Totgars Co-operative Sale Society Ltd. v. ITO

322 ITR 283Supreme Court of India2010#33 most cited

What is Totgars Co-operative Sale Society Ltd. v. ITO authority for?

The interest income earned by a cooperative society from investing its surplus funds in fixed deposits with banks is not "derived from" its eligible business activities and is taxable as "income from other sources" under Section 56, thus not qualifying for deduction under Section 80P.

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Totgars Co-operative Sale Society · 322 ITR 283 · Section 80P · Section 80P(2)(d) · Section 80P(2)(a)(i) · interest income cooperative society · fixed deposit interest deduction · income from other sources Section 56 · derived from business · surplus funds investment

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Judgments citing Totgars Co-operative Sale Society Ltd. v. ITO

ACIT, Circle - 40, Kolkata vs. M/S. Sbi Staff Association Co-Op Bank Ltd., Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 424/KOL/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata10 May 2019AY 2014-15

Bench: Sh. P.M.Jagtap & Sh.S.S.Viswanethra Ravivs Acit, M/S. Sbi Staff Association Co- Cirle-40, 2Nd Floor, 3, Op. Bank Ltd., Govt. Place (W), 11, Abdul Hamid Street, Kolkata-700001. Kolkata-700069. Pan-Aadts2489J (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By Sh. C.J.Singh, Jcit, Sr.Dr Respondent By Sh. Piyush Dey, Fca Date Of Hearing 25.03.2019 Date Of Pronouncement 10.05.2019 Order Per S.S. Viswanethra Ravithis Appeal Filed By The Revenue Against The Order Dated 08.12.2016 Passed By Cit(A)-12, Kolkata For Ay 2014-15. 2. The Only Issue Is To Be Decided As To Whether The Cit(A) Is Justified In Deleting The Addition Made U/S 80P(2)(A)(I) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short “Act”) In The Facts & Circumstances Of The Case.

Section 63Section 64Section 80PSection 80P(2)(a)

…capital "if not immediately required to be lent to the members" was not contemplated. The assessee cannot claim any deduction which is not provided for by the section. Moreover the judgment in the case of Totgars Co- operative Sale Society Ltd. v. ITO [2010] 322 ITR 283/188 Taxman 282 (SC) is a binding authority for the preposition that "interest income arising on the surplus invested in short-term deposits and securities would come in the category of income from other sources. " 10. Realising his difficulty, Mr. Khaitan submitted that the assessee was under the impression that the income arising out of investme…