Interest from Member Deposits Qualifies for Deduction u/s 80P(2) of Income Tax Act.

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....Deduction u/s 80P(2) on interest income - To invest the deposits accepted from the members or the surplus funds available with it, is part of the banking/credit business of the assessee-society. Therefore, the investment of the surplus amount in the banks by the assessee-society cannot be said to be not related to the business activity of the assessee-society. Therefore, the interest/dividend income earned by the assessee for such investment, will be eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2). - AT....