Income Tax – Deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) – The appeals involved the interpretation of Section 80P(2)(a)(i) and Section 80P(4) of the Income Tax Act, concerning the eligibility of cooperative societies providing credit facilities to their members. The Supreme Court held that the benevolent provisions of Section 80P must be read liberally and in favor of the assessee. The Court ...
Background: The present appeal was filed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court and ITAT in a tax dispute between the appellant (Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai) and the respondent (Kunal Constructions) relating to the nature of a certain transaction in the assessment year 2010-11.
Issue: Whether the transaction in question was a sale of capital assets or a sale of stock in ...