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Taxation Framework for Cooperative Societies in India

Corporate Law : Learn about the characteristics, types, and tax implications of cooperative societies in India, including deductions under Section...

February 27, 2024 2436 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Circular 13/2023: Condonation for 80P Deduction Returns

Income Tax : Explore Circular 13/2023 on Income Tax condoning delays for returns claiming 80P deduction from AY 2018-19 to AY 2022-23. Understa...

January 15, 2024 9933 Views 0 comment Print

Overview of Section 194N & Recent Landmark Judgments of Madras HC

Income Tax : TDS on Cash Withdrawals - Section 194N of Income Tax Act, 1961: Section 194N provides that every banking company, cooperative bank...

December 25, 2023 7374 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on securities or house property income of co-op society – Section 80P(2)(f) deduction

Income Tax : Understand the tax implications of interest on securities and income from house property for co-operative societies. Learn about S...

November 7, 2022 5004 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Co-Operative Society

Income Tax : Section 80P: Deduction in respect of Income of Co-operative Societies In case of all co-operative societies, except co-operative b...

October 23, 2021 119691 Views 2 comments Print


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Clarify on exemption of interest on deposits by co-operative societies with multi-State cooperative banks

Income Tax : The anomalous position may be rectified by making suitable amendment in section 2(19) defining a Co-operative Society, by includin...

December 28, 2017 6252 Views 1 comment Print


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ITAT Bangalore Allowed Section 80P Deduction on Interest from Scheduled & Co-op Banks

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned from scheduled and co-operative banks was attributable to the society's business of providing credi...

June 30, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed Despite Nominal Members: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be denied merely because a co-operative society has nominal or associa...

June 28, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Section 80P Deduction on Interest from Statutory Deposits with Co-operative Banks

Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that interest earned on compulsory statutory deposits made under the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act const...

June 25, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard Under Section 148A

Income Tax : The High Court set aside the assessment order, demand notice, and bank attachment after finding that the proceedings were complete...

June 23, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print


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Condonation of Delay for AY 2023-24 – Section 80P Deduction Claims

Income Tax : CBDT issues Circular No. 14/2024 allowing condonation of delay in filing tax returns for AY 2023-24 under Section 80P, benefiting ...

October 30, 2024 5364 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax Circular: Condonation of Delay for Deduction u/s 80P

Income Tax : Circular No. 13/2023-Income Tax: The government allows condonation of delay for filing returns of income claiming deduction u/s 80...

July 26, 2023 9534 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification regarding eligibility of deduction under Section 80P to Regional Rural Banks

Income Tax : Circular No. 6/2010-Income Tax 2.As Regional Rural banks (RRB) are basically corporate entities (and not cooperative societies, t...

September 20, 2010 4871 Views 0 comment Print


Interest earned by Co-op Society on Investment with Co-op Bank eligible for Deduction

January 8, 2020 2628 Views 0 comment Print

Technopolis Premises Co-operative Society Limited Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We are of the considered view that though the co-operative bank pursuant to the insertion of sub-section (4) of Sec. 80P would no more be entitled for claim of deduction under Sec. 80P of the Act, however, as a co-operative bank continues to be a co-operative […]

Interest Income of CHS from Co-op Bank entitled for Section 80P (2)(d) deduction

December 21, 2019 7833 Views 1 comment Print

Though the co-operative banks pursuant to the insertion of sub­section (4) to Sec. 80P would no more be entitled for claim of deduction under Sec. 80P of the Act, but as a co-operative bank continues to be a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912), or under any other law for the time being in force in any State for the registration of co-operative societies, therefore, the interest income derived by a co-operative society from its investments held with a co-operative bank would be entitled for claim of deduction under Sec.80P(2)(d) of the Act.

Section 80P deduction allowable to co-op credit societies despite loans to nominal members

September 23, 2019 11343 Views 0 comment Print

Assesse-cooperative society registered under the Maharashtra Co-op. Society Act, 1960 was entitled for exemption under section 80P on giving of loans to members/nominal members as the definition of  ‘member’ given in section 2(19) of the Maharashtra Co­operative Societies Act took within its sweep even a nominal member, associate member and sympathizer member and there was no distinction made between duly registered member and nominal, associate and sympathizer member.

Interest on FDR of co-op society with co-op bank eligible for Section 80P(2)(d) deduction

September 2, 2019 29598 Views 0 comment Print

Interest income derived by assessee, co-operative society from its investments held with a co-operative bank, was entitled for claim of deduction under section 80P(2)(d) as for the purposes of section 80P(2)(d) of the Act, Cooperative Bank Ltd shall be treated as a co-operative society.

Unexplained cash credit U/s. 68 cannot be treated as business income & not eligible for Section 80P Deduction

May 23, 2019 3432 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs M/s. Mundela Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. (ITAT Cochin) With regard to non granting of deduction u/s. 80P(2) of the Act, treating the unexplained credits as ‘income from other sources’, this issue was considered by the Jurisdictional High Court in the case of Kerala Sponge Iron Ltd., 79 taxmann.com/379 ITR 330 wherein ‘the income […]

Section 80P(4): To allow deduction AO can enquire into activities of assessee

March 19, 2019 3126 Views 0 comment Print

The Mavilayi Service Co-operative Bank Ltd Vs CIT (Kerala High Court) In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in Citizen Co-operative Society v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax: AIR 2017 SC 5147, it cannot be contended that, while considering the claim made by an assessee society for deduction under Section 80P […]

Deduction U/s. 80P not allowable to Co-operative society if it provides Credit facility to other than members

March 9, 2019 4671 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee-society was engaged in activity of finance business and was also engaged in activity of granting loans to general public as well, it could not be termed as co-operative society meant only for its members and providing credit facilities to its members, hence assessee was not entitled to deduction under section 80P.

Deduction U/s. 80P to cooperative society on Interest earned on FDs and saving bank deposit

November 28, 2018 11592 Views 0 comment Print

Jawala Cooperative Urban Thrift & Credit Society Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Funds kept in bank could be said to be ready for utilization by the assessee, cooperative society, in its business of providing credit facilities to its members, and therefore, the income from such monies, kept in bank, were attributable to the business of […]

Registered Agricultural society entitled to deduction U/s. 80P(2)

November 1, 2018 780 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Mundela Service Cooperative Bank Ltd. (ITAT Cochin) Admittedly, the assessee is primary agricultural credit society registered under the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969. The Hon’ble High Court of Kerala in the case of Chirakkal Service Co-op Bank Ltd. (supra) had held that a primary agricultural credit society, registered under the Kerala Cooperative Societies […]

Interest earned by banking co-op society deductible u/s 80P(2)(a)(i)

October 25, 2018 5265 Views 0 comment Print

Interest earned by co-operative society, engaged in banking business, out of investment made with co-operative bank deductible u/s 80P(2)(a)(i)

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