2023 (5) TMI 1495

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....l filed by the assessee directed against the order of the National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi ['NFAC'] dated 24.03.2023 for the assessment year 2017-18. 2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the appellant is a cooperative credit society registered under Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Return of Income for the assessment year 2017-18 was filed on 10.10.2017 disclosing t....

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....n appeal before this Tribunal in the present appeal. 5. When the appeal was called on, none appeared on behalf of the assessee despite due service of notice of hearing. 6. I heard the ld. Sr. DR and perused the material on record. The only issue in the present case is as to the allowability of exemption under the provisions of section 80P(2)(d) in respect of interest income earned by a coope....

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....tern Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd. 390 ITR 524 took a view that the income arising on the surplus invested in short term deposits and securities cannot be attributed to the activities of the society and, therefore, not eligible for exemption u/s. 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Act. However, the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court in the case of Tumkur Merchants Souharda Credit Cooperative Ltd. Vs. ITO (....