Finance Act, 1926

Charge of tax in certain cases where no income.

3.—(1) Whenever in any year of assessment a person would be entitled to income from a particular source which in fact does not produce income for or within that year, and the tax thereon would if the source had produced income be computed by reference to income from the same source in any preceding year or years, such person shall, in the year of assessment aforesaid, be chargeable with tax in the same manner and to the like amount as if the source had produced income in such year.

(2) This section shall be deemed always to have had effect in relation to income tax chargeable in respect of any income other than that falling within Case III or Case V of Schedule D of the Income Tax Act, 1918.