Taxation Question Bank
Taxation Question Bank
Income Tax   The statement 'a tax should be levied and collected at an appropriate time and place' reflects which of the following Adam Smith's canon of taxation?                                     Convenience                                  Efficiency                             Certainty                          Equity                        A
Income Tax   Income from house property is called:                                                                                                                                                     Annual Value                                 Rental Value                           Property Value                     Taxable Value                 A
Income Tax   Ms. Leela recently retired from a private company after continuously working for 10 years; her average salary was Rs. 50,000 per month. Her service is not covered under the              Rs. 250,000                                  Rs. 300,000                            Rs. 2,000,000                      Insufficient information      A
             Gratuity Act, 1972. The company paid her a gratuity of Rs. 300,000.
Income Tax   Which of the following is NOT an argument in favour of indirect taxes?                                                                                                                    Flexibility                                  Imperceptibility                       Discourages wasteful consumpOpacity                              D
Income Tax   Ms. Geeta retired from working for a private company after working for 30 years. She was entitled to 30 days leave every year; at the time of retirement she had a balance of leave       Rs. 450,000                                  Rs. 360,000                            Rs. 600,000                 Rs. 300,000                          D
             for six months. Geeta forfeited the leave and received a leave encashment of Rs. 450,000. Her average monthly salary during the last ten months before her retirement was Rs.
             60,000 per month. What is the amount of exemption available in this respect under income tax?
Income Tax   Aries Limited is a company incorporated in India but its entire business is conducted outside India and a majority of its shareholders are non-residents. Under Income Tax Act, 1961      Resident                                     Not Ordinarily Resident                Non-Resident                       Insufficient information      A
             this company is considered as:
Income Tax   According to the Haig-Simons definition, the measurement of income should consider the:                                                                                                   Consumption expenses                         Personal expenses                      Capital expenses                   Expenses of earning incom D
Income Tax   The statement 'a tax system should raise enough revenue to pay for government spending, without creating negative distortions such as reducing incentives towards work for                Efficiency                                   Convenience                            Equity                             Certainty                 A
             individuals and towards investment incentives for companies' reflects which of the following Adam Smith's canon of taxation?
Income Tax   Ms. Falguni worked for the Radio Club Limited as an assistant company secretary. She voluntarily retired from service two months before her retirement date. The last salary drawn
             by her was Rs. 200,000 per month. The employer gave her a voluntary retirement benefit of Rs. 600,000. What is the amount of voluntary retirement benefit exempted from income
             tax?                                                                                                                                                                                      Rs. 400,000                                  Rs. 600,000                            Rs. 500,000                        Insufficient information      A
Income Tax   Ms. Asha recieves an allowance from her employer for the education of her three children at the rate of Rs. 1000 per child. How much of this allowance is exempted from income tax?       Rs. 600                                      Rs. 900                                Rs. 3000                           Rs. 2000                      A
Income Tax   Ms. Easha stays in a rented house in Behrampur for which she pays an annual rent of Rs. 240,000. She recieves house rent allowance (HRA) of Rs. 120,000 from her employee. Her                                                                                                                                                                 A
             annual salary is Rs. 600,000. What amount of HRA is exempt under income tax?                                                                                                              Rs. 120,000                                  Rs. 180,000                            Rs. 240,000                        Rs. 300000
Income Tax   Which of the following is NOT a feature of a tax?                                                                                                                                         Compulsion                                   Imposition by Public Authority         Direct benefit to the taxpayer     Taxes are not penalty         C
Income Tax   The statement 'taxes should be fair and based on people's ability to pay' reflects which of the following Adam Smith's canon of taxation?                                                 Efficiency                                   Convenience                            Equity                             Certainty                     C
Income Tax   An improper transfer of income to a related person who is in a lower tax bracket is an example of:                                                                                        Tax evasion                                  Tax avoidance                          Tax planning                       Tax saving                    A
Income Tax   Ms. Karthiyani owns one house property which could be rented out for Rs. 240,000 per annum. However, she is staying in this property. What is the annual value of the property
             under income tax?                                                                                                                                                                         Nil                                          Rs. 240,000                            Rs. 120,000                        Insufficient information      A
Income Tax   A Hindu undivided family, firm or other association of persons is said to be resident in India in any previous year if ...:                                                               The control and management of                The control and management of          The control and                    The business of the           C
                                                                                                                                                                                                       its affairs is situated wholly in            its affairs is situated partially in   management of its affairs is       entity is concentrated in
                                                                                                                                                                                                       India.                                       India.                                 situated wholly, or partly, in     India.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           India.
Income Tax   Which of the following allowances are exempted to the extent of actual expenditure?                                                                                                       Uniform allowance.                           Any allowance granted to meet          Helper allowance.                  All of the above
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    the cost of travel on tour or on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    transfer.                                                                                               D
Income Tax   Which of the following public autority is empowered to levy the following taxes: (i) stamp duty on transfer of property; (ii) land revenue; and (iii) taxes of profession and callings.   State Government                             Central Government                     Local Authority                    None of the above             A
Income Tax   A ... tax is a tax imposed in a way that the tax rate increases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases.                                                                     Regressive                                   Progressive                            Proportional                       Neutral                       B
Income Tax   Which of the following is NOT an argument against indirect taxes?                                                                                                                         Easy to collect                              Regressive effect                      Inflationary effect                Opacity                       A
Income Tax   The use of tax saving devices which are in conformity with the intentions of the legislature is ...                                                                                       Tax evasion                                  Tax avoidance                          Tax planning                       Tax saving                    C
Income Tax   Mr. Manoj was working in a private company as a machine operator. Unfortunately, Mr. Manoj died due to an accident in the factory. The company management paid his widow, Ms.             Rs. 2,500,000                                Rs. 100,000                            Rs. 1,200,000                      Insufficient information      A
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             Ms. Anita owns a property whose annual value is Rs. 400,000. What is the amount of flat deduction allowed from the annual value of this property under income tax?                        Rs. 120,000                                  Rs. 200,000                            Rs. 80,000                      Rs. 40,000                       A
Income Tax   Which of the following is NOT an argument against indirect taxes?                                                                                                                         Inflationary effect                          Opacity                                Regressive effect               Easy to collect                  D
Income Tax   Which of the following is NOT a feature of a tax?                                                                                                                                         Compulsion                                   Taxes are a form of penalty            No direct benefit to the taxpay Imposition by Public Autho       B
Income Tax   Ms. Celina stays in a house owned by her. She receives a sum of Rs. 300,000 as house rent allowance (HRA) from her employer. If she were to rent out her house she would receive          Nil                                          Rs. 200,000                            Rs. 300,000                     Rs. 90,000                       A
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Income Tax   Ms. Diana stays in a rented house in Nagpur (a non-metropolitan city) for which she pays an annual rent of Rs. 260,000. She recieves house rent allowance (HRA) of Rs. 300,000                                                         Rs. 210000                             Rs. 200,000                     Rs. 250,000                      C
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Income Tax    Ms. Usha receives an annual salary of Rs. 1,500,000. What is the amount of standard deduction allowed?                                                                                       i d i I di i
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Rs. 300,000  d   i    th        Nil                              A
Income Tax    Ms. Kalyani was working in a private company continuously for the last 25 years. The company recently restructured its organisation structure and in the process many employees         Rs. 500,000                                    Rs. 1,000,000                         Rs. 1,200,000                   Insufficient information         A
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Income Tax   Ms. Beena stays in a rented house in Mumbai for which she pays an annual rent of Rs. 240,000. She recieves house rent allowance (HRA) of Rs. 300,000 from her employee. Her              Rs. 240,000                                    Rs. 300,000                           Rs. 150,000                     Rs. 450,000                      C
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                                                                                             rent  ? Rs. 180,000. She receives a consolidated salary of Rs. 900,000 from her employer. What amount of Nil                                            Rs. 180,000                           Rs. 360,000                     Rs. 450,000                      A
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             Ms.  i         t da house
                          owns       i        t ? which could be rented out for Rs. 240,000 per annum. However, she has rented out the property to her friend who pays her rent of Rs. 180,000
                                          property                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Insufficient information
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Rs. 240,000                                   Rs. 180,000                            Nil                                                              A
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                                                                                         ?         a house property. During the previous year Priyanka paid interest of Rs. 240,000 on the loan. The  Rs. 240,000                                   Rs. 300,000                            Rs. 192,000                     Insufficient information         A
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             Which of the following allowances are exempted to the extent of actual expenditure? i   ll   d   b d  d     d f     h        l  l   ?                                                    Research allowance granted for                City Compensatory Allowance            Fixed Medical Allowance         Tiffin, Lunch, Dinner or Re      A
Income Tax   Which of the following allowances are exempted to the extent of actual expenditure?                                                                                                      Conveyancei allowance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   th       d granted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                i                   Project Allowance                      Overtime Allowance              Telephone Allowance              A
Income Tax   Ms. Alisha stays in a rented house in Raipur for which she pays an annual rent of Rs. 180,000. She receives a consolidated salary of Rs. 900,000 from her employer. What amount of Rs.   t 180,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                             t th        dit                        Rs. 360,000                            Rs. 450,000                     Nil                              D
Income Tax   HRA i of the following
             Which          t d iis a feature t ? of a tax?                                                                                                                                           Compulsion                                    Imposition by Public Authority         No direct benefit to the taxpay All of the above                 D
Income Tax   Which of the following is a feature of a tax?                                                                                                                                             Compulsion                                   Imposition by Public Authority         No direct benefit to the taxpay All of the above                 D
Income Tax   Use of 'colourable devices’ to reduce one's tax liability is ...                                                                                                                          Tax evasion                                  Tax avoidance                          Tax planning                    Tax saving                       B
Income Tax   Ms. Nitya owns one house property which could be rented out for Rs. 120,000 per annum. However, she is staying in this property. What is the annual value of the property under           Rs. 240,000                                  Rs. 120,000                            Rs. 360,000                        Nil                           D
Income Tax   iA ... tax tis a? tax imposed is such a way that the tax rate decreases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases.                                                             Regressive                                   Progressive                            Proportional                       Neutral                       A
    GST      Which of the following activities are considered as supply under GST:                                                                                                                     Services by an employee to the               Services of funeral, burial,        Sale of land and sale of              None of the Above             D
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    GST      Any business whose turnover in a financial year exceeds ... is compulsorily required to register under GST.                                                                               Rs. Five Lakhs                               Rs. One Crore                       Rs. 20 Lakhs                          Rs. 75 Lakhs                  C
    GST      Items 'A' and 'B' are a part of a composite supply; item A is the principal item. The tax rate on item A is 5% and that on B is 28%. The GST on the composite supply is:                                                         5%                                    28%                              16.50%                         17%     A
    GST      The Constitution provides that every decision of the GST Council shall be taken at a meeting by a majority of ... of the weighted votes of the Members present and voting.                not less than half                           not less than three-fourth          not less than one-third               not less than one-fifth       B
    GST      Generally, a registered person, whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed ..., may opt to pay GST at a fixed rate prescribed by the government under        Rs. 20 Lakhs                                 Rs. One Crore                       Rs. Five Crores                       Rs. 10 lakhs                  B
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             A compositeitisupplyh means a supply made by a taxable person to a recipient comprising two or more supplies of goods or services or any combination thereof, which are ... in the        artifically bundled and supplied in          naturally bundled and supplied Unbundled and supplied in                  Naturally and supplied
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    GST      Which of the following are compulsorily added to the transaction value under GST, if not already add:                                                                                                                                                                                                            All of the above              D
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       Tax      d             by the Central        Tax is collectedbbyidithe)State     Taxi isi collected
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    GST      In the Australian Model of GST:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                A
             The vote of the Central Government shall have a weightage of ... of the votes cast; and ... of the total number of members of the GST Council shall constitute the quorum at its          G               t d di t ib t d t            G             t     d di t ib t d t C t l G                   t d th      i d       d tt
    GST                                                                                                                                                                                                One-fourth, One-half                         One-third, One-third                One-third, One-half                   One-half, One-half            C
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    GST      Reverse charge means the liability to pay tax is on the ... in respect of notified categories of supply.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       C
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GST   Which of the following items is subject to zero per cent rate in GST?                                                                                                               Children’s Drawing and                Roasted Coffee Beans              Tea                              Sugar                       A
GST   Which of the following is a function performed by the GST Network:                                                                                                                  Facilitating registration;            Matching of tax payment details   Running the matching engine      All of the above            D
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GST   At the moment, GST is NOT applicable to which of the following items:                                                                                                               High speed diesel                     Motor spirit                      Aviation turbine fuel            All of the Above            D
GST   Who of the following is not eligible for composition scheme:                                                                                                                        An assessee services sector,          Supplier of goods which are not   Tax payers making inter-state    All of the above            D
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GST   Which of the following are NOT compulsorily added to the transaction value under GST, if not already add:                                                                                                                 government subsidies                                                                           B
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GST   Items 'A' and 'B' are a part of a mixed supply The tax rate on item A is 5% and that on B is 28%. The GST on the mixed supply is:                                                                                    5%                              28%                            16.50%                         17%   B
GST   A supplier ... take input tax credit (ITC) of GST paid on goods or services used to make supplies on which the recipient is liable to pay tax under the reverse charge mechanism.   may                                   should                            cannot                           can                         C
GST   The taxable event in GST is ... of goods or services or both.                                                                                                                       supply                                purchase                          consumption                      transfer                    A
GST   Which of the following is NOT as essential element of 'supply' under GST                                                                                                            Supply should be made for a           Supply should be made by a        Supply should be a taxable       Supply should be made       D
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GST   Which of the following is a feature of GST in India:                                                                                                                                It’s a destination-based tax          It’s a consumption tax                                             All of the above            D
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GST   A person who is required to pay tax under reverse charge is required to ... register under GST.                                                                                     compulsorily                          voluntarily                       NOT                              discretionarily             A
GST   Which of the following items is subject to zero per cent rate in GST?                                                                                                               Life-Saving Drugs                     Besan                             Cashew Nuts                      All of the above            B
GST   Which of the following are NOT compulsorily added to the transaction value under GST, if not already add:                                                                           any taxes, fees, charges levied       expenses incurred by the          trade discount                   incidental expenses like    C
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