2023 (3) TMI 814

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...., 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') relating to the Assessment Year (A.Y) 2019-20. 2. The solitary issue involved in this appeal is denial of exemption u/s. 80P of the Act on the ground that the Return was filed belatedly u/s. 139(4) of the Act. 2.1. The brief fact of the case is that the assessee is Co-operative Society with objects and activities of providing credit facilities to its members. For the Assessment Year 2019-20, the original Return of Income was filed on 30.11.2020 declaring total income Nil and claiming deduction under section 80P of Rs. 3,52,877/-. The Return of Income filed by the assessee was processed by the Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru vide Intimation u/s. 143(1) dated 11.01.2021, thereby denying....

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.... raising the following Grounds of Appeal: 1. The learned Commissioner (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi failed to appreciate that order passed u/s 143(1) by the Assistant Director of Income-tax (CPC), Bangalore is bad in law as provisions of Sec.l43(l)(a)(v) do not provide for denial of deduction u/s 80P of the Act when the return of income is not filed within time limit as provided u/s 139(1) of the Act but u/s 139(4) of the Act. 2. The learned Commissioner (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi erred in holding that in the order u/s 143(1), an incorrect claim has been arrived at based on an incorrect claim, if such claim is apparent from any information in the return of income. 3. The learned Commissione....

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....see has clearly pointed out the amendment in Section 143(1) made by Finance Act, 2021 which is not applicable for the present assessment year 2019-2020. However the same was not been considered by the Ld. NFAC and erroneously dismissed the assessee's appeal. 6.1. The Co-ordinate Bench of this Tribunal in Lunidhar Seva Sahakari Mandali Ltd. (cited supra) considered the above amendment and held as follows: 7. We have heard the rival contentions and perused the material on record. In the instant facts, admittedly the assessee did not file return of income within the time permissible under section 139(1) of the Act. However, the assessee filed its return of income belatedly on 30-11-2020 and claimed deduction of Rs. 2,22,704/- under section ....

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....on in the return" shall mean a claim, on the basis of an entry, in the return,- (i) of an item, which is inconsistent with another entry of the same or some other item in such return; (ii) in respect of which the information required to be furnished under this Act to substantiate such entry has not been so furnished; or (iii) in respect of a deduction, where such deduction exceeds specified statutory limit which may have been expressed as monetary amount or percentage or ratio or fraction 7.1 A joint reading of the above provisions makes it evident that the claim of deduction under section 80P of the Act cannot be allowed the assessee, if the assessee does not file its return of income within the due date stipulated under sectio....

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....aim made by the assessee could be said to be "incorrect". Therefore, in our considered view, the case of the assessee would also not fall within the purview of prima facie adjustment under section 143(1)(a)(ii) (an incorrect claim, if such incorrect claim is apparent from any information in the return). 7.3 We note that in the case of Chirakkal Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. Kannur v. CIT 2016] 68 taxmann.com 298 (Kerala), the Kerala High Court held that a return filed by assessee beyond period stipulated under section 139(1) or 139(4) or under section 142(1) or section 148 can also be accepted and acted upon for entertaining claim raised under section 80P provided further proceedings in relation to such assessments are pending in statut....