The assessee, a contractor or developer, was initially denied deduction u/s 80IA(4) by the Assessing...

The assessee, a contractor or developer, was initially denied deduction u/s 80IA(4) by the Assessing Officer, citing the retrospective amendment introduced by the Finance Act, 2009, which required the assessee to be the owner of the property as a developer. However, the ITAT held that the assessee qualified as a developer within the meaning of Section 80-IA and was eligible for the deduction under Sub-section (4). The High Court upheld the concurrent findings of the CIT (Appeals) and the Tribunal, stating that the assessee was awarded a contract for full-fledged development of a new infrastructure facility at an airport, involving financial and entrepreneurial risk, thus qualifying as a developer eligible for the deduction. .....

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