ITAT adjudicated a tax dispute regarding deduction u/s 80P(2)(d)...

ITAT adjudicated a tax dispute regarding deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) for interest income from cooperative banks. The tribunal held that a cooperative housing society can claim tax deduction on interest received from cooperative banks, provided such banks do not require RBI licensing under Banking Regulation Act. In absence of specific findings from lower authorities demonstrating the cooperative banks' regulatory status, the tribunal allowed the assessee's appeal and directed the Assessing Officer to delete the contested disallowance, thereby providing a favorable interpretation of the statutory provision for cooperative housing societies' tax treatment.

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