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True or False
● For a newly set up business previous year can be of less than 12 months
Ans: True
● A company under the Income Tax is defined as per the Companies Act
Ans: False
● On sale of goods illegally imported from a foreign country, Mr. C generates a surplus of Rs.5,500. As
the income is derived from an illegal activity, it is not chargeable to tax.
Ans: False
● Out of Rs. 29,000 per received by Mrs. X from her husband for household expenses, she saves
approximately Rs. 1,200 pm which is deposited by her in a bank account. Rs 12,400 (1,200 x 12) is an
income of Mrs. X.
Ans: False
● Interest and salary payments made to partners are taxable in the hands of partners.
Ans: True
● Money received by dependent parents from their son is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: False
● Income received from smuggling activity is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: True
● The year in which income is earned is called previous year and the next year in which the income is
taxed is called financial year.
Ans: False
● A company under the Income Tax Act means a company as defined under the Companies Act.
Ans: False
● Previous year always indicates a period of 12 months from 1st April to 31st March.
Ans: False
● The financial year immediately succeeding the assessment year is the previous year.
Ans: False
● A birthday gift received by V from his father Rs.20,000 is not taxable as income of V.
Ans: True
● Profit on sale of house property is capital receipt which is, however, chargeable to tax.
Ans: True
● Salary, paid to M by his employer X Ltd. out of capital reserve, is not income in the hands of M.
Ans: False
● Income earned by an assessee during the assessment year is charged to tax during the previous year.
Ans: False
● Gift received by a lawyer from his client is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: True
● Gift received by son on his birthday from parents is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: False
● Arrears of bonus, received in lump sum by an employee is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: True
● Extra sales money received on account of devaluation of currency is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: True
● Compensation for death of father in a car accident received from the car owner by the son on the
deceased is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: False
● Free tickets for air travel by Air India received by Mr. Vadera who had rented his premises to Air India,
in lieu of rent, as per the terms of rent agreement is income as per Income Tax Act.
Ans: True
● Any income which is received through unlawful means is not chargeable to tax.
Ans: False