CIT v. Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceutical Lts
192 ITR 1High Court1991#8266 most cited
What is CIT v. Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceutical Lts authority for?
Only real income, not hypothetical income, is chargeable to tax, even under the mercantile system of accounting. The true nature of a transaction and whether it has resulted in profit or loss must be considered for taxability.
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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,315 Indian tax judgments — from 2016 to 2022.
Also referred to as
CIT v. Kerala State Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. · real income · hypothetical income · accrual of income · mercantile system of accounting · chargeability to tax · true nature of transaction · profit or loss