Section 276 — Method of accounting

(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.
(2) The Central Government may notify income computation and disclosure stan-
dards to be followed by any class of assessees or in respect of any class of income.
(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; or
( b) the method of accounting provided in sub-section (1) has not been reg-
ularly followed by the assessee; or
( c) income has not been computed as per the standards notified under
sub-section (2).