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1. Inclusion of a specific sum in the assessable income of the assessee for the assessment year 1953-54. Detailed Analysis: 1. The case involved a firm of partnership acting as managing agents for a textile mill. The managing agency agreement specified various forms of remuneration, including office remuneration, commissions on purchases and capital expenditure, and a percentage of the net profits of the company. The firm's accounting year differed from the company's, leading to discrepancies in reporting income for the assessment year 1953-54. 2. The Income Tax Officer substituted the reported remuneration amount with a different figure, leading to a dispute regarding the inclusion of a specific sum of money in the assessable income. The firm contended that it had waived its right to receive this amount due to the company's losses. However, the Income Tax Officer argued that the sum had already accrued to the assessee before the alleged waiver, making it taxable income. 3. The matter progressed to the Appellate Assistant Commissioner and then to the Tribunal, where the firm's appeal was unsuccessful. The main contention revolved around the alleged waiver of the sum of money. The resolution passed at the directors' meeting of the company regarding the waiver was a key piece of evidence in this regard. 4. The High Court emphasized that the crucial issue was not the waiver but whether the disputed sum constituted income that had accrued to the assessee during the accounting year. Referring to a Supreme Court decision, the court highlighted that managing agency commission accrues at the end of the financial year, not on a transactional basis. Therefore, the inclusion of the sum in question for tax purposes was deemed incorrect. 5. The court concluded that the department's practice of splitting managing agency commission into portions for each accounting year was erroneous. The decision clarified that the firm was not entitled to the disputed sum as income for the relevant accounting year. The department was advised to reassess the income in line with the Supreme Court's ruling. The judgment favored the assessee due to the incorrect inclusion of the disputed amount in the tax assessment.
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