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CA PE-II (GROUP II) PAPER – 5 INCOME-TAX AND CENTRAL SALES TAX download

CA PE-II (GROUP II) PAPER – 5 INCOME-TAX AND CENTRAL SALES TAX download

PAPER - 5 : INCOME TAX AND CENTRAL SALES TAX

QUESTIONS

1. Choose the correct answer having regard to the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961-

(a) Under section 44AE, presumptive taxation is applicable at a particular rate provided

the assessee is the owner of a maximum of certain number of goods carriages. The

rate per month or part of the month and maximum number specified under the

section are -

(i) Rs.3,500 for a heavy goods carriage and Rs.3,150 for other goods carriages

for an assessee owning not more than 10 goods carriages at any time during

the year

(ii) Rs.3,500 per carriage for an assessee owning not more than 10 goods

carriages at the end of the previous year

(iii) Rs.3,500 for a heavy goods carriage and Rs.3,150 for other goods carriages

for an assessee owning not more than 12 goods carriages at the end of the

previous year

(iv) Rs.2,150 per carriage for an assessee owning not more than 10 goods

carriages at the end of the previous year.

(b) Income arising to a minor married daughter is

(i) to be assessed in the hands of the minor married daughter

(ii) to be clubbed with the income of that parent whose total income, before

including minor's income, is higher

(iii) completely exempt from tax

(iv) to be clubbed with the income of her husband.

(c) Mr. B incurred short-term capital loss of Rs.10,000 on sale of shares through the

National Stock Exchange. Such loss can be set-off -

(i) Only against short-term capital gains

(ii) Against both short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains

(iii) Against any head of income

(iv) None of the above.

(d) The time limit for passing an order of revision under section 263 by the

Commissioner of income-tax, where the same is to give effect to a direction by the

High Court is

(i) Two years from the date of direction

(ii) Three years from the date of direction

(iii) Two years from the end of the financial year in which the direction is given

(iv) There is no time limit


Residential Status and Scope of total income

2. Krish, a Malaysian citizen leaves India, after a period of 10 years stay on 1.6.2007.

During the financial year 2008-09, he comes to India for a period of 46 days. Later he

returns to India for good on 10.10.2009. Determine his residential status for the

assessment year 2010-11. Will your answer be different if his date of departure was on

15.5.2007?

Incomes which do not form part of total income

3. Discuss the exemption limit for taxation of anonymous donations under section 115BBC

as amended by the Finance Act (No.2), 2009.

4. Fill in the blanks, having regard to the provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961:

(a) A non-Indian company is treated as resident, only if the control and management of

its affairs is situated _______________ during the previous year.

(b) If the assessee lets out his house to his employer company, which in return, allots

the same to him as rent free accommodation, the assessee ¼¼¼¼¼¼.(is / is

not) entitled to the benefit of section 23(2)(a) regarding annual value to be taken as

nil being self-occupied house property.

(c) A motor car is the only asset in a block. Cost Rs.2,00,000. Rate of depreciation is

15%. 20% is disallowed for estimated personal use. WDV of the block is Rs.............

(d) Expenditure incurred in making payment to the employee in connection with his

voluntary retirement either in the year of retirement or in any subsequent year, will

be entitled to deduction in ____________ beginning from the year in which each

payment is made to the employee.

Basic Concepts

5. Write short notes on:

(a) Assessee

(b) Person

(c) Marginal Relief

Salaries

6. Suresh, who was employed with ABC (P) Ltd. up to September 30, 2009, got the

following salary and benefits:

Basic pay : Rs.85,000 per month, bonus and incentive: Rs.4,000 per month, free club

facility (employer's expenditure: Rs.3,000 per month), free services of personnel

attendant (salary paid by employer: Rs.2,000 per month), free services of watchman

(salary paid by the employer : Rs.600 per month), free education facility to Suresh 's son

at a school maintained by the employer (cost of education: Rs.960 per month),


employer's contribution towards recognised provident fund: Rs.11,000 per month (Suresh

also makes a matching contribution).

On October 1, 2009, Suresh joins PQR (P) Ltd. on monthly salary of Rs.95,000. Besides, he

gets conveyance facility for private use: Rs.35,000 being expenditure of the company; house

rent allowance: Rs.10,000 per month, club facility (expenditure of employer: Rs.900 per

month), and employer's contribution towards unrecognized provident fund: Rs.7,000 per

month (Suresh also makes a matching contribution). On January 10, 2010, PQR Ltd. pays

Rs.3,000, being accident insurance premium on the life of Suresh to cover its liabilities under

labour laws.

On January 10, 2010, PQR Ltd. purchases a laptop computer for Rs.1,60,000 and the

same is given to Suresh for office and private use. On March 1, 2010, the company

purchases a fridge for Rs.18,000 for the kitchen of Suresh. In the two cases ownership of

assets is not transferred to Suresh. Income of Suresh from other sources is Rs.2,20,000.

Determine the total income and tax liability of Suresh for the assessment year 2010-11

on the following assumptions:

(i) Salary, in both cases, falls due on first of next month and paid on seventh of next

month.

(ii) He resides in Delhi and pays rent of Rs. 9,500 per month throughout the previous

year.

(iii) Conveyance provided by PQR (P) Ltd. can be used not only by Suresh but also by

his family members.

Income from House property

7. Ram owns a big house (construction completed on March 31, 2005). The house has

three independent units. Unit 1 (50 per cent of the floor area) is let out for residential

purpose on monthly rent of Rs. 8,500. Unit 1 remains vacant for 1 month when it is not

put to any use. A sum of Rs.800 could not be collected from the tenant. Unit 2 (25 per

cent of the floor area) is used by Ram for the purpose of his profession, while Unit 3 (the

remaining 25 per cent) is utilized for the purpose of his residence. Other particulars of

the house are as follows:

Municipal valuation: Rs.65,000, fair rent: Rs.80,000, standard rent under the Rent

Control Act: Rs.95,000, municipal taxes: Rs.16,000, repairs: Rs.8,000, interest on capital

borrowed for renewal of the property: Rs.40,000, ground rent: Rs.6,500, annual charge

created under the will by father in favor of Mrs. Ram : Rs.9,500 and fire insurance

premium paid: Rs.16,000. Income of Ram from profession is Rs.8,00,000 (without

debiting house rent and other incidental expenditure including admissible depreciation on

the portion of house used for profession: Rs.8,500). Determine the total income of Ram

for the assessment year 2010-11.

Profits and gains of

business or profession

8. Following is the Profit and Loss account of Arun for the year ended 31.3.2010:

Rs.

To Repairs on building

To Advertisement

To Amount paid to Scientific

Research

approved u/s 35

To Interest

To Traveling

Association

To Banking cash transaction

tax

To Net Profit

1,50,000 By Gross profit

55,000 By I.T Refund

1,10,000 By Interest from

company deposits

1,20,000 By Dividends

1,35,000

600

65,400

6,36,000

Rs.

6,20,000

5,000

7,000

4,000

6,36,000

Following additional information is furnished:

(1) Repairs on building includes Rs.97,000 being cost of raising a compound wall for

the own business premises.

(2) Interest payments include interest of Rs.15,000 payable outside India to a resident

Indian on which tax has not been deducted and penalty of Rs.25,000 for

contravention of Central Sales Tax Act.

Compute the income chargeable under the head 'Profits and gains of business or

profession' of Arun for the year ended 31.3.2010 ignoring depreciation.

Set off and carry forward of losses

9. Discuss about set off and carry forward of losses under the head Capital Gains.

Limited liability partnerships

10. Explain the tax treatment for Limited liability partnerships.

11. State with reasons whether the following statements are true or false [A.Y. 2010-11] -

(a) If two or persons jointly own a property and if their shares are definite and

ascertainable, then the income from such property can be taxed as income of an

association of persons.

(b) Where the total income of an assessee includes any income, arising from the

transfer of long term capital asset, which is chargeable under the head "capital

gains", such long term capital gain shall be charged to tax at 10% rate.

(c) Where the Commissioner of Income-tax is satisfied that the activities of the

charitable trust, which has been accorded registration is not genuine, he can cancel

the registration by passing an order in writing.

(d) Where an urban agricultural land owned by an individual, continuously used by him

for agricultural purposes for a period of two years prior to the date of transfer, is

compulsorily acquired under law and the compensation is fixed by the State

Government, resultant capital gain is exempt.

Capital Gains

12. The house property of Charu is compulsorily acquired by the government for

Rs.15,00,000 vide Notification issued on 12-3-2006. Charu had purchased the house in

1986-87 for Rs.3,00,000. The compensation is received on 15-4-2009. The

compensation is further enhanced by an order of the court on 15-5-2010 and a sum of

Rs.4,00,000 is received as enhanced compensation on 21-10-2010. A wants to claim

full exemption of the capital gains. Advise Charu in this respect. Compute the capital

gain and determine the year in which it is taxable. Also specify the period upto which the

investment in the new house should be made by the assessee. (Cost Inflation Index (CII):

2009-10 : 632, 2005-06 : 497, 1986-87 : 140).

Income from other sources

13. Mr. Ketan acquired a land at Mumbai from Mr. Agarwal for a purchase consideration of

Rs. 1 crore on 01.01.2010. The assessable value of the property for stamp duty

purposes is Rs. 1.30 crore. Subsequently, in a different transaction he was gifted with a

land near Indore by his friend, the assessable value of which for stamp duty purpose is

Rs. 49,000. Advise on the taxability of these transactions.

Clubbing of Income

14. The following details are furnished in respect of Mr. Amit and his family members.

Determine the gross total income:

Particulars

Income as a child artist in films

Business Income (Own)

Salary income from Amit Ltd. in which Mr.

Amit holds 25% voting power @3,000 p.m.

Share of profit from Firm AB & Co.

Commission from AB & Co.

Interest income

Mr. Amit Mrs. Amit Minor Child

Rs.

---

(45,000)

--

(40%)

80,000

--

9,000

Rs.

--

--

50,000

--

25,000

6,000

Rs.

65,000

--

--

(10%)

20,000

--

5,000


Note:

(1) Mrs. Amit possesses B. Com degree and works as accountant of Amit Ltd.

(2) Mrs. Amit does not render any services to M/s. AB & Co.

(3) Interest income received by Mrs. Amit is from an investment of Rs.45,000 gifted by

Mr. Amit and Rs.40,000 invested from her own resource.

Computation of total income and tax liability of an individual

15. Rajat is a Chartered Accountant in practice. He maintains his accounts on cash basis.

He is a Resident and ordinarily resident in India. His profit and loss account for the year

ended March 31, 2010 reads as follows:

Expenditure

Salary to staff

Stipend to articled

assistants

Incentive to articled

assistants

Office rent

Printing and stationery

Rs.

Income

Rs.

6,65,800

4,68,600

3,82,000 15,16,400

9,635

5,25,000 Fees earned:

18,000 Audit

5,000 Taxation services

24,000 Consultancy

6,600 Dividend on shares of

Indian

(gross)

companies

Meeting, seminar and

conference

Repairs, maintenance

and petrol of car

Subscription

periodicals

and

Income from Unit

38,600 Trust of India

22,400 Profit on sale of shares

15,000 Honorarium received

from

institutions

various

for

6,600

15,620

Postage, telegram and

fax

Depreciation

Traveling expenses

Municipal tax paid in

respect

property

Net profit

of

house

valuation of answer

papers

32,500 Rent received from

residential flat let out

29,500

55,000

1,000

16,350

84,000

8,76,005

16,48,605

16,48,605


Other information:

(i) The total traveling expenses incurred on foreign tour was Rs.20,000 which was

within the RBI norms.

(ii) Incentive to articled assistants represent amount paid to two articled assistants for

passing PE-II Examination at first attempt.

(iii) Repairs and maintenance of car includes Rs.1,600 for the period from 1.10.2009 to

30.09.2010.

(iv) Salary include Rs.30,000 to a computer specialist in cash for assisting Mr. Rajat in

one professional assignment.

(v) Rs.1,500, interest on loan paid to LIC on the security of his Life Insurance Policy

and utilised for repair of computer, has been debited to the drawing account of Mr.

Rajat.

(vi) Birthday gifts received by his minor son include cash Rs.30,000, which was

deposited with a nationalised bank. Interest accrued upto 31.3.2010 amounted to

Rs.1,500.

(vii) Medical Insurance Premium on the health of:

Self

Dependent brother

Major son dependent on him

Minor married daughter

Wife dependent on assessee

(viii) Shares sold were held for 10 months before sale.

Amount

10,000

5,000

3,000

2,000

6,000

Mode of payment

By Cheque

By Cheque

By Cash

By Cheque

By Cheque

(ix) Rajat paid life membership subscription of Rs.1,000 to Chartered Accountants

Benevolent Fund. The amount was debited to his drawings account. The Chartered

Accountants Benevolent Fund is an approved fund under section 80G of Income-

tax, 1961.

Compute the total income and tax payable of Rajat for the Assessment year 2010-11.

Deductions from Gross Total Income

16. Discuss the allowability of the following:

(i) Rajan has to pay to a hospital for treatment Rs.42,000 and spent nothing for life

insurance or for maintenance of handicapped dependent.

(ii) Rajan has incurred for treatment Rs. Nil in the previous year and deposited

Rs.25,000 with LIC for maintenance of handicapped dependant.

(iii) Rajan has incurred Rs.20,000 for treatment and Rs.25,000 was deposited with LIC

for maintenance of handicapped dependant.


Deductions from Gross Total Income

17. From the following information find out the net income and tax liability of Arjun, a resident

individual, for the assessment year 2010- 11-

Rs.

Salary

Business income

Capital gain

Long-term

Short-term (not covered by section 111 A)

Winning from horse races

Total

Mediclaim insurance on his own health

Contribution towards pension fund of LIC

Expenditure on medical treatment of a dependent relative (being a

person with disability)

Deposit for maintenance of a handicapped dependent relative

Donation to the Government of India for family planning

Donation to the Central Welfare Fund of Indian army

Life insurance premium on the life of Mrs. Arjun.

Profits and gains of business or profession

15,00,000

(-) 1,50,000

1,60,000

1,20,000

1,40,000

17,70,000

20,000

45,000

15,000

30,000

1,80,000

45,000

25,000

18. Write short notes on deduction to be allowed on actual payment basis (Section 43B).

Assessment Procedure

19. In computing income under certain heads of income, method of accounting is irrelevant,

while in some it is relevant. Comment.

Income tax Authorities

20. Write short notes on power to transfer cases under section 127.

Appeals and Revision

21. Discuss revision of orders under section 264 of the Income-tax Act.

The Central Sales-tax Act, 1956

22. Choose the correct answer with regard to the provisions of the Central Sales-tax Act :

(a) A penultimate sale is considered to be in the course of export, only if the dealer

selling the goods furnishes a declaration in

(i) Form C

(ii) Form D

(iii) Form F

(iv) Form H.

(b) Amendment of certificate of registration can be made

(i) only upon an application made by the assessee

(ii) by the Assessing authority suo motu

(iii) on a application from assessee, or by the assessing authority suo motu on

information received from any other source

(iv) None of the above

(c) Which of the following is not declared goods?

(i) Imported cotton

(ii) Cotton yarn waste

(iii) Raw unginned cotton

(iv) Ginned cotton

(d) The burden of proving that transfer of goods is otherwise than by way of sale, lies

on -

(i) dealer who claims exemption

(ii) assessing authority who alleges that it is a taxable sale

(iii) the carrier who moves the goods

(iv) None of the above.

23. Fill in the blanks in the light of the provisions of the CST Act:

(a) The dealer's turnover is the ¼¼¼¼¼¼received and receivable by him in respect

of sale of any goods in the course of inter-State trade.

(b) Sales or purchases of ascertained goods shall be deemed to be ¼¼¼.. a State, if

the goods were within that State at the time the ¼¼¼¼¼.of sale was made.

(c) Sales, subsequent to the first one, made to the registered dealer or Government

¼¼¼¼¼.shall not be liable to tax.

(d) The rate of CST applicable to goods exempt from State Sales Tax is ¼¼¼¼¼¼..

(e) The State from which ¼¼¼¼¼. commences shall be the ¼¼¼¼¼¼¼¼State

empowered to assess, collect and enforce payment of CST.


Definitions

24. What are the different declaration forms used in Central Sales Tax? State, when and for

what purpose they are to be used? (Briefly in two/three sentences for each form).

Determination of Turnover

25. Mr. D, a first stage dealer in packing machinery in the State of Gujarat furnishes the

following data:

Rs.

(i) Total inter state sales during F.Y. 2009-10

CST not shown separately

(ii) Above sales include:

Excise duty

Freight

(of this Rs.50,000 is not shown separately in invoices )

Insurance charges incurred prior to deliver of goods

Installation and commissioning charges shown separately

Incentive on sales received from manufacturer

92,50,000

9,00,000

1,50,000

32,000

15,000

30,000

Determine the turnover and CST payable, assuming that all transactions were covered by

valid `C' Forms.


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