Income Tax Act, 1967.

Manner of making allowances and charges.

292.—(1) An allowance or charge under any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be made to or on a person in charging the profits or gains of his trade if—

(a) he is carrying on a trade the profits or gains of which are, or, if there were any, would be, chargeable to tax under Case I of Schedule D for the year of assessment for which the allowance or charge is made, and

(b) at any time in his basis period for that year of assessment, the patent rights in question, or other rights out of which they were granted, were or were to be used for the purposes of that trade:

Provided that nothing in this subsection shall affect any of the preceding provisions of this Chapter allowing a deduction as expenses in computing the profits or gains of a trade or requiring a charge to be made under Case IV of Schedule D.

(2) Save as aforesaid, an allowance under this Chapter shall be made by way of discharge or repayment of tax and shall be available against income from patents, and a charge under this Chapter shall be made under Case IV of Schedule D.