in 322 ITR 283 was inapplicable. The said statement was made relating to the business of the appellant in the said case, which was carrying on business of providing credit facilities to its members and to market the agriculture produce of its members, whereas the business of the appellant assessee herein was of providing credit facilities to its members only out of surplus funds available with it and was not out of the business of providing credits to its members or public at large. In the circumstances the interest earned by the appellant society was not its business income but income from other sources and accordingly be taxed u/s 80P[2][d] of the I.T. Act 1961 4. The respondent revenue may please be directed to pay cost of this appeal to the appellant asscssee for causing harassment by not following the binding decisions of Hon, ITAT Pune Benches and decision of Hon. Supreme Court in proper perspective.
The appellant craves the permission to add, amend, modify, alter, revise, substitute, delete any or all grounds of appeal
, if deemed necessary at the time of hearing of the appeal.”
3. The facts, in brief, are that the assessee is a Co-operative Society registered under the provisions of the Maharashtra Co- operative Societies Act, 1960. It is engaged in the business of providing credit facilities to its members. The Return of Income for the assessment year 2017-18 was filed on 25.11.2019 declaring Rs.Nil income after claiming deduction u/s 80P of the IT Act. Against the said return of income, the assessment was completed by the Assessing Officer by disallowing the claim for deduction of Rs.4,15,001/- being interest from investment and Rs.3,67,258/-
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