Accrual of income - If the sum paid by the assessee is loan and...

Accrual of income - If the sum paid by the assessee is loan and as per the terms of the loan agreement, certain rate of intereset is payable by the borrower every year then it can be said that under the mercantile system of accounting, interest accrues to the assessee as income, irrespective of actual receipt of payment. In the case of preference shares, such an inference cannot be drawn and the repayment of the face value of the preference shares as well as the premium on redemption is uncertain. - AT