Contingent income is not income. Until the contingency has happened it cannot be postulated that income has accrued or has arisen to the assessee.

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Syllabus (with weightage): Section A : Income Tax Act Basics 10% 1. Introduction to Income Tax Act, 1961 2. Income which do not form part of Total Income (Section 10, 11 to 13A) Section B : Heads of Income and Computation of Total Income and Tax Liability 70% 3. Heads of Income and Computation of Total Income under various heads 4. Clubbing Provisions, Set off and Carry forward of Losses, Deductions 5. Assessment of Income and tax liability of different persons Section C : Tax Management, Administrative Procedures and ICDS 20% 6. TDS, TCS and Advance Tax 7. Administrative... Show more

Contingent income is not income. Until the contingency has happened it cannot be postulated that income has accrued or has arisen to the assessee.