89. Assessment in case of discontinued business.-

89. Assessment in case of discontinued business.- 

(1) Without prejudice to the provision of section 87, where any business or profession is discontinued in any financial year, and assessment may be made in that year, notwithstanding anything contained in section 16, on the basis of the total income of the period between  the  end  of  the income  year  and the  date  of  such discontinuance  in addition to the assessment, if any, made on the basis of the income year.

(2) Any person discontinuing any business or profession in any financial year shall  give  to  the  Deputy  Commissioner  of  Taxes  a  notice  of  such discontinuance  within  fifteen  days  thereof  ;  and  such  notice  shall  be accompanied by a return of total income in respect of the period between the end of the income year and the date of such discontinuance and that financial year shall be deemed to be the assessment year in respect of the income of the said period.

(3) Where, a person fails to give the notice required by sub -section (2), the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes may direct that a sum shall be recovered from him by way of penalty not exceeding the amount of tax subsequently assessed on him in respect of any income from the business or profession up to the date of its discontinuance.
(4)  Where,  an  assessment  is  to  be  made  under  sub-section  (1),  the  Deputy Commissioner of Taxes may serve-

(a) on the person whose income is to be assessed ;
(b) in the  case of a firm, on the person who was a partner of the firm at the time of discontinuance of the business or profession ; and
(c) in the case of a company, on the principal officer of the company; a notice to furnish within such time, not being less than  seven days, a return of his total income giving such particulars and information as are required to be furnished with a return to be filed under section 75 along with such other particulars, records and documents as may be specified in the notice.

(5) The  provisions of this Ordinance shall, so far as may be, apply to a notice under  sub-section  (4)  for  the  purpose  of  assessment  of  tax  as  if  it  were  a notice under section 77.

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