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Net profits, clear profits after all deductions, see Watson v. Haggitt, 1928 AC 127. [s. 42, Indian Trusts Act]Net profits, the 'net profits' means the divisible profits and are to be ascertained after deduction of excess profits tax which is payable by the assessee, CIT v. Delhi Flour Mills Co. Ltd., AIR 1959 SC 185 (188): 1959 Supp (1) SCR 28. [Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940, s. 4]...
net profit after taxes
net profit after taxes A company's net profit before taxes, minus federal, state or local income or franchise taxes ...
net profit before taxes
net profit before taxes Net sales or total receipts of a business minus all expenses except taxes ...
Maintainable profits
Maintainable profits, The 'maintainable profits' would be a certain percentage (say 80%) of the net profits of the company after deduction of taxes payable by it and this would be a measure of potential yield per share, Commissioner of Wealth Tax v. Mahadeo Jalan, AIR 1973 SC 1023: (1973) 3 SCC 157: (1973) 2 SCR 215....
Profit and Loss
Profit and Loss, the gain or loss arising from goods bought or sold, or from carrying on any other business, the former of which, in book-keeping, is placed on the creditor's side, the latter on the debtor's side. Net Profit is the gain made by selling goods at a price beyond what they cost the seller, and beyond all costs and charges....
Earned surplus
Earned surplus, it represents a specific account into which are added the net profits of the year and appropriations are made out of it and the balance is regarded as 'earned surplus' at the end of the year. This account is specifically allocated for utilisation for the purpose of business year after year. It is an account in which the net profits less the appropriations are added, and the account is intended for application in extending the business of the assessee company. The amounts entered in the account 'earned surplus' cannot be regarded as mere unallocated profits at the end of the accounting year, CIT v. Standard Vacuum Oil Company, AIR 1966 SC 1393: (1966) 2 SCR 367. [Business Profits Tax Act, 1947, Sch. II, R. (2) and (3)]...
profit
profit 1 : gain in excess of expenditures: as a : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost b : net income from a business, investment, or capital appreciation compare earnings, loss 2 : a benefit or advantage from the use of property see also mesne profits, profit a prendre compare easement, right of way, servitude ...
Income or net income
Income or net income, Income is money or other benefit periodically received. It is profit or revenue and not capital. It is gain derived from capital or labour or both. Net income is income obtained after deducting all expenses incurred for the purpose of earning the income. It is income minus operating expenses, D.C.M. v. S. Paramjit Singh, AIR 1990 SC 2286 (2288). [J&K Houses and Shops Rent Control Act, 1966, s. 1(3)(iii)]...
gross profit
gross profit Net sales minus the cost of goods sold ...
Net wealth
Net wealth, 'net wealth' means the amount by which the aggregate value computed in accordance with the provisions of this Act of all the assets wherever located, belonging to the assessee on the valuation date, including assets required to be included in his net wealth as on that date under this Act, Commissioner of Wealth Tax v. Bishwanath Chatterjee, AIR 1976 SC 1492 (1494): (1976) 3 SCC 385: (1976) 3 SCR 1096. [Wealth Tax Act, 1957, ss. 2(m) and 21(5)]It means the amount by which the aggregate value computed in accordance with the provisions of this Act of all the assets, wherever located, belonging to the assessee on the valuation date, including assets required to be included in his net wealth as on that date under this Act, is in excess of the aggregate value of all the debts owed by the assessee on the valuation date which have been incurred in relation to the said assets. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), s. 32 (m)]A coparcenary has unity of possession but not unity of owners...
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