Identity of question of law enables taxpayer to seek application of pending higher-court decision and waive further appeals.
Section 375 provides an overriding procedure by which an assessee may declare that a question of law in a relevant tax-year is identical to a question pending in another case before specified higher fora; upon a prescribed declaration and, where applicable, a report and hearing involving the Assessing Officer, the assessing or appellate authority may admit or reject the claim by final written order and, if admitted, may dispose of the relevant case and later apply the final decision in the other case by amending earlier orders in conformity.