3.“Previous
year” defined.- For the purposes of this Act,
“previous year” means the financial year immediately
preceding the assessment year :
Provided that, in the case of a business or profession newly
set up, or a source of income newly coming into existence,
in the said financial year, the previous year shall be the
period beginning with the date of setting up of the business
or profession or, as the case may be, the date on which the
source of income newly comes into existence and ending with
the said financial year.
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