Method of accounting
[As per the Income Tax Act, 2025 (this Act) w.e.f. 1st April, 2026.]
Section 276(1) of Income Tax Act 2025
(1) Income chargeable under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession” or “Income from other sources” shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), be computed as per either cash or mercantile system of accounting regularly employed by the assessee.
Section 276(2) of Income Tax Act 2025
(2) The Central Government may notify income computation and disclosure standards to be followed by any class of assessees or in respect of any class of income.
Section 276(3) of Income Tax Act 2025
(3) The Assessing Officer may make an assessment in the manner provided in section 271, where––
(a) he is not satisfied about the correctness or completeness of the accounts of the assessee;
(b) the method of accounting provided in sub-section (1) has not been regularly followed by the assessee; or
(c) income has not been computed as per the standards notified under sub-section (2).