TMI Blog1945 (12) TMI 2X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... assessee is a merchant dealing in metals, Up to the end of the Samvat year 1994, that is up to 23rd October, 1938, he adopted as the method of accounting for income-tax purpose the practice of valuing his stocks at the cost price,. Both at the beginning and at the end of the year the cost price was taken. In respect of the Samvat year 1995 (20th October 1938 to 11th November 1939) the assessee ma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or the year 1940-41. Consequently for the Samvat year 1996 (1941-42) the Income-tax Officer assessed the assessee on the basis of the cost price of the stock. He took the cost price at the beginning of the year and at the end of it, which meant the addition of ₹ 24,855 to the total income. The assessee objected and said that the Income-tax Officer should have adopted the method which had bee ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ions 10 and 12 in accordance with the method of accounting regularly employed by the assessee provided that, if no method of accounting has been regularly employed, or if the method employed is such that, in the opinion of the Income-tax Officer, the income, profits and gains cannot properly be deduced from it, then the computation shall be made upon such basis and in such manner as the Income-tax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on obviously intended to be in favour of the trader and one which enables him more evenly to distribute his loss. Taking the stock for the Samvat year 1995-1996 at the market price was not in accordance with the assessee's regular method of accounting. His regular method had been to take the cost price both at the beginning and at the end of the year. Moreover the market price was admittedl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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