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“agricultural income”

Chapter I - PreliminarySection 2 - DefinitionsSection 2(1A) / Rule 7, 7A, 7B(1), 7B(1A), 82,868 judgments

The decision most relied on for agricultural income is CIT v. Ghanshyam (HUF) (315 ITR 1), cited in 363 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on agricultural income

CIT v. Ghanshyam (HUF)
315 ITR 1 · 2009 · Supreme Court
363
citing judgments

Interest received under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, is considered part of the enhanced compensation on compulsory acquisition of land. It is taxable as 'capital gains' and not separately as 'interest income' under the head Income from Other Sources.

CIT v. Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd.
389 ITR 68 · 2016 · High Court
192
citing judgments

Income earned by a cooperative society from investing its surplus funds in short-term deposits and securities is not attributable to its core activities and therefore not eligible for deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Income-tax Act.

Mavilayi Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. CIT
414 ITR 67 · 2019 · High Court
190
citing judgments

The Full Bench of the Kerala High Court held that a co-operative bank or society is not entitled to a deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Income-tax Act if it provides loans to non-members. This decision was subsequently overruled by the Supreme Court.

Smt. Harshila Chordia v. ITO
298 ITR 349 · 2008 · High Court
187
citing judgments

Cash receipts from customers against genuine delivery of goods or services cannot be added as unexplained cash credits under Section 68. The case also provides guidance on non-disallowance under Section 40A(3) for business payments made in specific contexts like agricultural markets.

Kerala State Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Ltd. v. Assessing Officer
154 Taxmann.com 305 · 2023 · Supreme Court
136
citing judgments

Section 80P(4) is not applicable to a cooperative bank unless it is classified as a 'bank' under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. For cooperative banks not meeting this definition, the deduction for interest earned from investments in cooperative societies is available under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Income-tax Act.

CIT v. Raja Benoy Kumar Sahas Roy
32 ITR 466 · 1957 · Supreme Court
132
citing judgments

Income is considered agricultural income, exempt under Section 10(1), only if the land undergoes a measure of cultivation involving basic primary operations prior to germination and subsequent post-germination activities requiring human skill and labour.

Sabarkhanta Zilla Kharid Vechan Sangh Ltd. v. ClT
203 ITR 1027 · 1993 · Supreme Court
98
citing judgments

Co-operative societies or banks engaged in both agricultural and non-agricultural activities are entitled to deduction under Section 80P of the Income Tax Act, 1961, limited only to the profits derived from agricultural activities, not 100% of their gross profits.

CIT v. Usha Stud Agricultural Farms Ltd.
301 ITR 384 · 2008 · High Court
98
citing judgments

An addition cannot be made under Section 68 for cash credits if it is established that the credits do not pertain to the impugned assessment year but relate to earlier assessment years.

Judgments citing agricultural income

Hitendra Dilipsinh Jadeja, Ahmedabad vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-3(2)(2), Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is dismissed

ITA 66/AHD/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad21 Feb 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Smt.Annapurna Gupta & Ms. Suchitra Kambleassessment Year : 2017-18 Hitendra Dilipsinh Jadeja The Ito 4, Sanjay Park Society Vs Ward-3(2)(2) Nr.Jogni Mata Temple Ahmedabad Sanand Ahmedabad – 382 110 Gujarat Pan: Agfpj1666A अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : None Revenue By : Ms.Saumya Pandey Jain, Sr.Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 14/02/2024 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 21/02/2024 आदेश/O R D E R Per Ms. Suchitra Kamblethis Appeal Is Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 19/10/2022 Passed By The Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi [Hereinafter Referred To As “Cit(A)” In Short] For Assessment Year (Ay) 2017-18. 2. Grounds Of Appeal Are As Under:

For Appellant: NoneFor Respondent: Ms.Saumya Pandey Jain, Sr.DR
Section 234ASection 250(6)Section 44ASection 68

erred both in law and on the facts by confirming addition of Rs.9,72,300/- as unexplained agriculture income u/s 68 of the Act without taking into account the arguments of the appellant. Thus, Hon'ble CIT(A) has not taken into account the details submitted by the appellant ... various dates, the Assessing Officer made addition of Rs.31,30,000/- towards cash receipts from Shri Devendra D.Jadeja, addition of Rs.9,72,300/- towards agricultural income, addition of Rs.18,74,226/- towards Short Term Capital Gain (STCG) on sale of land and estimated the addition of Rs.3 Lakhs Hitendra Dilipsinh

Mr. Duraisamy Arun Prasath, Chennai vs. ITO, Non Corporate Ward 4(2), Coimbatore

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1553/CHNY/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai21 Feb 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 1553/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2017-18 Shri Duraisamy Arun Prasath, Vs. The Income Tax Officer, C/O. M/S. S. Sathiyanarayanan, Non-Corp Ward 4(2), Advocates, Coimbatore. F1, Prp Block – Rose Park, No.10, Santhi Nagar, 1St Cross, Adambakkam, Chennai – 600 088. [Pan: Bdapa 6265R] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri S. Sathyanarayanan, Advocate ""यथ" क" ओर से /Respondent By : Shri D. Hema Bhupal, Jcit सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 21.02.2024 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 21.02.2024 आदेश/ O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri S. SathyanarayananFor Respondent: Shri D. Hema Bhupal, JCIT
Section 115BSection 144Section 69A

parte and that of the AO is of best judgment assessment framed u/s.144 of the Act, due to non filing of evidence of agricultural income of earlier years. The ld.counsel stated that practically both the orders i.e., of the AO and CIT(A) is ex-parte and without allowing opportunity ... acres of agricultural land. The assessee has given various details i.e, adangal plus chitta and details of agricultural crops grown and quantum of agricultural income. But the AO noted that assessee is an agriculturist and does farming in his own land as well as 11 acres of leased land

The DCIT, Central Circle-2, Vadodara vs. Shri Pravinchandra Ranchhodbhai Patel, Vadodara

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 46/AHD/2023[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad15 Feb 2024AY 2014-15

Bench: Mrs. Annapurna Gupta & Ms. Suchitra R. Kambleिनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 Shri Pravinchandra The Deputy Commissioner Of Ranchhodbhai Patel, Income-Tax, Vs. 52, Sarvodaya Society, Central Circle-2, Nizampura, Vadodara Vadodara Pan : Acppp 2695 F अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ" "" "" यथ" "" "" यथ" यथ"/ (Respondent) यथ" Assessee By : Shri Jigar Adhyaru, Ar Revenue By : Shri Ashok Kumar Suthar, Sr Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 12.02.2024 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 15.02.2024 आदेश/O R D E R आदेश आदेश आदेश Per Annapurna Gupta:

For Appellant: Shri Jigar Adhyaru, ARFor Respondent: Shri Ashok Kumar Suthar, Sr DR
Section 132Section 139(1)Section 153ASection 250(6)Section 271(1)(c)

total assessed income of Rs.10,32,17,140/- after making various additions/disallowances, which included the addition of Rs. 4,48,600/- on account of agricultural income, Rs.4,00,84,234/- for credit entries from Bank Statements, Rs. 5,58,300/- for unexplained income, Rs. 2,51,180/- for unaccounted income ... order, assessee preferred appeal before the ld. CIT(A) who, partly allowed the appeal of the assessee; however, confirmed the additions on account of agriculture income of Rs.4,00,000/-, credit entries in bank account of Rs.26,63,386/-, unexplained loan/investment amounting to Rs.3,67,37,485/- and unaccounted income

Mani Sundaram, Devakottai vs. ITO, Ward-1, Karaikudi

In the result, we are of the considered view that the case on hand does not warrant levy of penalty under Section 271D of the Act

ITA 899/CHNY/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai07 Feb 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao & Shri Manjunatha, G.आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No.899/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2017-18 Mani Sundaram, Vs. The Income Tax Officer, No. 52, Thiyagigal Road, Ward-1, Karaikudi. Devakottai, Tamil Nadu 630 302. [Pan:Cwops9124D] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri T. Vasudevan, Advocate ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Ar V Sreenivasan, Addl. Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 01.02.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 07.02.2024 आदेश /O R D E R Per V. Durga Rao: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre [Nfac], Delhi, Dated 21.06.2023 Relevant To The Assessment Year 2017-18. 2. Brief Facts Of The Case Are That The Assessee Is A Proprietor Of M/S. Surabi Pvc Pipes & Filed The Return Of Income For The Assessment Year 2017-18 On 20.01.2018 Declaring Taxable Income Of ₹.3,03,720/-. The Return Of Income Was Processed Under Section 143(1) Of The Income Tax

For Appellant: Shri T. Vasudevan, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri AR V Sreenivasan, Addl. CIT
Section 143(1)Section 269SSection 271DSection 274

loan from Pandiyammal (Mother) 3. ₹.1,17,550/- cash loan from father-in-law (Sathaiah) 4. ₹.2,75,000/- cash received out of the agricultural income Since the Assessing Officer was of the opinion that the assessee has availed cash loan in contravention of provision of section 269SS