Concessional tax regime for resident cooperative societies in India : Clause 203 of the Income Tax Bill, 2025 Vs. Section 115BAD of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Concessional tax regime for resident cooperative societies: elective simplified computation in exchange for forgoing specified deductions.

Clause 203 establishes an elective concessional tax regime for resident cooperative societies permitting computation of total income without specified deductions and without set-off of losses or depreciation attributable to those disallowed deductions; the option is exercised in the prescribed manner within the return-filing timeframe, is irrevocable, and failure to meet conditions renders the option invalid for that and subsequent years, while losses and depreciation not allowed are deemed finally given effect. An IFSC carve-out permits designated deductions for IFSC units subject to conditions.