Calcutta Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal (1959) 37 ITR 1(SC), CIT v. S.P. Jaiswal Estates (P) Ltd.
214 ITR 448High Court1995#5222 most cited
What is Calcutta Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal (1959) 37 ITR 1(SC), CIT v. S.P. Jaiswal Estates (P) Ltd. authority for?
The principle of consistency suggests that if income-tax authorities have consistently accepted a certain treatment of income or expenditure over multiple assessment years without questioning it, they should generally continue to do so, absent significant new information or changed circumstances. This principle aims to provide certainty and predictability in tax matters.
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Calcutta Co. Ltd. v. CIT · principle of consistency · section 10(2)(xv) · section 10(1) · business expenditure · accepted practice · tax assessment · revenue acceptance · multiple assessment years · CIT v. S.P. Jaiswal Estates