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This question paper comprises two parts, Part I and Part II.
Part I comprises MCQ & Part II comprises questions which require descriptive answers.
All questions relate to A.Y. 2021-22 unless stated otherwise in the question.
PART – I (MCQs)
All MCQs are compulsory
Question no. 1-10 carry 2 marks each and Question no. 11-20 carry 1 mark each
This Case Scenario contains MCQ 1-4
Mr. Sarthak (age 37 years) a share broker, sold a building to his friend Anay, who is a dealer in
automobile spare parts, for ₹ 120 lakh on 10.11.2020, when the stamp duty value was ₹ 150 lakh.
The agreement was, however, entered into on 1.9.2020 when the stamp duty value was ₹ 140 lakh.
Mr. Sarthak had received a down payment of ₹ 15 lakh by a crossed cheque from Anay on the date
of agreement. Mr. Sarthak purchased the building for ₹ 95 lakh on 10.5.2018. Further, Mr. Sarthak
also sold an agricultural land (situated in a town which has a population of 9,800) for ₹ 60 lakhs to
Mr. Vivek on 01.03.2021, which he acquired on 15.06.2015 for ₹ 45 lakhs. Stamp duty value of
agricultural land as on 1.3.2021 is ₹ 75 lakhs
CII for F.Y. 2015-16; 254; F.Y. 2018-19: 280; F.Y. 2020-21: 301.
In the light of the above facts, you are required to answer the following:
1. Is there any requirement to deduct tax at source on consideration paid or payable on transfer
of building and agricultural land?
(a) No; no tax is required to be deducted at source on transfer of any capital asset
(b) Yes; Mr. Anay is required to deduct tax at source under section 194-IA.
(c) Yes; Mr. Vivek is required to deduct tax at source under section 194-IA.
(d) Yes; Mr. Sarthak is required to deduct tax at source under section 194-IA.
2. In respect of transfer of building, capital gains chargeable to tax in the hands of Mr. Sarthak
would be -
(a) long-term capital gains of ₹ 57,87,500
(b) long-term capital gains of ₹ 47,87,500
(c) short-term capital gains of ₹ 45,00,000
(d) short-term capital gains of ₹ 55,00,000
3. Assuming that Mr. Sarthak has other income exceeding basic exemption limit, the tax
payable (excluding surcharge and health and education cess) on transfer of building and
12. The objective of carrying out assessment u/s 147 is to bring under the tax net _________:
(a) Any money, bullion, jewellery, valuable article, etc. which are undisclosed
(b) Any income which has escaped assessment
(c) Any of the above
(d) Both of the above
13. The AAR has to pronounce its ruling within a statutory time limit of _________ of the receipt of
the application
(a) 6 Months (b) 3 Months
(c) 1 Months (d) None of these
14. The due date of furnishing the return of income for assessment year 2021-22 in case of
charitable trust is:
(a) 30th June of the assessment year
(b) 31st July of the assessment year
(c) 31st October of the assessment year
(d) 30th September of the assessment year
15. The last date for issue of notice U/S 148 was 31.3.2021. The Assessing Officer issued the
notice on 31.3.2021 which was received by the assessee on 4.4.2021. In this case, the notice:
(a) is not a valid notice
(b) is a valid notice
(c) is not a valid notice as it should be received by the assessee on or before 31.3.2021
(d) None of the above
16. Expenditure incurred by an hotelier on replacement of linen and carpets in his hotel. Such
expenditure shall be considered as:
(a) Revenue expenditure (b) Deferred revenue expenditure
(c) Capital expenditure (d) Illegal expenditure
17. In case the Key man insurance policy is taken in name of any other person any sum received
on its maturity by such person shall be taxable under the head:
(a) Salaries
(b) Profits & Gains of Business or Profession
(c) Capital Gain
(d) Income from Other Sources
18. A REIT derives rental income of Rs.2 crore from real estate property directly owned by it and
short term capital gains of Rs.1 crore on sale of developmental properties. It also receives
interest income of Rs.3 crore from Gamma Ltd., an Indian company, in which it holds
controlling interest. The REIT holds 80% of the shareholding of Gamma Ltd. Which of the
following statements is correct?
(a) All the above income are taxable in the hands of REIT
(b) REIT enjoys pass through status in respect of the above income and hence, such
income are taxable in the hands of the unit holders.
(c) REIT enjoys pass through status in respect of interest income from Gamma Ltd. and
19. Two methods were found suitable for determination of the Arm’s Length Price (ALP). As per
CUP methods, it was found to be Rs. 1,200 per unit and as per resale price method, it was Rs.
1,250 per unit. The ALP per unit will be taken as:
(a) Rs. 1,200 since it is more favourable to the assesse
(b) Rs. 1,250 since it is more favourable to the Department
(c) Rs. 1,225
(d) None of the above
20. In which of the following cases, it is mandatory to file return of income in India?
(a) Ram is resident in India and has earned total income of Rs 2,00,000 during the PY
2020-21. However, he has bank account outside India.
(b) Shyam is resident in India and has earned total income of Rs 1,50,000 during the PY
2020-21. However, he is the owner of bungalow outside India.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Statement of Profit & Loss for the year ended 31st March, 2021 reveals a net profit
(before tax) amounting to ₹ 85,00,000 after debiting/crediting the following
items:
(a) Interest of ₹ 3,00,000 due to a public financial institution for the last
quarter of the financial year 2020-21 paid on 20th November , 2021.
(b) ₹ 6,00,000 paid in India to Mr. Philip, a non-resident towards fee for
technical services without deduction of tax at source. TDS was, however,
paid on 30th November, 2021.
(c) Damages amounting to ₹ 15,00,000 paid to the Government of West Bengal
as per the terms of contract for defects found in construction of a flyover
after 5 years of its construction.
(d) Depreciation charged ₹ 20,00,000.
(e) Marked to market loss amounting to ₹ 6,00,000 in respect of an unsettled
derivative contract. The contract was settled in May, 2021 with a gain of ₹
1,00,000.
(f) Profit of ₹ 10,00,000 on sale of land to Neptune Inc., U.S.A. which is a wholly
owned subsidiary company.
(g) Retention money amounting to ₹ 10,00,000 held by a public sector
undertaking which can be released after expiry of two years on the
satisfaction of certain performance criteria as per the terms of contract.
(h) ₹ 3,00,000 being interest on fixed deposit made with a bank as margin
money for obtaining a guarantee required by a State Government for a
particular contract.
(i) Dividend of ₹ 10,00,000 received from a Real Estate Investment Trust
(REIT), the break- up of which is as follows
- Component of short-term capital gain on sale of development
properties by the REIT ₹ 6,00,000.
- Component of rental income from properties owned by the REIT ₹
4,00,000.
Other Information:
(i) Depreciation as per Income-tax Rules ₹ 25,00,000.
(ii) Land sold to Neptune Inc. was acquired at a cost of ₹ 30,00,000 in the
financial year 2015-16. Value on the date of sale assessed by the Stamp
Valuation Authority was ₹ 50,00,000 (Cost Inflation Index- Financial Year
2016-17: 264 ; Financial Year 2020-21: 301)
(iii) The company informs you that till Assessment Year 2020-21 the company
did not include retention money in its total income in absence of right to
receive such money based on judicial pronouncements, which has also been
accepted by the Assessing Officer consistently.
(iv) During the year 20 new employees (qualifying as "workman" under the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947) were recruited. All these new employees
2 (a) The following are the particulars relating to two Indian companies, namely, Alpha 8
Ltd. and Beta Ltd., which are subject to tax audit u/s 44AB, for A.Y.2021-22 –
Particulars Alpha Ltd. Beta Ltd.
Date of setting up/ registration 1.4.2018 1.11.2020
Main object Manufacture of Manufacture of
steel leather
Place Vaishali, Bihar Ranipet, Tamil
Nadu
Turnover of P.Y. 2018-19 ₹ 251 crores -
Turnover of P.Y. 2019-20 ₹ 401 crores -
Turnover of P.Y. 2020-21 ₹ 270 crores ₹ 120 crores
Value of new plant and machinery ₹ 8 crore ₹ 5 crore
installed and put to use on 1.11.2020
Gross Total Income of P.Y.2020-21 ₹ 5 crore ₹ 3 crore
No. of new employees employed on the 750 750
date of setting up/registration the
company
Monthly emoluments to employees by
ECS through bank account:
250 employees ₹ 20,000 per ₹ 21,000 per
employee employee
250 employees ₹ 25,000 per ₹ 25,000 per
employee employee
250 employees ₹ 28,000 per ₹ 27,000 per
employee employee
From the above details -
(i) Compute the tax liability of Alpha Ltd. and Beta Ltd. for A.Y.2021-22,
assuming that they avail the beneficial tax rates under the special
provisions inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the
Income-tax Act, 1961 by fulfilling the conditions specified thereunder.
Assume that the gross total income reflects the computation under the
special provisions.
(ii) Would it be beneficial for Alpha Ltd. to opt for the special provisions
inserted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 instead of opting
2 (b) Beta Inc. having its business in Singapore has advanced a loan of SD 1,60,000 to 6
Beta Ltd, Mumbai. Book value of total assets of Beta Ltd was ₹ 125 lakhs. Beta
Ltd provides software backup support to Beta Inc. Beta Ltd has spent 50,000
manhour during the financial year 2020-21 for the services rendered to Beta
Inc. The cost for Beta Ltd is SD 75 / manhour. Beta Ltd has billed Beta Inc. at SD
90.75 / manhour.
Gama Ltd. in Mumbai which has a similar business model, provides software
backup support to Olive Inc. in Penang, Malaysia. Gama Ltd's cost and operating
profits are as hereunder:
Particulars INR in lakhs
Direct costs 600
Indirect costs 200
Operating profits 200
(1) Calculate Arm’s Length Price for the transaction between Beta Ltd. and
Beta Inc. based on the above data of Gama Ltd. using the Transactional Net
Margin Method. Assume 1 SD = ₹ 45.
(2) Explain, if there is any adjustment to be made to the total income of Beta
Ltd.
Note: SD = Singapore Dollars
3 (a) GVB Charitable Trust engaged in the activities of running a charitable hospital 8
and medical college since 8 years, has been merged with a Corporate hospital on
31st March, 2021. The said Corporate Hospital is not eligible for registration
under section 12AA of the Act. The position of assets and liabilities of the
Charitable trust as on the date of merger are furnished as under:
(d) The Trust was created on 1st January, 2014 and obtained registration
under section 12AA on 31st March, 2015.
Liabilities:
(f) Liability in respect of shares and securities (unlisted) 8 lakhs
(g) Bank Liability in respect of quoted shares and 15 lakhs
securities
(h) Provision for Tax 12 lakhs
Compute the tax liability, if any, of Charitable Trust, arising out of above merger,
giving explanation for treatment of each item in the context of relevant
provisions contained in the Act. Assume that the trust has no tax liability in
respect of other activities undertaken during previous year 2020-21.
3 (b) During the previous year 2020-21, Ms. Indu, a citizen of India is a resident of 6
both India and a foreign country with which India has a DTAA, which provides
that “the income would be taxable in country where it is earned and not in other
country, but would be included for computation of tax rate in such other
country”. Her income is Rs. 3,25,000 from business in India and Rs. 6,00,000
from business in foreign country. In foreign country, the rate of tax is 20%.
During the year, she paid a premium of Rs. 32,000 to insure the health of her
mother, a non-resident, aged 82 years, not dependent on her, through her credit
card.
(i) Compute the tax payable by Ms. Indu in India for the A.Y. 2021-22.
(ii) Also, show the tax payable by Ms. Indu in India, had there been no DTAA
with such foreign country.
4 (a) M/s A Ltd. had admitted ₹ 180 lakhs as its total income in its return filed for the 8
Assessment Year 2017-18 on 15-9-2017. The total income was enhanced to ₹
200 lakhs as per the order under section 143(3) passed on 20-9-2019 by the
Assessing Officer. Subsequently on an information that there was concealment
of income, reassessment proceedings were initiated and an order for
reassessment was passed on 20 -10-2020 determining a total income of ₹ 250
lakhs.
The Company had the following prepaid taxes to its credit:
Tax deducted at source ₹ 5 lakhs
Advance Tax paid on
4-6-2016 ₹ 8 lakhs
14-9-2016 ₹ 17 lakhs
14-12-2016 ₹ 16 lakhs
15-3-2017 ₹ 14 lakhs
Self-Assessment tax paid on 15-9-2017 ₹ 2.50
lakhs
Tax paid on 25-9-2019 ₹ 7 lakhs
The return in response to the reassessment notice was filed after 20 days from
4 (b) The following data is furnished by Mr. Sumedh, a non-resident and a person of 6
Indian Origin, for the financial year ended 31-3-2021:
A: Long-term capital gains arising on transfer of foreign ₹ 6,50,000
exchange asset on 31.7.2020 (computed)
Expenditure wholly and exclusively incurred in ₹ 80,000
connection with such transfer (not considered above)
Interest on deposits held with private limited companies ₹ 5,90,000
Interest on Government Securities ₹ 95,000
Interest on deposits with pubic limited companies ₹ 2,60,000
B: Savings and Investments
Investment in notified savings certificates referred to in ₹ 2,00,000
section 10(4B) on 30.3.2021
Investment in shares of Indian public limited companies ₹ 3,00,000
on 31.12.2021
C: Tax deducted at source ₹ 1,83,000
Compute balance tax payable/refund due for the assessment year 2021-22 in
accordance with special provisions applicable to non-residents.
5 (a) Answer the following in the context of provisions contained in the Income-tax Act, 8
1961:
(i) The assessment for A.Y. 2016-17 was completed as per section 143(3)
considering the various claims so made by the assessee on 23.12.2017.
Subsequently, this was reopened under section 147 on certain issues, but
excluding the claim of the assessee as to “Lease Equalisation Fund”. The
order of reassessment was passed on 18.11.2018. The Commissioner
within the powers vested under section 263 passed an order on 11.4.2020
rejecting the claim of assessee as to “Lease Equalisation Fund”. The
assessee challenges that the action of the CIT is not sustainable because
the same was barred by limitation.
(ii) Is Commissioner (Appeals) empowered to consider an appeal filed by an
assessee challenging the order of assessment in respect of which the
proceedings before the Settlement Commission abates? Examine.
5 (b) Arnold Ltd. (incorporated in UK) has a branch office (PE) in India. The Net Profit 6
of the Branch as per the statement of profit and loss for the year ended
31.03.2021 was ₹ 83 lakhs. It includes the following:
(i) Dividend from Indian companies (listed) ₹ 8,00,000.
(ii) Dividend from Indian companies (unlisted) ₹ 4,00,000.
(iii) Interest received from MMS Ltd. of Mumbai ₹ 7,00,000. The amount was
received by the Indian company MMS Ltd. in foreign currency as per loan
6 (a) Prakash, a member in two AOPs, namely, “AOP & Co.” and “Prakash & Akash”, 6
provides the following details of his income for the year ended 31.3.2020:
(a) “AOP & Co.”, assessed at normal rates of tax, had credited in his account,
amount of ₹ 2,10,000 as interest on capital, ₹ 4,96,000 as salary and ₹
20,000 as share of profit.
(b) A house property located at Jaipur was purchased on 1.7.2010 with the
borrowed capital in “Prakash & Akash” jointly shared equally and
occupied by both of them for self-residential purposes. Total interest paid
for the year 2019-20 on the borrowed capital was ₹ 4,10,000.
Compute the income and the tax liability thereon for the A.Y. 2020-21 and
support your answer with brief reasons and the provisions of the Act.
6 (b) Narmada Ltd., an Indian Company has borrowed ₹ 80 crores on 01-04-2020 from 4
M/s. Thames Inc, a Company incorporated in London, at an interest rate of 10%
p.a. The said loan is repayable over a period of 5 years. Further, loan is guaranteed
by M/s Tyne Inc. incorporated in UK. M/s. Tweed Inc, a non-resident, holds shares
carrying 40% of voting power both in M/s Narmada Ltd. and M/s Tyne Inc.
Net profit of M/s. Narmada Ltd. for P.Y. 2020-21 was ₹ 7 crores after debiting the
above interest, depreciation of ₹ 4 crores and income-tax of ₹ 3 crores. Calculate
the amount of interest to be disallowed under the head “Profits and gains of
business or profession” in the computation of M/s Narmada Ltd., giving
appropriate reasons.
6 (c) What is the difference between OECD Model Convention, 2017 and UN Model 4
Convention, 2017 relating to right of Source State to tax business profits of an
enterprise? Explain.