Housing cooperative society - return file

Hsg Co-op Soc Receives income mainly from Int  from FD. All FDs must be co-op Bank onlu. Int on FD kept in Co-op Banks does not attract any tax for Co-op Hsg soc.

Subscripttion form members is not an income bcoz it is a  maintenence charges paid from Taxed income of subscriber.  

If the Hsg Co-Op bank has kept FD in non -cop bank then Income upto 2.5lakhs is exempt.  If PAN is obtained then Nil return can be filed.

TAN also should be obtain to  deduct TDS from security services, House keeping agency , Fire fighting agency, Garden and swimming pool cleaning agency etc.

@ Santosh:

The Co-op. Hsg. Soc is mandatory required to file it return if the total income exceeds the basic exemption limit. Also co-op hsg. society is required to maintain books of accounts. 

There are few deductions available u/s 80P. Most of the incomes earned from co-op society are available for deduction. However bank fd's are an exception. They are taxable

@ S. Shiroor:

The basic exemption limit of co-op society is 10000/- and not 2.5 lakhs.

Also wef ay 2016-17, interest on FD of Co-op. Bank is subjected to tax.

Ok Thanks for Info. I didnt know that. I thought 2.5l was limit like us.

Any Idea about Houses coming under "Apartments Ownership Act 1970"

Int and Tax limits 

@ S. Shiroor

With what aspect do you want to know?

Are you talking about legal status of apartment. Then it can be AOP or BOI because it is more of an association. However where the society is a co-op. soc regd. under co-op. Soc. Act and not under apartment ownership act which is assessed as co-op soc only

For more details, you can refer this link. 

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/Difference-between-housing-society-and-apartments-owners-association-and-condominium-6413.asp#.Vh-Nj9-6bGU

Hope this helps you.

Condominium of apartments.  I think it comes under  ownership act 1970  of Maha govt.

I wanted to know whether the Co-op soc laws [for tax purpose only] are applicable for  Buildings under ownership act. I am staying in one  building with 41 members which comea under ownership act 1970.

One account we have with co-op Bank and other Nationalised bank. 

For Past 9 years we are filing Nil return. 

Dear sir

how do we show loss in income and expenditure account in income tax return

Miss Rinkal,

"Also wef ay 2016-17, interest on FD of Co-op. Bank is subjected to tax."

Can u please elaborate on that?