2017 (8) TMI 1637

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.... Ld. CIT(Appeals), 41, Mumbai has erred in disallowing provisions for expenses as business expenses. 3. The Ld. CIT (Appeals), 41, Mumbai erred in not considering disallowances as part of business income and hence allowable as deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i). 4. The Ld. CIT(Appeals), 41, Mumbai erred in not considering interest income received on investments in co-operative banks as business income and hence allowable as deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) 5. The Appellant further reserve the right to add, amend or alter the aforesaid grounds of appeal as they may think fit by themselves or by their representatives. 3. The statement of facts in this case reads as under:- The assessee is a co-op credit society having....

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....ss income and hence eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i). Aggrieved by the assessment order passed by the Ld. AO, the society filed an appeal with Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals),36. The Ld. CIT (Appeals), 41, Mumbai dismissed all the grounds and upheld the order passed by the Ld.AO. 4. In this case the assessing officer denied the deduction under section 80P (2)(a)(i) to the assessee holding it to be co-operative bank and accordingly not eligible for the said deduction as per section 80(4). Learned CIT-A also confirmed this action. 5. Against this order, assessee is in appeal before the ITAT. 6. I have heard both the counsel and perused the records. I find that this issue now is squarely covered in favour....