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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 2340 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 9702 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 7233 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 4959 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 119532 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 6210 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of ac...

May 22, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Interest on Bank Deposits Can Still Qualify for 80P Deduction- Bangalore ITAT Gives Relief to Credit Co-operative Society

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that interest income earned from mandatory reserve fund deposits and co-operative bank accounts qualifies for de...

May 22, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Remands Reassessment as Petitioner Failed to Participate Due to Auditor’s Lapse

Income Tax : The petitioner stated that reassessment notices were not acted upon because the auditor failed to inform it about the proceedings....

May 22, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Nominal Members Do Not Defeat Section 80P Deduction- Bang ITAT Grants Relief to Co-operative Society

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that the presence of associate or nominal members does not disqualify a co-operative society from claiming ded...

May 19, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 263 Revision as AO Conducted Detailed Inquiry into Agricultural Income

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that revision under section 263 was not sustainable where the Assessing Officer had already conducted extensive v...

May 15, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 5172 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 9360 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 4742 Views 0 comment Print


Co-op credit society providing credit facility to non-members not eligible for deduction U/s. 80P

August 21, 2017 4890 Views 0 comment Print

It is noticed by the Assessing Officer, after discussing in detail the activities of the appellant, is that the activities of the appellant are in violations of the provisions of the MACSA under which it is formed. It is pointed out by the Assessing Officer that the assessee is catering to two distinct categories of […]

Deduction U/s. 80P(2) cannot be denied to registered Primary Agricultural Credit Society for doing banking business

July 24, 2017 1614 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that as the assessee had produced a certificate showing that it was registered as Primary Agricultural Credit Society under the provision of Co-operative Societies Act, therefore, the assessee was entitled to the benefit of deduction under section 80P(2).

Allowability of deduction U/s. 80P(2)(a)(i) to Co-operative society engaged in providing credit facilities to members

July 12, 2017 12441 Views 0 comment Print

These appeals preferred by the assessee emanates from the order of learned Commissioner (Appeals)-2, Jodhpur for assessment year 2008-09 vide order dated 19-11-2015; assessment year 2010-11 vide order dated 20-11-2015

Credit Society eligible for Sec. 80P deduction on Interest on idle fund

May 31, 2017 3621 Views 0 comment Print

When the amount which was deposited in the bank was not an amount due to members and it was not the liability of the society to the members then the interest earned from the deposits in the bank was held to be eligible for deduction under Section 80P (1) as well as 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act.

Powers u/s. 263 cannot be invoked to substitute lawful view taken by AO with another view

March 22, 2017 1923 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner of Income Tax was trying to substitute a legally permissible view taken by the Id. AO with another view which was not a rational one. Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Malabar Industrial Co. Ltd (supra) has clearly held that revisionary powers u/s.263 of the Act cannot be invoked for substituting a lawful view taken by the Id. Assessing Officer, with another view.

Brief on Multi State Co-Operative Society

September 16, 2016 11644 Views 0 comment Print

The MSCS Act, 2002, along with MSCS Rules, 2002 govern the compliance requirement of MSCS.MSCS is a society registered or deemed to be registered under this Act and includes a national cooperative society and a Federal cooperative. It may make its bye-laws consistent with the provisions of this act and the rules made there under

Interest on investments of Service Co-operative Banks eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(1)

July 20, 2016 22124 Views 0 comment Print

Interest income on investments of Service Co-operative Banks is business income eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(1) and not income from other sources. SC decision in Totgar case not applicable in this case.

Auditor’s opinion on Section 80P Interpretation, cannot be a Information for Reopening U/s 147

June 16, 2016 4345 Views 0 comment Print

The case of assessee was reopened and the assessment under section 144 read with section 147 of the IT Act, 1961. While framing the assessment, the AO restricted the deduction claimed u/s 80P(2)(c)(i) of the Act and also confirmed the disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) consequent to deposit

Interest earned by credit Societies on deposit with Banks eligible for sec 80P(2)(a)(i) deduction

June 2, 2016 1236 Views 0 comment Print

Surplus funds not immediately required for day to day banking were kept in Bank deposits. The income earned there from thus would be income from banking business eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i).

Primary Agricultural Credit Society can claim deduction u/s 80P

May 11, 2016 3940 Views 0 comment Print

It is held that deduction u/s 80P is allowable to a primary agricultural credit society. In the instant case , assessee being a registered society classified in bye-laws as primary agricultural credit society is entitled to claim exemption u/s 80P.

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