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2022 (10) TMI 1237 - ITAT RAJKOTDenial of claim u/s 80P by prima facie adjustment u/s 143(1)(a)(v) - HELD THAT:- Amendment has been introduced in section 143(1)(a)(v) of the Act to provide that the claim of deduction u/s 80P of the Act can be denied to the assessee, in case the assessee does not file its return of income within the time prescribed u/s 139(1) of the Act with effect from 01-04-2021 and does not apply to the impugned assessment year i.e. assessment year 2019-20 relevant to financial year 2018-19. Accordingly, in our considered view, denial of claim under section 80P of the Act would not come within the purview of prima facie adjustment under section 143(1)(a)(v) of the Act, for the simple reason that the section was not in force during the period under consideration i.e. assessment year 2019-20. Whether the case of the assessee would fall within the purview of prima facie adjustment u/s 143(1)(a)(ii) (an incorrect claim, if such incorrect claim is apparent from any information in the return? - 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). We also observe that the counsel for the assessee has filed copies of orders passed by Commissioner (Appeals), NFAC in many other cases of cooperative societies having similar issues, in which it has been held that section 143(1)(a)(ii) of the Act does not deal with disallowance of deduction for deed filing of return of income and also the said adjustment is not permissible u/s 143(1)(a)(v) of the Act. We note that the instant case, there was a few-month delay in filing the return of income by the assessee for the assessment year 2019-20 and return of income was filed within due date permissible u/s 139(4) of the Act, in which the claim for deduction u/s 80P of the Act was made. Therefore, looking into the totality of facts, we are of the view that claim of deduction u/s 80P of the Act cannot be denied to the assessee only on the basis that the assessee did not file return of income its return of income within due date u/s 139(1) - Appeal of the assessee is allowed.
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