Case of Edmonds and others (1821), 1 St. Tr. (N. S.) 899.
“The party first makes a correct return to the best of his ability but is considered to be a simpleton and fool. His word or explanations are not accepted or are looked upon with suspicion by the Assessing Authority, who may be his inferior perhaps in status. Arbitrary and unwarranted deductions are made and the poor party is unfairly over-assessed without hope of getting any proper relief. If he appeals the Superior Officer supports his subordinate and it may take years, expense and the ruling of a High Court to see that Justice is done. So what can be the result in such a case? At the next encounter you may be sure the party will be ready to match his skill against his instigator and to throw as many red herrings as he can on the trail. It will now require all the subtlety, knowledge and acumen of the authorities to arrive at the proper conclusion, and failure is generally the result. Lakhs of rupees of Income Tax dues remain outstanding and years of litigation follow and eventually the Tax is time-barred and non recoverable.”
The Pageant of Life (1964), On Income Tax
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Peter de Noronha 44
Indian businessman 1897–1970Related quotes

Full Court Reference in Memory of The Late Justice M. Hidayatullah

Inaugural Address (5 March 1877)
The Devil's Notebook (1992)

Speech http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/the-nations-problem/ (1888).
1880s

His assessment when the Congress Party headed by Rajiv Gandhi had lost the elections (in November 1989) but was still the largest party.
Source: Commissions and Omissions by Indian Presidents and Their Conflicts with the Prime Ministers Under the Constitution: 1977-2001, p. 153.

Source: Report of the Superintendent of the New York and Erie Railroad to the Stockholders (1856), p. 40; Cited in Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. (1977) The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business. p. 102

Horace Walpole Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second (1847) vol. 1, p. 180
About George II

Reflection upon Marriage, as quoted in Astell: Political Writings, p. 44.