Taparia Tools Ltd. v. JCIT
What is Taparia Tools Ltd. v. JCIT authority for?
Under the mercantile system of accounting, revenue and expenses are matched on an accrual basis, comparing income earned and expenses incurred irrespective of cash flow. If the Department seeks to substitute an assessee's chosen method of accounting, the burden is on the Department to prove that the existing method is incorrect or distorts profits.
judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2008 to 2025.
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Taparia Tools Ltd. v. JCIT · 260 ITR 102 · Section 145 · mercantile system of accounting · accrual basis · matching concept · burden of proof · substitution of accounting method · completed contract method · distortion of profits · income tax accounting methods
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