Deduction in respect of income of Farm Producer Companies
Section 80P provides for 100 percent deduction in respect of profit of cooperative society which provide assistance to its members engaged in primary agricultural activities.
Proposed amendment: This benefit proposed to be extended to Farm Producer Companies (FPC), having a total turnover upto Rs 100 crore, whose gross total income includes any income from
(i) the marketing of agricultural produce grown by its members, or
(ii) the purchase of agricultural implements, seeds, livestock or other articles intended for agriculture for the purpose of supplying them to its members, or
(iii) the processing of the agricultural produce of its members.
The benefit shall be available for a period of five years from the financial year 2018-19.