Inventories.
Section 36
SEC. 36. Inventories. — Whenever in the judgment of the Collector of Internal Revenue, the use of inventories is necessary in order to determine clearly the income of any taxpayer, inventories shall be taken by such taxpayer upon such basis as the Secretary of Finance may, by regulations, prescribe, as conforming as nearly as may be to the best accounting practice in the trade or business and as most clearly reflecting the income.