Cessation of liability under tax law was not attracted where...

Cessation of liability under tax law was not attracted where long-standing foreign trade creditors remained recorded as liabilities and were not written off in the year under review; alleged waivers were reflected and offered to tax only in a later year. The legal principle applied required a cessation of liability in the year and a corresponding benefit to the taxpayer in cash, kind or otherwise; absent evidence that liabilities ceased or that the taxpayer became richer by remission during the year, the prior addition under the cessation rule was deleted.