The Appellate Tribunal held that income earned from investments ...
Income from investments in non-cooperative banks not eligible for deduction under sec 80P(2)(d). Assessing Officer to consider other sections or deduction u/s 57.
July 4, 2024
Case Laws Income Tax AT
The Appellate Tribunal held that income earned from investments in cooperative banks, which are not cooperative societies, is not eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) of the Act. The argument that cooperative banks are also cooperative societies was deemed baseless. The Tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to examine if investments with cooperative banks were made due to statutory compulsions and, if so, to consider granting deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act. If not eligible under 80P(2)(a)(i), the AO should assess eligibility u/s 80P(2)(d) in light of a recent Supreme Court judgment. If neither section applies, the AO should consider a deduction u/s 57 for the cost of funds. The Tribunal relied on the Karnataka High Court judgment for granting deduction for the cost of funds and ordered consideration of the assessee's claim in ground 4.1.
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