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TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
2081
B.B.S 4 Yrs. Programme /III /MGMT
Taxation In Nepal (MGT. 224) New Course
Full Marks:100 Time: 3 Hrs.

Candidates are required to give their answer in their own words as far as practicable.
The figures in the margine indicate full marks.

Group "A"

Brief Answer Questions

[10×2=20]
1.

What is tax?

2.

What is Permanent Account Number?

3.

Differentiate between income year and assessment year.

4.

State the meaning of "Canon of Economy".

5.

What do you mean by "Non Changeable Business Assets"?

6.

Mention the exemption of individual working in a remote area.

7.

Mr. Rai has received the salary from a company as an employee Rs. 6,00,000. The vehicle and accommodation facility is provided by office to him.
Required: The amount of vehicle and accommodation facility to be included in his income

8.

Miss. Hira, a government employee, earned taxable income from employment Rs. 11,20,000.
Required: Tax liability of Miss Hira.

9.

Sole Trader Organization provided the following information:
The opening written down value (Block D) is Rs. 5,00,000.
Addition is made in 2nd Chaitra of Rs. 3,00,000.
Actual repair and improvement cost is Rs. 50,000.
Required: Allowable amount of repair and improvement cost of the year.

10.

Susan runs small business in Kathmandu Metropolitan city annual turnover Rs. 3 Million and taxable income amount Rs. 3 Lacks
Required : Tax liability he selected presumptive taxation.

Group "B"

Attempt any FIVE questions.

[5×10=50]
11.

Mrs. Muna an employee of government office was appointed on 1st Magh 2076 with a pay scale of Rs. 30,000 - 1000 - 42,000. The other particulars of her for previous year are given below.
Entertainment allowance Rs. 3,000 p.m.
Dearness allowance Rs. 3,000 p.m.
Meeting allowance Rs. 12,000
Accommodation and vehicle facility was provided by the office.
House keeper's salary provided by office Rs. 5,000 p.m. and Mrs Muna's contribution to housekeeper was Rs. 3000 p.m.
Her electricity bill of Rs. 1,000 p.m. was paid by the office.
Office provided soft loan Rs. 5,00,000 at interest rate of 5%. Market interest rate was 12%.
Her office is located at Zone B
She claimed following expenses for deduction:
Approved medical expenses spent by her of Rs. 3,000.
Life insurance premium (self) of Rs. 50,000 (on a policy of Rs. 10,00,000).
Health insurance premium of Rs. 23,000 on her own policy
She had donated Rs. 50,000 to a religious heritage of Nepal (an exempt organization approved by IRD).
Required:
a. Net (assessable) income from employment
b. Statement of total taxable income
c. Tax liability

12.

The following receipts and payments accounts of an auditor are given below:

ReceiptsRsPaymentsRs
To Balance b/d160,000By Office salaries360,000
To Audit fees890,000By Office expenses90,000
To Consultancy fees (net)510,000By Office rent120,000
To Commission relating to audit work50,000By Purchase of office equipment (Bhadra)240,000
To Interest on fixed deposit from NBL (net)10,000By Life insurance premium (self)35,000
To Sale of old newspaper and journals4,000By Purchase of newspaper & journals8,000
To Gift and presents from clients30,000By Income tax paid in advance10,000
To Interest on govt. securities (net)15,000By Donation to tax exempt organization140,000
To Dividend received (net)19,000By Purchase of stationery25,000
To Lottery income20,000By Travelling expenses30,000
By Miscellaneous expenses20,000
By Domestic expenses80,000
By Car expenses24,000
By Balance c/d526,000
1,708,0001,708,000

Additional information:
• 20 percent of car expenses were paid for personal purpose.
• Office salaries include Rs. 10,000 paid to domestic servant.
• 40 percent of donation was given to an organization which was not approved by IRD.
• Half of domestic expenses were spent for general expenses of the office.
• Allowable depreciation for the year was not shown in account.
Required
:a. Assessable (Net) income from profession
b. Statement of taxable income
c. Tor liabilit

13.

(a) An importer imported goods paying VAT amounted Rs. 5,200. He (importer) incurred carriage expenses of Rs. 3,000 and sold them to a retailer charging 10% margin on cost. The retailer sold the goods to customer charging 20% margin on outlay with Rs. 1,000 as selling expenses there on.
Required:
(i) Cost price of customer (ii) Total VAT payable to government at each stage
(b) "Value Added Tax is levied on added value of goods and services."Explain in brief.

14.

(a) Mr. Hari disclosed the following incomes and expenditures for the previous year.
Dividend from resident company Rs. 25,000
Income from natural resources Rs. 340,000 (net)
Royalty income Rs. 170,000 (net)
Interest from private money lending transactions Rs. 210,000
Interest from fixed deposit Rs. 9,500
Rent from house let out Rs. 180,000
Rent received by letting an asset Rs. 90,000 (after TDS)
Compensation received relating to investment Rs. 50,000
Dividend from foreign company Rs. 85,000
He claimed the following expenses for deduction:
Donation to Pasupati Area Development Trust Rs. 50,000
Collection cost of natural resources income Rs. 1,000
Interest collection charge relating to money lending transactions Rs. 2,000
House rent collection charges Rs. 500
Collection cost of fixed deposit Rs. 400
Tax paid to foreign government Rs. 15,000
a. Assessable (Net) income from profession
b. Statement of taxable income
c. Tax liability
(b) Mention the conditions for an assesses to be resident person in case of natural person, partnership firm, trust and company.

15.

What are the allowable reductions in calculation of taxable income of a national person?

16.

What do you mean by tax auditing? Explain the major features of tax auditing.

Group "C"

Attempt any TWO questions.

[2×15=30]
17.

(a) SS Trades provided the following details of its fixed assets under block B and C.

ParticularsBlock 'B'
(Rs.)
Block 'C'
(Rs.)
Opening WDV400,000900,000
New addition of assets during the year
on 1st Ashwin150,0000
on 1st Falgun300,000300,000
on 21st Baishakh0600,000
Assets disposed off during the year50,000100,000
Repair and improvement cost during the year40,00090,000

Required: (i) Allowable depreciation
(ii) Closing value of fixed asset of the year
(b) The operating results of a company are provided:
Year678910
Profit/loss(Rs)30,000100,000150,000200,000120,000

The company has incurred loss in its 2nd year of operations. The unrecovered loss of 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year and 5th year is Rs. 30,000, Rs. 40,000, Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 60,000 respectively. The profit of the 6th year is derived without deducting interest on bank loan Rs. 20,000 and profit of the 7th year is derived without adding commission income Rs. 10,000. In year 9, profit was calculated after deducting donation to PADT Rs. 100,000 and the profit of 10th year was ascertained deducting pollution control cost of Rs. 300,000.
Required: Taxable income and explanation wherever necessary.

18.

Given below is the trading, profit and loss account of a proprietorship firm:

ParticularsAmountParticularsRs
To Opening stock210,000By Sales4,900,000
To Purchase2,020,000By Closing stock450,000
To Carriage260,000
To Wages340,000
To Customs duty110,000
To Gross profit c/d2,410,000
5,350,0005,350,000
To Salary650,000By Gross profit b/d2,410,000
To Office rent240,000By Rent from staff quarter45,000
To General expenses70,000By Interest from investment70,000
To Water and electricity80,000By Commission received10,000
To Legal expenses15,000By Sundry receipts40,000
To Audit expenses30,000By Bad debt recovered60,000
To Promotion expenses25,000By Divided received40,000
To Interest on loan40,000By Gain on sale of non business assets130,000
To Bad debts30,000By Gift received relating to business50,000
To Fine and penalties10,000
To Provision for tax30,000
To Life insurance premium (own)35,000
To Fire insurance premium20,000
To Donation80,000
To Pollution control cost110,000
To Depreciation (Block D)50,000
To Repair (Block D)30,000
To Sundry expenses50,000
To Net profit c/d1,260,000
2,855,0002,855,000

Further information:
i. Opening and closing stock were over valued by Rs. 10000 and Rs. 50000 respectively.
ii. Purchase include purchase of plant costing Rs. 120,000 which was purchased on 15th Chaitra of previous year and the opening WDV of the plant was Rs. 400,000. A part of plant costing Rs. 80,000 was disposed during the previous year.
iii. Business loss of last year is Rs. 50,000.
iv. Donation was given to private nursing home and public hospital equally.
v. Legal expenses include Rs. 5,000 incurred for domestic purpose.
vi. 30% of bad debt recovered was not allowed previously by Inland Revenue Office.
Required: i) Net (assessable) income from business
ii) Statement of total taxable income
iii) Tax liability

19.

(a) Explain the historical development of income taxation in Nepal.
(b) What are the duties of taxpayer (accesse) as per Income Tax Act 2058?