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(` in crores)
i Revenue (` 1,200 crores x 40%) 480
ii Expenses 500
iii Provision for loss (Refer Working note) 30
iv Loss 50
2. If it is a cost-plus contract of 20%
i Revenue (500 crores x120%) 600
ii Expenses 500
iii Provision for loss Nil
iv Profit 100
Working Note:
Calculation of provision for loss in case of fixed price contract
Amount of foreseeable loss (` in crores)
Total cost of construction 1,250
Less: Total contract price (1,200)
Amount of foreseeable loss 50
Loss for current year [500 – 480 (` 1,200 crores x 40%)] (20)
Expected loss to be recognized immediately 30
According to AS 7, when it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract
revenue, the expected loss should be recognized as an expense immediately.
(d) Heads
(i) Purchase price of PPE
(ii) Directly attributable cost of PPE
(iii) Cost not included in determining the carrying amount of an item of PPE
Items Classified
under Head
1 Import duties and non-refundable purchase taxes (i)
2 Initial delivery and handling costs (ii)
3 Costs of testing whether the asset is functioning properly, (ii)
after deducting the net proceeds*
4 Initial operating losses, such as those incurred while demand (iii)
for the output of an item builds up
Question 3
(a) Prepare cash flow for ABC Ltd., using Direct Method for the year ending 31-03-2019 from
the following information:
(1) Sales for the year amounted to ` 270 Lakh out of which 50% was cash sales.
(2) Purchases for the year amounted to ` 60 lakh out of which credit purchases were
80%.
(3) Administrative expenses amounted to ` 18 lakh. Salary of ` 16 lakh was charged
to profit and loss account for the year. Salary of ` 4 lakh was outstanding as on
31-03-2019. (Salary does not form part of Administrative expenses)
(4) The company has 15% debentures of ` 10 lakh, which it redeemed during the year
at a premium of 10% by issue of equity shares of ` 9 lakh towards redemption and
the balance was paid in cash. Debenture Interest was also paid during the year.
(5) Dividend paid during the year amounted to ` 12 lakh (including dividend distribution
tax).
(6) Investment costing ` 10 lakh were sold at a profit of ` 2.50 lakh.
(7) Income tax payable for the year was ` 80,000.
(8) Depreciation of 25% is charged by the company on opening balance of Plant and
Machinery. At the year end one old plant costing ` 5,00,000 (WDV ` 2,00,000) was
sold for ` 3,50,000. The purchases were also made at year end.
(9) The following balances are also provided :
` in Lakh ` in Lakh
31-03-2018 31-03-2019
Debtors 40 45
Creditors 20 23
Bank 5 -
Plant & Machinery 50 70
Provision for tax 1 0.7
(b) From the following details, find out the average due date of the bills issued by A to B :
Date of Bill Amount (`) Usance of the Bill
29th January, 2018 10,000 1 month
20th March 2018 8,000 2 months
12th July, 2018 14,000 1 month
10th August, 2018 12,000 2 months
Base date to be taken shall be the earliest due date. (10 + 6 = 16 Marks)
Answer
(a) ABC Ltd.
Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 st March, 2019
(Using direct method)
Particulars ` In lakhs ` In lakhs
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash sales (50% of 270) 135
Cash receipts from Debtors 130
[40 + 135 - 45]
Cash purchases (20% of 60) (12)
Cash payments to suppliers (45)
[20 + 60 x 80% – 23]
Cash paid to employees (12)
Cash payments for overheads (Adm. and selling) (18)
Cash generated from operations 178
Income tax paid (1.1)
Net cash generated from operating activities 176.9
Cash flows from investing activities
Sale of investments (10+ 2.5) 12.5
Payments for purchase of fixed assets (34.5)
Sale of Machinery 3.5
Net cash used in investing activities (18.5)
Cash flows from financing activities
Redemption of debentures (11-9) (2)
Interest paid (1.5)
Dividend paid (12)
Net cash used in financing activities (15.5)
Net increase in cash 142.90
Cash at beginning of the period 5.00
Cash at end of the period 147.90
Working Notes
1. Calculation of Income Tax paid during the year
Provision for taxation A/c
` `
To Cash (Amount paid 1,10,000 By Balance b/d 1,00,000
during the year
balancing figure)
To Balance c/d 70,000 By P & L A/c (Provision 80,000
for the year)
1,80,000 1,80,000
2. Calculation of Purchase of Fixed Assets
Plant & Machinery A/c
` `
To Balance b/d 50,00,000 By Depreciation (25% 12,50,000
of ` 50 Lacs)
To P & L A/c (Profit on 1,50,000 By Cash (Sale) 3,50,000
Sale)
To Cash
(Purchases)(bal. fig.) 34,50,000 By Balance c/d 70,00,000
86,00,000 86,00,000
(b) Calculation of Average Due Date
(Taking 3rd March, 2018 as base date)
Date of bill 2018 Term Due date Amount No. of days Product
2018 from the base
date i.e. 3rd
March,2018
(`) (`) (`)
29th January 1 month 3rd March 10,000 0 0
20th March 2 months 23rd May 8,000 81 6,48,000
12th July 1month 14th Aug. 14,000 164 22,96,000
10th August 2 months 13th Oct. 12,000 224 26,88,000
44,000 56,32,000
Sum of Products
Average due date = Base date + Days equal to
Sum of Amounts
56,32,000
= 3rd March, 2018 +
44,000
= 3rd March, 2018 + 128 days = 9 th July, 2018
Note:
Bill dated 12 th July, 2018 has the maturity period of one month, due date (after adding 3
days of grace) falls on 15 th August, 2018. 15 th August being public holiday, due date
would be preceding date i.e. 14th August, 2018.
Question 4
Prepare the Income & Expenditure Account of the Entertainment Club for the year ending
31st March, 2019 and Balance Sheet on that date from the following information:
Receipts and Payment Account of Entertainment Club
For the year ending on 31 st March, 2019
Receipts ` Payments `
To Balance b/d (cash) 25,000 By Rent and Rates 89,250
To Subscriptions: By Furniture purchased 80,000
(1-4-2018)
2017-18 13,350 By Creditors for Sports 71,000
Materials
2018-19 4,20,000 By Purchases for Sports 20,000
2019-20 12,000 4,45,350 Materials
By Cost of prizes awarded 23,450
To Sales of Sports Materials 34,000 By Match expenses 38,200
To Entrance Fees 50,000 By Miscellaneous expenses 1,28,300
To General Donation 25,750 By Balance c/d 1,49,300
To Donation for prize fund 15,500
To Interest on prize fund 2,000
Investments
To Miscellaneous receipts 1,900
5,99,500 5,99,500
Additional Information :
Particulars 31st March, 2018 31st March, 2019
Sports materials 25,000 28,000
Furniture 2,50,000 ?
5% Prize fund investments 80,000 ?
Creditors for sports materials 7,500 15,250
Subscription in arrears (17-18) 23,750 ?
Prize fund 80,000 ?
Rent paid in advance - 4,750
Outstanding rent 3,750 -
• Book value of sports materials sold was ` 30,000.
• Depreciation on furniture is to be provided @ 10%.
• Half of the entrance fee is to be capitalized.
• There are 1520 members, each paying an annual subscription@ ` 300.
• Subscription received in advance on 31-3-2018 were ` 9,000 (For 2018-19). (16 Marks)
Answer
Books of Entertainment Club
Income & Expenditure Account
For the year ending 31 st March, 2019
Particulars ` Particular `
To Rent & Rates (W.N.4) 80,750 By Subscription 4,56,000
(` 1,520 × ` 300)
To Match expenses 38,200 By Profit on sale of sports 4,000
material
To Misc. expense 1,28,300 (` 34,000 - ` 30,000)
To Depreciation 33,000 By Entrance fee 25,000
(10% of ` 3,30,000) on By Misc. Receipts 1,900
furniture
To Sports material consumed 65,750 By General donation 25,750
To Surplus 1,66,650
5,12,650 5,12,650
Question 5
(a) ABC Ltd. has insured itself under a loss of profit policy for ` 3,30,000 with indemnity
period of 8 months under average clause. A fire occurred in the factory on 01-01-2019
and normal business was affected up to 30-04-2019.
From the following information, prepare a Statement of Claim under the policy:
Actual Turnover over the period of dislocation 50,000
(01-01-2019 to 30-4-2019)
Turnover for 12 months immediately preceding the date of fire 10,00,000
(01-01-2018 to 31-12-2018)
Turnover for corresponding period in 12 months immediately 4,50,000
preceding the date of fire (01-01-2018 to 30-04-2018)
Turnover for last financial year 12,00,000
Net Profit for last financial year 3,00,000
Uninsured Standing charges 18,000
Insured Standing charges for the last financial year 60,000
Following increases are approved in the policy:
(i) Increase in G.P. rate by 2%
(ii) Increase in turnover by 10%
There was an additional cost of working of ` 20,000 during dislocation period. Due to this
additional cost there was a saving of ` 5,000 in insured standing charges during the
indemnity period and but for this additional cost the turnover during the period of
dislocation would have been only ` 35,000.
(b) XYZ Limited held on 1st April, 2018, 1000 9% Government Securities at ` 90,000 (Face
Value of Security ` 100 each). Three month's interest had accrued on the above date.
On 1st May, the company purchased the same Government Securities of the face value
of ` 80,000 at ` 95 cum-interest. On 1 st June, ` 60,000 face value of the security was
sold at ` 94 cum-interest. Interest on the security was paid each year on 30 th June and
31st December and was credited by the bank on the same date. On 30th September,
` 40,000 face value of the Govt. securities were sold at ` 97 cum-interest. On
1st December, the company purchased the same security ` 10,000 at par ex-interest. On
1st March, the company sold ` 10,000 face value of the government securities at ` 95 ex-
interest.
You are required to draw up the 9% Government Security Account in the books of XYZ
Limited. FIFO method shall be followed.
Calculation shall be made to the nearest rupee or multiple thereof. (8 + 8 = 16 Marks)
Answer
(a) Computation of loss of profit Insurance claim
`
(1) Rate of gross profit:
Net profit for the last financial year 3,00,000
Add: Insured standing charges 60,000
3,60,000
Turnover for the last financial year 12,00,000
` 3,60,000
Rate of gross profit = 100 = 30%
` 12,00,000
Gross profit after adding 2% = 30%+2%= 32%
(2) Short sales:
Standard Turnover 4,50,000
Add: 10% increasing trend 45,000
4,95,000
Less: Turnover during the dislocation period (50,000)
4,45,000
(3) Annual (Adjusted) Turnover:
Annual Turnover (1-1-2018 to 31-12-2018) 10,00,000
Add: 10% increasing trend 1,00,000
11,00,000
Note: Assumed that trend adjustment is required on total amount of annual turnover.
However, part of the annual turnover represents trend adjusted figure. Alternatively, trend
may be ignored and annual turnover can be taken simply.
(4) Additional Expenses: `
(i) Actual Expenses 20,000
(ii) Gross profit on sales generated by additional expenses
32/100× (` 50,000 – ` 35,000) = 4,800
Gross Profit on Annual (Adjusted) Turnover
(iii) × Additional Expenses
Gross Profit shown in the numerator + Uninsured standing charges
(32% on ` 11,00,000)/ [(32% on ` 11,00,000)+18,000)] x ` 20,000
[` 3,52,000/(` 3,52,000+ ` 18,000)] x ` 20,000 = `19,027
Working Notes:
1. Interest accrued on 1 st April 2018 = `1,00,000 x 9% x 3/12 = ` 2,250
2. Accrued Interest on 800 units as on 01.05.2018 = ` 80,000 x 9/100 x 4/12 = ` 2,400
reserve ` 1,25,000)
General Reserve 95,000 Stock 5,50,000
Long-term loan 10,45,000 Sundry debtors 5,00,000
Bank overdraft 3,60,000 Profit and Loss A/c 50,000
Sundry Creditors 6,50,000
33,00,000 33,00,000
It was decided that Y would retire from the partnership on 1-4-2019 and M would be admitted
as a partner on the same date. Following adjustments are agreed amongst the partners for the
retirement/admission:
(i) Goodwill is to be valued at ` 6,00,000, but the same will not appear as an asset in the
books of the firm.
(ii) Building and machinery are to be revalued at ` 10,00,000 and ` 6,40,000 respectively.
(iii) Investments are to be taken over by Y at the market value.
(iv) Provision for doubtful debts is to be maintained at 15% on Sundry debtors.
(v) The capital of the reconstituted firm will be ` 15,00,000 to be contributed by the partners
X, Y1 and M in their new profit sharing ratio of 2:2:1.
(vi) Surplus funds, if any will be used to pay the bank overdraft.
(vii) Amount due to retiring partner Y will be transferred to his loan account.
Prepare:
(1) Revaluation Account
(2) Capital Accounts of the partners; and
(3) Balance Sheet of the firm after reconstitution. (16 Marks)
Answer
Revaluation Account
` `
To Provision for doubtful debts 75,000 By Building 50,000
(15% on 5,00,000)
To Machinery 60,000 By Investments 25,000
By Parents’ Capital A/cs:
X 30,000
Y 18,000
` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
To Revaluation 30,000 18,000 12,000
To Goodwill 1,00,000 60,000 40,000 By Balance b/d 5,00,000 2,50,000 2,00,000 -
To Investment 1,25,000 - - By Investment 1,00,000 60,000 40,000 -
Fluctuation
Reserve
To P & L A/c 25,000 15,000 10,000 By General -
Reserve 47,500 28,500 19,000
To X - 30,000 30,000 By Z 30,000 90,000 - -
To Y - - 90,000 90,000 By M 30,000 90,000 - -
To Y’s Loan - 3,00,500 - -
To Balance c/d 6,00,000 - 6,00,000 3,00,000 By Bank 47,500 - 5,23,000 4,20,000
7,55,000 5,18,500 7,82,000 4,20,000 7,55,000 5,18,500 7,82,000 4,20,000
the company for five years. Decide whether the contention of Suryodaya Publishers is valid
under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. (6 Marks)
(b) Explain the meaning of the "Iron Law of Responsibility". State the benefits acquired by
achieving the long-term objectives through the business activities. (4 Marks)
(c) Explain the socio-psychological barriers of communication in relation to an organization.
(4 Marks)
Answer
(a) As per the stated facts, Mrs. Priya was engaged as a clerk in a partnership firm (which
comes under the purview of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972) since January 2012. The
said firm was converted in a private limited company under the name Suryodaya Publishers
Private Ltd. in October 2017. Mrs. Priya resigned her job in December 2018.
As per the definition of "employee" under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 197 2, means any
person (other than an apprentice) who is employed for wages, whether the terms of such
employment are express or implied, in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in
connection with the work of a factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port, railway company, shop
or other establishment to which this Act applies. So, accordingly here Mrs. Priya (engaged
as clerk in the firm on which the said Act was made applicable) will be considered as an
employee.
Further, Section 4 (1) of the Payment of Gratuity Act states that Gratuity shall be payable
to an employee on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continuous
service for not less than five years,-
(a) on his superannuation, or
(b) on his retirement or resignation, or
(c) on his death or disablement due to accident or disease.
In the light of the stated provisions and the given facts, Mrs. Priya had been in continuous
service for more than 5 years i.e., from January 2012 to December 2018 in a firm which
was converted into a private Ltd. company. This will not effect on the right of Mrs. Priya on
the entitlement of payment of gratuity amount being her in continuous services under the
same employer. Therefore, the contention of the Suryodaya Publishers Private Ltd., stating
that it is not liable to pay gratuity to Mrs. Priya is not valid.
(b) The Iron Law of Responsibility: The institution of business exists only because it
performs invaluable services for society. Therefore, if a business intends to retain its
existing social role and power, it must respond to society’s needs constructively. This is
known as the “Iron Law of Responsibility”. In the long-term those who do not use power in
a manner that society considers responsible, will tend to lose it.
Businesses have been delegated economic power and have access to productive
resources of a community. They are obliged to use these resources for the common good
of society so that more wealth for its betterment may be generated. Technical and creative
resources are also helpful to it. A business organisation sensitive to community needs
would in its own self interest like to have a better community within which the business
may be conducted.
Benefits: This way, the resulting benefits would be:
(a) Decrease in crime
(b) Easier labour recruitment
(c) Reduced employee absenteeism.
(d) Easier access to international capital, better conditions for loans on international
money markets.
(e) Dependable and preferred as supplier, exporter, importer and retailer of responsibly
manufactured components and products.
(c) Socio-psychological barriers of communication: The attitudes and opinions, place in
society and status consciousness arising from one’s position in the hierarchical structure
of the organization, one’s relations with peers, seniors, juniors and family background – all
these deeply affect one’s ability to communicate both as a sender and receiver. Status
consciousness is widely known to be a serious communication barrier in organizations. It
leads to psychological distancing which further leads to breakdown of communication or
miscommunication. Often it is seen that a man high up in an organization builds up a wall
around himself. This restricts participation of the less powerful in decision making. In the
same way one’s family background formulates one’s attitude and communication skills.
Question 3
(a) Monu is an employee in a company. The amount of bonus payable to him during the year
2018-19 is ` 15,000. The company deducted a sum of ` 5,000 against the "Puja Bonus"
already paid to him during the said year and paid the remaining amount. Monu files a suit
against the company for recovery of the deducted amount. Decide under the Payment of
Bonus Act, 1965, whether Monu be given any relief by the Court. State also which type of
bonus that may be adjusted against the bonus payable under this Act. (3 Marks)
(b) Examine the validity of the following statement with reference to the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013.
"The Articles of Association of X Limited contains a provision that the underwriting
commission may be paid upto 4% of the issue price of the shares. However the Board of
Directors have decided to pay the underwriting commission of 5% to Deal & Co., the
underwriters." (3 Marks)
(c) What is meant by Environmental ethics? How its non-adoption leads to 3 Ps. Viz. Polluter
Pay Principle? Explain. (4 Marks)
(d) Enumerate a few guidelines for active listening. (4 Marks)
Answer
(a) The problem as given in the question is based on the provisions of section 17 of the
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. As per Section 17, if in any accounting year, an employer
has paid any puja bonus or other customary bonus or any advance against bonus, to any
employee, then the former shall be entitled to deduct the amount of bonus so paid from
the amount of bonus payable by him to the employee under this Act in respect of that
accounting year. The employee shall be entitled to receive only the balance. The employer
can do the same thing even in a case where he has paid off the bonus payable under this
Act to an employee before the date on which such bonus payable becomes payable.
In the instant case therefore, Monu will not get any relief from the court because employer
is empowered to deduct ` 5,000/- from the total bonus (` 15,000) payable to Monu.
As per section 17, the following bonus amounts may be adjusted against the bonus
payable:
(i) The puja bonus or other customary bonus to any employee, as mentioned above.
(ii) Part payment of bonus already paid to an employee before the date on which such
bonus becomes payable
(b) Section 40 (6) of the Companies Act 2013, provides that a company may pay commission
to any person in connection with the subscription to its securities, subject to the number of
conditions which are prescribed under the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of
Securities) Rules, 2014. Under the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities)
Rules, 2014 the rate of commission paid or agreed to be paid shall not exceed, in case of
shares, five percent (5%) of the price at which the shares are issued or a rate authorised
by the articles, whichever is less.
In the given problem, the articles of X Ltd. have prescribed 4% underwriting commission
but the directors decided to pay 5% underwriting commission.
Therefore, the decision of the Board of Directors to pay 5% commission to the underwriters
(Deal & Co.) is invalid.
(c) Ecological ethics is based on the idea that the environment should be protected not only
for the sake of human beings but also for its own sake. The issue of environmental ethics
goes beyond the problems relating to protection of environment or nature in terms of
pollution, resource utilization or waste disposal.
Business and Industry are closely linked with environment and resource utilization.
Production process and strategy for eco-friendly technologies throughout the product life
cycle and minimization of waste play major role in protection of environment and
conservation of resources. Business, Industry and multinational corporations have to
recognize environmental management as the priority area and a key determinant to
sustainable development. Sound management of wastes is among the major
environmental issues for maintaining the quality of Earth’s environment and ach ieving
sustainable development.
If the environmental costs are properly reflected in the prices paid for goods and services
then companies and ultimately the consumer would adjust market behaviour in a way that
would reduce damage to environment, pollution and waste production. Price signal will
also influence behaviour to avoid exploitation or excessive utilization of natural resources.
Such measures would facilitate the approach of “Polluter Pays Principle”. Removing
subsidies that encourage environmental damage is another measure.
(d) Guidelines for Active Listening
➢ Look at the person and suspend other things you are doing in order to understand the
other person’s concerns, intentions.
➢ Be interested in what the other person is saying. Try taking notes. Doing so will keep
ones body and mind active.
➢ Listen to the tone of voice and inflection; look at gestures and body language.
➢ Restate what the person said. Restating their meaning is a way to make sure you
understand the person clearly.
➢ Ask questions once in a while to clarify the meaning. Doing so will keep one alert and let
the other person know that they have been listening and are interested in getting all the
facts and ramifications.
➢ Be aware of your own feelings and opinions.
Question 4
(a) Neelesh guaranteed the honesty of Srinath in the employment of Gurudev. Srinath was
found guilty of dishonesty in the course of the service, but Gurudev continued to employ
him and did not inform Neelesh of what had occurred. Subsequently, Srinath committed
further acts of dishonesty. Gurudev requires Neelesh to make good the loss caused by
Srinath. Discuss the liability of Neelesh according to the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
(6 Marks)
(b) XYZ Limited has its registered office at Mumbai in the state of Maharastra. For
administrative conveniences, the company wants to shift its registered office from Mumbai
to Pune. Discuss the formalities to be complied with by the company as per the provisions
of the Companies Act, 2013. (4 Marks)
(c) M/s Confident Investments, a partnership firm, wants to appoint and authorize Mr. A, giving
him power to sell and sign documents and deeds including the transfer of shares and
securities, by executing a "Power of Attorney".
Draft a "Power of Attorney" to be given by the firm. (4 Marks)
Answer
(a) According to section 143 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, any guarantee which the creditor
has obtained by means of keeping silence as to material circumstances is invalid.
In the given question, Neelesh guarantees the honesty of Srinath who was already in the
employment of Gurudev. While this guarantee was obtained, Gurudev kept silence about
the previous act of dishonesty by Srinath and Gurudev continues to employ Srinath. Thus,
in this case it seems that the guarantee of Srinath by Neelesh was obtained by
concealment of material circumstances/ keeping silence on material circumstances.
Now, when Srinath again commits an act of dishonesty, Gurudev requires Neelesh to make
good the loss caused by Srinath.
In the light of the facts of the case and the provisions of law, it appears that the guarantee
was obtained by concealment of material circumstances/ keeping silence on material
circumstances. Hence, the guarantee by Neelesh of Srinath will not be valid.
[Note: In the given question, it may also be presumed that firstly guarantee was given by
Neelesh and then Srinath committed the first act of dishonesty. In this case section 137
of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 will be attracted.]
(b) The Companies Act, 2013 under section 13 provides for the process of altering the
Memorandum of a company. Since the location or Registered Office clause in the
Memorandum only names the state in which its registered office is situated, a change in
address from Mumbai to Pune, does not result in the alteration of the Memora ndum and
hence the provisions of section 13 (and its sub sections) do not apply in this case.
According to section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013, the registered office of the company
shall be changed by a company, outside the local limits of any city, town or village where
such office is situated or where it may be situated later by virtue of a special resolution
passed by the company.
Further, notice of every change of the situation of the registered office, verified in the
manner prescribed, after the date of incorporation of the company, shall be given to the
Registrar within 30 days of the change, who shall record the same.
[Note: Practically there are two ROCs within the same state of Maharashtra. Hence, in
this case registered office is shifted from one ROC to another, therefore, the company will
have to seek approval of Regional director and comply with other formalities].
(c) Power of Attorney authorizing to sell and sign documents including execution of
deeds for transfer of shares & securities:-
BY THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, M/s Confident Investments (full details), the firm hereby
appoints Mr. A (full details) as Attorney of the firm, to act in his name and on his behalf
and to do or execute all or any of the acts or things relating to selling and si gning
documents and deeds including transfer of shares and securities, that is to say:
greatest balance of good over harm. The utilitarian approach deals with consequences; it
tries both to increase the good done and to reduce the harm done.
The Rights Approach (The Deontological Approach): Other philosophers and ethicists
suggest that the ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the moral rights
of those affected. This approach starts from the belief that humans have a dignity based
on their human nature per se or on their ability to choose freely what they do with their
lives.
The Fairness or Justice Approach: Aristotle and other Greek philosophers have
contributed the idea that all equals should be treated equally. Today we use this idea to
say that ethical actions treat all human beings equally-or if unequally, then fairly based on
some standard that is defensible.
The Common Good Approach: The Greek philosophers have also contributed the notion
that life in community is good in itself and our actions should contribute to that life. This
approach suggests that the interlocking relationships of society are the basis of ethical
reasoning and that respect and compassion for all others, especially the vulnerable, are
requirements of such reasoning.
The Virtue Approach: A very ancient approach to ethics is that ethical actions ought to
be consistent with certain ideal virtues that provide for the full development of our
humanity.
(d) In the given problem A induced B by fraud to draw a cheque payable to C or order and
obtained it from B. He forged C’s endorsement and collected the proceeds of cheque
through his banker. Since, banker has made payment in good faith without negligence and
affording any circumstances which give rise to suspicion, the bank is discharged from it’s
liability as it has made payment in due course and therefore, B will not be entitled to recover
any amount from banker.
Privileges of Holder in due Course:
1. A person signing and delivering to another a stamped but otherwise inchoate
instrument is debarred from asserting, as against the holder in due course that the
instrument is not filled in accordance with the authority given by him, the stamp being
sufficient to cover the amount.
2. In case a bill of exchange is drawn payable to drawer’s order in a fictitious name and
is endorsed by the same hand is the drawer’s signature, it is not permissible for
acceptor to allege as against the holder in due course that such name is fictitious.
3. In case a bill or not is negotiated to a holder in due course, the other parties to bill or
note can’t avoid liability on the ground that the delivery of the instrument was
conditional or for a special purpose only.
4. The person liable in a negotiable instrument cannot set up against the holder in due
course the defenses that the instrument had been lost or obtained from the former by
means of an offence or fraud or for an unlawful consideration.
5. No maker of a promissory note, and no drawer of a bill or cheque and no acceptor of
a bill for the honor of the drawer shall, in a suit thereon by an holder in due course be
permitted to deny the validity of instrument originally made or not.
6. No maker of a promissory note, and no acceptor of a bill payable to order shall, in
suit thereon by the holder in due course, be permitted to deny the payee’s capacity
at the date of the note or bill, to endorse the same.
The problem is based upon the privileges of a 'holder in due course' given under Section
42 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. According to which an acceptor of a bill of
exchange drawn in a fictitious name and payable to the drawer's order is not, by reason
that such name is fictitious, relieved from liability to any holder in due course claiming
under an instrument by the same hand as the drawer's signature, and purporting to be
made by the drawer.
In this problem, C is not a fictitious payee and B, the drawer can recover the amount of the
cheque from C's bankers because C's title was derived through forged endorsement. The
acceptor, A is liable to make payment of bill to holder in due course in the said negotiation
of instrument.
Question 6
(a) X transferred his house to his daughter M by way of gift. The gift deed contained a direction
that M shall pay a sum of ` 5,000 per month to N. Consequently, M executed an instrument
in favour of N agreeing to pay the said sum. Afterwards, M refused to pay to N saying that
she is not liable to N because no consideration had moved from her. Decide with reasons
under the provisions of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, whether M is liable to pay the said
sum to N or not. (3 Marks)
OR
Mridul agreed to become an assistant for 6 years to Praveen who was a Doctor practising
in Bengaluru. It was also agreed that during the term of agreement Mridul will not practise
on his own at Bengaluru. After 2 years, Mridul left the job, opened a clinic and started to
practise on his own. Referring to the provisions of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, decide
whether Mridul could be restrained from practising. (3 Marks)
(b) Mrs. Parvathy drew a cheque in favour of Ashok who is sixteen years old. Ashok endorsed
the cheque in favour of Mr. Prakash who is the owner of the house where Ashok is staying.
The cheque was dishonoured by the bank for inadequacy of funds. Mr. Prakash seeks your
advice about the legal steps to be taken to collect the dues from Ashok. (3 Marks)
(c) Explain the threats existing in the environment faced by accounting and finance professionals
in adhering to ethical principles at the time of performing their duties. (4 Marks)
(d) What are the important factors that are to be considered to make Oral communication
effective? (4 Marks)
Answer
(a) Consideration can flow either from the promisee or any other person: As per section
2(d) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the consideration for a contract can move either from
the promisee or from any other person. This point is made clear even by the definition of
the word “consideration”, according to which at the desire of the promisor, the promisee or
any other person including a stranger, doing something is consideration.
The problem is based on a case "Chinnaya Vs. Ramayya” in which the Court clearly
observed that the consideration need not necessarily move from the party itself, it may
move from any person.
In the given problem, the same reason applies. Hence, M is liable to pay the said sum to
N and cannot deny her liability on the ground that consideration did not move from N.
OR
(a) Agreement in restraint of trade (Section 27): Any agreement through which a person is
restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade or business of any kind is to that extent
void. The object of this law is to protect trade. The restraint, even if it is partial, will make
the agreement void.
The principle of law however has a number of exceptions. According to one exception, an
agreement of service by which a person binds himself during the term of the agreement
not to take service with anyone else directly or indirectly to promote any business in direct
competition with that of his employer is not in restraint of trade.
Thus, if Mridul left the assistantship (during the period of 6 years) and opened a clinic and
started to practice on his own, he could be restrained from practicing on his own account
in Bengaluru. However if Mridul wants to practice else where in India other than Bengaluru
he will be entitled to do so as it would not be considered a restraint of trade.
(b) Capacity to incur liability under instrument (Section 26 of the Negotiable Instruments
Act, 1881): A minor may draw, indorse, deliver and negotiate an instrument so as to bind
all the parties except himself. A minor may be the drawer where the instrument is drawn
or endorsed by him. In that case he does not incur any liability himself although other
parties to the instrument can be made liable and the holder can receive payment from any
other party thereto.
In the present case, Ashok (being a minor) is not liable. Mr. Prakash can thus proceed
against Mrs. Parvathy.
(c) The dynamic environment in which businesses operate today may usher a broad range of
circumstances because of which compliance with the fundamental principles may
potentially be threatened. Such threats may be classified as follows : -
(i) Self-interest threats, which may occur as a result of the financial or other interests of
a finance and accounting professional or of an immediate or close family member.
(ii) Self-review threats, which may occur when a previous judgement needs to be re-
evaluated by the finance and accounting professional responsible for that judgement.
(iii) Advocacy threats occur when a professional promotes a position or opinion to the
point that subsequent objectivity may be compromised.
(iv) Familiarity threats occur when finance and accounting professional has close
relationship in the work environment and such relationship impair his selfless attitude
towards work.
(v) Intimidation threats occur when a professional may be prohibited from acting
objectively by threats, actual or perceived.
(d) Factors to be considered for oral effective communication: Oral communication,
which is face-to-face communication with others, has its own benefits. The only
shortcoming of oral communication is that it is spontaneous and if one communicates
incorrectly, the message will not get understood. It is primarily due to this reason one
needs to develop effective oral communication skills as a message, if not understood at
appropriate time, can lead to disaster.
In order to provide a fair and candid exchange of ideas, the following factors to be
considered to make the oral communication effective:
➢ Consider the objective
➢ Think about the interest level of the receiver
➢ Be sincere
➢ Use simple language, familiar words
➢ Be brief and precise
➢ Avoid vagueness and generalities
➢ Give full facts
➢ Assume nothing
➢ Use polite words and tone
➢ Cut out insulting message
➢ Say something interesting and pleasing to the recipient
➢ Allow time to respond
➢ To make the oral communication effective, the speaker should converse slowly with
proper semantic pauses to enable the listener to receive and register in mind
whatever is said by the speaker and there should be a due correlation between the
pace of speaking and the rate of listening.
Assuming that the potential production lost as a consequences of labour turnover could
have been sold at prevailing prices, find out the contribution and profit foregone by the
company in the last year due to labour turnover.
(c) Following information relates to a firm:
Current ratio 1.5 : 1
Inventory Turnover Ratio (Based on COGS) 8
Sales ` 40,00,000
Working capital ` 2,85,000
Gross Profit Ratio 20%
You are required to find out:
(i) The value of opening stock presuming that the closing stock is ` 40,000 more than
the opening stock.
(ii) The value of Bank overdraft, presuming that the Bank overdraft and other current
liabilities are in a ratio of 2 : 1.
(d) ABC Private Limited wishes to raise additional finance of ` 30 lakh for purchasing a
machine. It has ` 16 lakh in the form of retained earnings which is available for
investment purposes.
The following details are provided by the company:
(1) Debt-equity mix 1:2
(2) Earnings per share ` 10
(3) Current Market Price per share ` 50
(4) Tax rate 30%
(5) Dividend pay-out 50% of earning
(6) Expected growth rate in dividend 10%
(7) Cost of debt:
- upto ` 6 lakh, 12% (before tax)
- beyond ` 6 lakh 15% (before tax)
You are required:
(i) To determine the pattern for raising the additional finance, assuming that the firm
intends to maintain existing debt-equity mix.
(ii) To determine the post-tax average cost of additional debt.
(iii) To determine the cost of retained earnings and cost of equity.
(iv) To Compute the overall weighted average after tax cost of additional finance.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
Answer
(a) Working:
6,500 units
Margin of Safety (%) =
6,500 units+ 3,500units
= 0.65 or 65 %
` 48,18,450
Total Sales =
0.65
= ` 74,13,000
(i) Profit = Total Sales – Total Cost
= ` 74,13,000 – ` 56,78,000
= ` 17,35,000
Profit
(ii) Profit Volume (P/V) Ratio = × 100
Margin of Safety in Rupee value
` 17,35,000
= 100 = 36%
` 48,18,450
(iii) Break-even Sales (in `) = Total Sales × [100 – Margin of Safety %]
= ` 74,13,000 × 0.35
= ` 25,94,550
Or, = BEP units × Selling Price per unit
= 3,500 units × ` 741.30
= ` 25,94,550
(iv) Fixed Costs = Contribution – Profit
= Sales Value × P/V Ratio – Profit
= ` 74,13,000×36% - ` 17,35,000
= ` 26,68,680 - ` 17,35,000
= ` 9,33,680
Or, = Break even sales x P/V Ratio
= ` 25,94,550 X 36% = ` 9,34,038
(b) Workings:
Computation of productive hours
Actual hours worked (given) 5,75,000
Less: Unproductive training hours 18,000
Actual productive hours 5,57,000
(i) Computation of contribution foregone on account of labour turnover
The potentially productive hours lost are 1,25,000
` 12,18,49,320
Sales lost for 1,25,000 hours = × 1,25,000 hours = ` 2,73,45,000
5,57,000 hours
` 2,73,45, 000
Contribution lost for 1,25,000 hours = 25 = ` 68,36,250
100
(ii) Computation of profit forgone on account of labour turnover
Particulars (`)
Contribution foregone (as calculated above) 68,36,250
Recruitment cost 5,36,300
Selection cost 2,78,400
Training costs 4,25,000
Settlement cost due to leaving 7,18,800
Profit foregone 87,94,750
Alternatively, the Productive hours lost can be calculated as 1,25,000 hours (delay
in vacancy) + 18,000 hours (unproductive training hours) = 1,43,000 hours. So,
` 12,18,49,320
Sales lost for 1,43,000 hours will be × 1,43,000 hours
5,57,000 hours
= ` 3,12,82,680. Therefore, contribution lost for 1,43,000 hours is
` 3,12,82,680
25 = ` 78,20,670 (instead of ` 68,36,250). Accordingly, total profit
100
forgone on account of labour turnover will be ` 97,79,170.
(c) (i) Computation of Opening Stock
Gross Profit = 20 % of sales
= 20% of ` 40,00,000 = ` 8,00,000
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) = Sales - Gross Profit = ` 40,00,000 – ` 8,00,000
= ` 32,00,000
COGS
Inventory Turnover Ratio =
Average Inventory
` 32,00, 000
Or, 8 =
Average Inventory
Average inventory = ` 4,00,000
Now, Closing Stock = Opening Stock + ` 40,000
Opening Stock+Closing Stock
` 4,00,000
2
Or, Opening Stock + Opening Stock + ` 40,000 = ` 8,00,000
Or, 2 Opening Stock = ` 7,60,000
Opening Stock = ` 3,80,000
(ii) Computation of Bank Overdraft
Current Assets (CA)
Current Ratio = 1.5
Current Liabilities (CL)
CA = 1.5 CL
Or, CL = CA/1.5
Further, Working Capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities
So, ` 2,85,000 = 1.5 CL – CL
Or, .5 CL = ` 2,85,000
CL = ` 5,70,000
Bank Overdraft + Other CL = ` 5,70,000
Other CL = ` 5,70,000 - Bank Overdraft
Bank Overdraft 2
Now, =
Other CL 1
Bank Overdraft 2
Or,
` 5,70,000 Bank Overdraft 1
Or, ` 11,40,000 – 2 Bank overdraft = Bank Overdraft
Bank Overdraft = ` 3,80,000
(ii) Process-II
(iii) Process-III
(iv) Abnormal Loss
(v) Abnormal Gain (8 Marks)
(b) A firm is willing to purchase a new machine and is having two options. Information
related to the options are as follows:
Option-I Option-II
Cost of Machine ` 30,00,000 ` 35,00,000
Expected Life 5 years 6 years
Salvage value of Machine ` 5,00,000 ` 5,00,000
Expected Earning (After tax) ` 7,75,000 ` 8,25,000
The firm charges depreciation on the machine as per straight line method. The cost of
capital is 14%.
The present value of ` 1 @ 14% is as under:
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
P/V factor 0.877 0.769 0.675 0.592 0.519 0.455
You are required to evaluate both the options on the basis of:
(i) Discounted pay back period.
(ii) Net present value
(iii) Profitability index (8 Marks)
Answer
(a) (i) Process- I Account
Particulars Units Amount Particulars Units Amount
(`) (`)
To Raw Materials 2,000 12,000 By Normal loss 200 400
(200 units × ` 2)
To Direct raw - 17,000 By Process- II 1,840 46,000
material (1,840 units ×
` 25)
To Direct wages - 8,000
To Direct - 2,400
Expenses
To Production OH - 6,000
To Abnormal gain 40 1,000
A/c
(40 units ×
` 25)
2,040 46,400 2,040 46,400
Working:
` 45,400 - ` 400
Cost per unit = = ` 25 per unit
2,000units - 200units
Normal loss = 2,000 units × 10% = 200 units
Abnormal gain = (200 units + 1,840 units) – 2,000 = 40 units
(ii) Process- II Account
Particulars Units Amount Particulars Units Amount
(`) (`)
To Process - I 1,840 46,000 By Normal loss 92 460
(92 units × ` 5)
To Direct raw - 19,000 By Process- III 1,740 87,000
material (1,740 units ×` 50)
To Direct wages - 12,000 By Abnormal loss A/c 8 400
(8 units ×` 50)
To Direct Expenses - 1,860
To Production OH - 9,000
1,840 87,860 1,840 87,860
Working:
` 87,860 - ` 460
Cost per unit = = ` 50 per unit
1,840units - 92units
Normal loss = 1,840 units × 5% = 92 units
Abnormal loss = 1,840 - (92 units + 1,740 units) = 8 units
(iii) Process- III Account
Particulars Units Amount Particulars Units Amount
(`) (`)
To Process- II 1,740 87,000 By Normal loss 174 1,740
(174 units × ` 10)
Question 3
(a) M/s XYZ Traders is a distributor of an electronic calculator. A periodic inventory of
electronic calculator on hand is taken when books are closed at the end of each quarter.
The following summary of information is available for the quarter ended on
30th September, 2019:
Sales ` 1,46,20,000
Opening Stock 25,000 calculator @ ` 200 per calculator
Administrative Expenses ` 3,75,000
Purchases (including freight inward):
- July 1, 2019 50,000 calculator @ ` 191 per calculator
- September 30, 2019 25,000 calculator @ ` 210 per calculator
Closing stock- September 30, 2019 32,000 calculator
You are required to compute the following by WAM (Weighted Average Method), FIFO
method and LIFO method.
(i) Value of Inventory on 30 th September, 2019.
(ii) Profit or loss for the quarter ended 30 th September, 2019. (8 Marks)
(b) XYZ Ltd. is making a turnover of ` 70 lakhs out of which 60% is made on credit. The
company allows credit for 30 days. The company is considering proposals to liberalize
the credit policy. Information regarding options available are as under:
Proposal-A Proposal-B
Credit period 45 days 60 days
Anticipated credit sales ` 65 lakh ` 80 lakh
The product yield an average contribution of 20% on sales. Fixed costs are ` 6 lakh per
annum. The company expects a pre-tax return of 18% on capital employed. At present
company makes a provision for bad debts@ 0.5% which is expected to go up to 1% for
Proposal-A and to 2% for Proposal-B. Assume 360 days in a year.
Evaluate the proposals and give your recommendations. (8 Marks)
Answer
(a) (i) Computation of Value of Inventory as on 30 th September 2019:
Date Particulars Units WAM (`) FIFO (`) LIFO (`)
01-07-19 Opening 25,000 50,00,000 50,00,000 50,00,000
Stock (`200×25,000) (`200×25,000) (`200×25,000)
01-07-19 Purchases 50,000 95,50,000 95,50,000 95,50,000
(e) Expected profit [(c)-(d)] before bad debt 2,40,000 7,00,000 10,00,000
(f) Bad Debts 21,000 65,000 1,60,000
(d) Expected Profit after bad debt[(e) – (f)] 2,19,000 6,35,000 8,40,000
B Opportunity Cost of Investments in 59,400 1,30,500 2,10,000
Receivables (Working note)
C Net Benefits (A – B) 1,59,600 5,04,500 6,30,000
Recommendation: The Proposal - B should be adopted since the net benefits under this
policy are higher as compared to other policies.
Working Note:
Calculation of Opportunity Cost of Average Investments
Collection period Rate of Return
Opportunity Cost = Total Cost x x
360 100
Particulars Present Proposal Proposal
Policy A B
S. No. ` ` `
1 Variable Costs 33,60,000 52,00,000 64,00,000
2 Fixed Cost 6,00,000 6,00,000 6,00,000
3 Total Cost 39,60,000 58,00,000 70,00,000
4 Collection period 30/360 45/360 60/360
5 Required Rate of Return 18% 18% 18%
6 Opportunity Cost (3 x4 x 5) 59,400 1,30,500 2,10,000
(Note: This question may be solved either in Total Approach or in Incremental Approach)
Question 4
(a) ABC Construction Limited commenced a contract on 1st April, 2018. The contract price
was ` 40,68,750. It was decided to estimate the total profit and to take to the credit of
costing P/L accounts that proportion of estimated profit on cash basis, which work
completed bear to the total contract.
Actual expenditure of the contract for the year ending 31-3-2019 and estimated
expenditure for the year 2019-20 (up-to completion of contract) are given below:
2018-2019 2019-2020
Actual (`) Estimated (`)
Material issued to site 6,84,000 12,21,000
Labour Charges: Paid 4,57,500 6,04,500
Prepare the cash flow statement in accordance with AS-3 for the year ended 31 st March,
2019. (8 Marks)
Answer
(a) Contract A/c
(April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019)
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount (`)
(`)
To Materials Issued 6,84,000 By Machine returned to 84,375
Stores (Working Note 1)
To Labour ` 4,57,500 By Materials at Site 45,000
Add: Outstanding ` 34,500 4,92,000 By W.I.P.:
To Machinery Purchased 3,37,500 Certified
` 19,12,500
To Expenses ` 1,50,000 Uncertified 19,72,500
` 60,000
Less: Prepaid ` 1,16,250 By Machine at Site
(33,750) (Working Note 2) 1,68,750
To Notional Profit c/d 6,40,875
22,70,625 22,70,625
To Costing Profit & Loss A/c 2,33,450 By Notional Profit b/d 6,40,875
(Refer to Working Note 4)
To Work-in-Progress A/c 4,07,425
(Profit-in-reserve)
6,40,875 6,40,875
Contract A/c
(April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019)
(For Computing estimated profit)
Adjustment for:
Depreciation debited to Profit & Loss A/c 12,000
Loss on sale of Plant and Machinery 1,000
Operating Profit before working capital changes 3,43,000
Increase in working capital (excluding cash and bank (15,000)
balance)
Cash generated from operations 3,28,000
Income tax paid (65,000)
Net cash from operating activities (A) 2,63,000
(b) Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Sale of Plant & Machinery (` 4,500 – ` 1,000) 3,500
Purchases of Furniture and Fixtures (1,11,000)
Investments in Joint Venture (40,000)
Net Cash used in Investing Activities (B) (1,47,500)
(c) Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issue of 12% Debentures* 20,000
Dividend paid* (1,00,000)
Net cash used in Financing Activities (C) (80,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (A) + (B) + (C) 35,500
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 14,500
(balancing figure)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 50,000
[*Note: Question may also be solved assuming Net Profit as Net Profit before/ after tax;
and/ or Dividend as Dividend paid/ received; and/ or Debentures as Debentures issued at
the end/ beginning of the year (interest adjustment needed).]
Question 5
(a) Explain the meaning of 'Waste' and 'Spoilage' and give the accounting treatment for each
one.
(b) State the objectives of Budgetary Control System.
(c) State various types of packing credit.
(d) Explain 'Net Income (NI) Approach' and 'Net Operating Income (NOI) Approach' of capital
structure. (4 x 4 = 16 Marks)
Answer
(a)
Waste
Meaning Accounting Treatment
The portion of basic raw materials lost In Case of Normal Wastage
in processing having no recoverable Normal waste is absorbed in the cost of
value. Waste may be visible - remnants net output.
of basic raw materials - or invisible, In Case of Abnormal Wastage
e.g., disappearance of basic raw
The abnormal waste is transferred to the
materials through evaporation, smoke
Costing Profit and Loss Account.
etc. Shrinkage of material due to
natural causes may also be a form of a
material wastage.
Spoilage
Meaning Accounting Treatment
It is the term used for materials which In case of normal spoilage
are badly damaged in manufacturing Normal spoilage (i.e., which is inherent in
operations, and they cannot be rectified the operation) costs are included in costs
economically and hence taken out of either charging the loss due to spoilage to
process to be disposed of in some the production order or by charging it to
manner without further processing. production overhead so that it is spread
over all products.
Any value realised from spoilage is
credited to production order or production
overhead account, as the case may be.
In case of abnormal spoilage
The cost of abnormal spoilage (i.e.,
arising out of causes not inherent in
manufacturing process) is charged to the
Costing Profit and Loss Account. When
spoiled work is the result of rigid
specification, the cost of spoiled work is
absorbed by good production while the
cost of disposal is charged to production
overhead.
(b) Objectives of Budgetary Control System:
(i) Portraying with precision the overall aims of the business and determining targets of
performance for each section or department of the business.
(ii) Laying down the responsibilities of each of the executives and other personnel so
that everyone knows what is expected of him and how he will be judged. Budgetary
control is one of the few ways in which an objective assessment of executives or
department is possible.
(iii) Providing a basis for the comparison of actual performance with the predetermined
targets and investigation of deviation, if any, of actual performance and expenses
from the budgeted figures. This naturally helps in adopting corrective measures.
(iv) Ensuring the best use of all available resources to maximise profit or production,
subject to the limiting factors. Since budgets cannot be properly drawn up without
considering all aspects usually there is good co-ordination when a system of
budgetary control operates.
(v) Co-ordinating the various activities of the business, and centralising control and yet
enabling management to decentralise responsibility and delegate authority in the
overall interest of the business.
(vi) Engendering a spirit of careful forethought, assessment of what is possible and an
attempt at it. It leads to dynamism without recklessness. Of course, much depends
on the objectives of the firm and the vigour of its management.
(vii) Providing a basis for revision of current and future policies.
(viii) Drawing up long range plans with a fair measure of accuracy.
(ix) Providing a yardstick against which actual results can be compared.
(c) Types of Packing Credit:
(i) Clean packing credit: This is an advance made available to an exporter only on
production of a firm export order or a letter of credit without exercising any charge
or control over raw material or finished goods. It is a clean type of export advance.
Each proposal is weighed according to particular requirements of the trade and
credit worthiness of the exporter. A suitable margin has to be maintained. Also,
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) cover should be obtained by the
bank.
(ii) Packing credit against hypothecation of goods: Export finance is made available
on certain terms and conditions where the exporter has pledge able interest and the
goods are hypothecated to the bank as security with stipulated margin. At the time
of utilising the advance, the exporter is required to submit, along with the firm export
order or letter of credit relative stock statements and thereafter continue submitting
them every fortnight and/or whenever there is any movement in stocks.
(iii) Packing credit against pledge of goods: Export finance is made available on
certain terms and conditions where the exportable finished goods are pledged to the
banks with approved clearing agents who will ship the same from time to time as
required by the exporter. The possession of the goods so pledged lies with the bank
and is kept under its lock and key.
(iv) E.C.G.C. guarantee: Any loan given to an exporter for the manufacture,
processing, purchasing, or packing of goods meant for export against a firm order
qualifies for the packing credit guarantee issued by Export Credit Guarantee
Corporation.
(v) Forward exchange contract: Another requirement of packing credit facility is that if
the export bill is to be drawn in a foreign currency, the exporter should enter into a
forward exchange contact with the bank, thereby avoiding risk involved in a possible
change in the rate of exchange.
(d) (i) Net Income (NI) Approach: According to this approach, capital structure decision
is relevant to the value of the firm. An increase in financial leverage will lead to
decline in the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), while the value of the firm
as well as market price of ordinary share will increase. Conversely, a decrease in
the leverage will cause an increase in the overall cost of capital and a consequent
decline in the value as well as market price of equity shares.
From the above diagram, K e and Kd are assumed not to change with leverage. As
debt increases, it causes weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to decrease.
The value of the firm on the basis of Net Income Approach can be ascertained as
follows:
V=S+D
Where,
V = Value of the firm
S = Market value of equity
The above diagram shows that K o (Overall capitalisation rate) and (debt –
capitalisation rate) are constant and K e (Cost of equity) increases with leverage.
Question 6
(a) A manufacturing firm produces a specific product and adopts standard costing system.
The product is produced within a single cost centre.
Following information related to the product are available from the standard cost sheet of
the product:
Unit Cost (` )
Direct material 5 kg @ ` 15 per kg 75.00
Direct wages 4 hours @ ` 20 per hour 80.00
During the month of October 2019, the firm purchased 3,50,000 kg of material at the·
rate of ` 14 per kg. Production records for the month exhibits the following actual results:
Material used 3,20,000 kg
Direct wages - 2,20,000 hours ` 46,20,000
The production schedule requires completion of 60,000 units in a month. However, the
firm produced 62,000 units in the month of October, 2019. There are no opening and
closing work-in-progress.
You are required to:
(i) Calculate material cost, price and usage variance.
(ii) Calculate labour cost, Rate and efficiency variance and
(iii) Calculate the amount of bonus, as an incentive scheme is in operation in the
company whereby employees are paid a bonus of 50% of direct labour hour saved
at standard direct labour hour rate. (8 Marks)
(b) Following information has been provided by ABC Private Limited:
(`)
Sales 80,00,000
Variable Cost 46,00,000
Fixed Costs 6,50,000
11% Borrowed Capital 50,00,000
Equity Capital 45,00,000
Retained earnings 15,00,000
Required:
(i) What is the firm's Return on Investment (ROI)?
(ii) Does it have favourable financial leverage?
(iii) If the firm belongs to an industry whose asset turnover is 3, does it have a high or
low asset leverage?
(iv) If the sales drop to ` 60,00,000, what will be the new EBIT?
(v) At what level of sales, will the EBT of the firm be equal to zero? (8 Marks)
Answer
(a) (i) Material Cost, price and usage variance
Material Cost Variance (on the basis of consumed quantity)
= SQ × SP – AQConsumed × AP
= (5 kg. × 62,000 units × ` 15) – (3,20,000 kg. × ` 14)
= ` 46,50,000 – `44,80,000
= ` 1,70,000 (F)
Alternatively,
Material Cost Variance (on the basis of purchased quantity)
= SQ × SP – AQPurchase× AP
= 3,10,000 × ` 15 – 3,50,000 × ` 14
= ` 2,50,000 (A)
Material Price Variance (on the basis of consumed quantity)
= AQConsumed × SP - AQConsumed × AP
= (3,20,000 kg. × ` 15) - (3,20,000 kg. × ` 14)
= ` 3,20,000 (F)
Alternatively,
Material Price Variance (on the basis of purchased quantity)
= (SP – AP) × AQPurchase
= (` 15 -` 14) × 3,50,000 = ` 3,50,000 (F)
= ` 49,60,000 – ` 46,20,000
= ` 3,40,000 (F)
Rate Variance = (SR – AR) × AH
= (` 20 – ` 21) × 2,20,000 = 2,20,000 (A)
Efficiency Variance = (SH – AH) × SR
= (2,48,000 – 2,20,000) × ` 20
= 5,60,000 (F)
(iii) Hours Saved = 2,48,000 – 2,20,000 = 28000 hrs.
Bonus Rate = ` 20 × 50% = ` 10
Bonus = 28,000 × ` 10 = ` 2,80,000
(b) Income Statement
Particulars Amount (`)
Sales 80,00,000
Less: Variable cost 46,00,000
Contribution 34,00,000
Less: Fixed costs 6,50,000
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 27,50,000
Less: Interest on debt (@ 11% on ` 50 lakhs) 5,50,000
Earnings before tax (EBT) 22,00,000
EBIT
(i) ROI = ×100
Capital employed
EBIT
= ×100
Equity + Debt + Retained Earnings
` 27,50,000
= ×100 = 25%
` 45,00,000+ ` 50,00,000 + ` 15,00,000)
(ROI is calculated on Capital Employed)
(ii) ROI = 25% and Interest on borrowed capital is 11%, hence, it has a favourable
financial leverage.
Total Sales
(iii) Asset Turnover =
Assets *
(* Note: Assets taken as Capital employed)
Question 7
Answer any four of the following:
(a) Explain the advantages of Integrated accounting system.
(b) (i) Explain limitations of cost accounting.
(ii) Explain 'Flexible Budget'.
(c) Explain:
(i) Compounding and discounting
(ii) Perpetuity
(iii) Inflation
(iv) Compound Interest
(d) Describe the principles which guide the selection of marketable securities.
(e) Describe operating/working capital cycle. (4 x 4 = 16 Marks)
Answer
(a) Advantages of Integrated Accounting System: Integrated Accounting is the name
given to a system of accounting whereby cost and financial accounts are kept in the
same set of books. Such a system will have to afford full information required for Costing
as well as for Financial Accounts. In other words, information and data should be
recorded in such a way so as to enable the firm to ascertain the cost (together with the
necessary analysis) of each product, job, process, operation or any other identifiable
activity. For instance, purchases are analysed by nature of material and its end-use.
Purchases account is eliminated and direct postings are made to Stores Control Account,
Work-in-Progress account, or Overhead Account. Payroll is straightway analysed into
direct labour and overheads. It also ensures the ascertainment of marginal cost,
variances, abnormal losses and gains. Infact all information that management requires
from a system of Costing for doing its work properly is made available. The integrated
accounts give full information in such a manner so that the profit and loss account and
the balance sheet can be prepared according to the requirements of law and the
management maintains full control over the liabilities and assets of its business.
The main advantages of Integrated Accounting are as follows:
(i) Since there is one set of accounts, thus there is one figure of profit. Hence the
question of reconciliation of costing profit and financial profit does not arise.
(ii) There is no duplication of recording of entries and efforts to maintain separate set of
books.
(iii) Costing data are available from books of original entry and hence no delay is
caused in obtaining information.
(iv) The operation of the system is facilitated with the use of mechanized accounting.
(v) Centralization of accounting function results in economy.
(b) (i) Limitations of Cost Accounting: Like other branches of accounting, cost
accounting is also having certain limitations. The limitations of cost accounting are
as follows-
Compounding
Discounting
(a) The value of the perpetuity is finite because receipts that are anticipated far in
the future have extremely low present value (today's value of the future cash
flows).
(b) Additionally, because the principal is never repaid, there is no present value
for the principal.
Therefore, the price of perpetuity is simply the coupon amount over the appropriate
discount rate or yield.
(iii) Inflation: Inflation means when prices of things rise faster than they actually
should. When there is inflation, the value of currency decreases over time. I f the
inflation is more, then the gap between the value of money today to the value of
money in future is more. So, greater the inflation, greater is the gap and vice versa.
(iv) Compound Interest: If interest is calculated on original principal amount it is simple
interest. When interest is calculated on total of previously earned interest and the
original principal it compound interest. Naturally, the amount calculated on the basis
of compound interest rate is higher than when calculated with the simple r ate.
(d) Three Principles which guide the Selection of Marketable Securities
The three principles relating to selection of marketable securities are:
(i) Safety: Return and risk go hand-in-hand. As the objective in this investment is
ensuring liquidity, minimum risk is the criterion of selection.
(ii) Maturity: Matching of maturity and forecasted cash needs is essential. Prices of
long-term securities fluctuate more with changes in interest rates and are, therefore,
riskier.
(iii) Marketability: It refers to the convenience, speed and cost at which a security can
be converted into cash. If the security can be sold quickly without loss of time and
price, it is highly liquid or marketable.
(e) Operating/ Working Capital Cycle: Working Capital cycle indicates the length of time
between a company’s paying for materials, entering into stock and receiving the cash
from sales of finished goods. It can be determined by adding the number of days
required for each stage in the cycle. For example, a company holds raw materials on an
average for 60 days, it gets credit from the supplier for 15 days, production process
needs 15 days, finished goods are held for 30 days and 30 days credit is extended to
debtors. The total of all these, 120 days, i.e., 60 – 15 + 15 + 30 + 30 days is the total
working capital cycle.
She received the following gifts from her relatives and friends during 01-04-2018 to 31-03-2019
in India:
- From parents of husband ` 71,000
- From married sister of husband ` 21,000
- From two very close friends of her husband, ` 1,41,000 and ` 1,21,000 ` 2,62,000
(a) Determine her residential status and compute the total income chargeable to tax along
with the amount of tax payable on such income for the Assessment Year 2019-20.
(b) Will your answer change if she had returned to India again on 20 -01-2019 instead of
20-02-2019? (7 Marks)
Answer
(a) Determination of residential status and computation of total income and tax liability
of Miss Bansuri (if she returned to India on 20.2.2019)
Particulars `
Under section 6(1), an individual is said to be resident in India in any
previous year, if he/she satisfies any one of the following conditions:
(i) He/she has been in India during the previous year for a total period
of 182 days or more, or
(ii) He/she has been in India during the 4 years immediately
preceding the previous year for a total period of 365 days or more
and has been in India for at least 60 days in the previous year.
If an individual satisfies any one of the conditions mentioned above,
he/she is a resident. If both the above conditions are not satisfied, the
individual is a non-resident.
Therefore, the residential status of Miss Bansuri, a Chinese National,
for A.Y.2019-20 has to be determined on the basis of her stay in India
during the previous year relevant to A.Y. 2019-20 i.e. P.Y.2018-19 and
in the preceding four years.
Her stay in India during the previous year 2018-19 and in the
preceding four years are as under:
P.Y. 2018-19
01.04.2018 to 11.08.2018 - 133 days
20.02.2019 to 31.03.2019 - 40 days
Total 173 days
Four preceding previous years
P.Y.2017-18 [14.2.2018 to 31.3.2018] - 46 days
P.Y.2016-17 [1.4.2016 to 31.3.2017] - Nil
Question 3
Mr. Swaraj has provided the following particulars for the year ended 31-03-2019:
(i) He retired on 31-12-2018 at the age of 58, after putting in 25 years and 9 months of service,
from a private company at Delhi.
(ii) He was paid a salary of ` 25,000 p.m. and house rent allowance of ` 6,000 p.m. He paid
rent of ` 6,500 p.m., during his tenure of service.
(iii) On retirement, he was paid a gratuity of ` 3,50,000. He was covered by the payment of
Gratuity Act, 1972. He had not received any other gratuity at any point of time earlier, other
than this gratuity.
(iv) He had accumulated leave of 15 days per annum during the period of his service; this was
encashed by him at the time of his retirement. A sum of ` 3,15,000 was received by him in
this regard. Employer allowed 30 days leave per annum.
(v) The company presented him with a gift voucher of ` 5,000 on his retirement. His colleagues
also gifted him a mobile phone worth ` 50,000 from their own contribution.
You are requested to compute his income from salary for the assessment year 2019-20. (7 Marks)
4 In the alternative, an individual can be treated as not ordinarily resident if she is non-resident in any 9 out of
10 preceding assessment years. In this case, Miss Bansuri is a non-resident in all 10 preceding assessment
years. She was in India for only 46 days in A.Y.2018-19 and never visited India earlier.
Answer
Computation of income under the head “Salaries” of Mr. Swaraj for the A.Y.2019-20
Particulars ` `
Basic Salary = ` 25,000 x 9 months 2,25,000
House Rent Allowance = ` 6,000 x 9 months 54,000
Less: Least of the following exempt under section 10(13A) 36,000 18,000
(i) House rent allowance actually received = ` 6,000 x 9 =
` 54,000
(ii) Rent paid (-) 10% of salary for the relevant period
[` 58,500 (i.e., ` 6,500 x 9) (-) ` 22,500 (10% of salary
i.e., 10% of ` 2,25,000 (Basic Salary)] = ` 36,000
(iii) 50% of salary for the relevant period [50% of
` 2,25,000 (Basic salary)] `1,12,500
Gratuity 3,50,000
Less: Least of the following exempt under section 10(10)(ii) 3,50,000 Nil
(i) Actual Gratuity received ` 3,50,000
(ii) 15 days salary for every year of completed service
[15/26 x ` 25,000 x 26] = ` 3,75,000
(iii) Notified limit = ` 20,00,00
Leave encashment 3,15,000
Less: Least of the following exempt under section 10(10AA) 2,50,000 65,000
(i) ` 3,00,000
(ii) Leave salary actually received ` 3,15,000
(iii) ` 2,50,000, being 10 months’ salary x ` 25,000
(iv) Cash equivalent of leave standing at the credit of the
employee based on the average salary of last 10
months’ (max. 30 days per year of service) for every
year of actual service rendered for the employer from
whose service he has retired
375/30 x ` 25,000 = ` 3,12,500
[Leave Due = Leave allowed – Leave taken]
= 750 (30 days per year × 25 years) – 375 days (15
days x 25)
= 375 days]
Gift Voucher [As per Rule 3(7)(iv), the value of any gift or voucher Exempt
or token in lieu of gift received by the employee or by member of
Question 4
(a) M/s ABC and Co., a partnership firm, started its textile business on 01-04-2018. During
the previous year 2018-19, it appoints the following persons :
Date of No. of Designation Emoluments (in `
appointment Employees per person/ month)
01-04-2018 25 Accounting and office staff 22,000
01-05-2018 25 Technical staff 25,200
01-08-2018 100 Supervisors 28,000
01-09-2018 200 Helpers 22,000
Total 350
Determine the amount of deduction available, if any, for the assessment year 2019 -20, if
turnover of ABC and Co. for the previous year 2018-19 is ` 4 crore and tax audit under
section 44AB is applicable and all the employees participates in the recognised provident
fund.
What would be your answer if the business of M/s ABC and Co. was of manufacture of
leather products instead of textile ?
(Assume that all the requirements under the relevant section, relating to the aforesaid
deduction, have been fulfilled.) (4 Marks)
(b) Ms. Netra, a resident individual aged 32 years, furnishes you with the following information
for the year ended on 31-03-2019:
Particulars Amount (`)
Income from business of handloom trading 2,65,000
Long term capital gain on sale of jewellery 1,55,000
Long term capital loss on sale of shares listed in recognised stock 1,25,000
exchange
(STT paid both at the time of sale and purchase of shares)
Ms. Netra also has a brought forward loss of ` 4,500 from handloom business related to
assessment year 2010-11 and a brought forward loss from house property amounting to
` 2,20,000 related to the assessment year 2018-19.
You are required to compute the total income of Ms. Netra for the assessment year
2019-20 and the amount of loss, if any, to be carried forward. (3 Marks)
Answer
(a) I. Where ABC and Co. has started textile business on 1.4.2018
M/s. ABC and Co., a partnership firm, would be eligible for deduction u/s 80JJAA in
respect of additional employees employed by it during the P.Y.2018 -19, since it is
subject to tax audit under section 44AB.
However, only employees employed on 1.4.2018 will qualify as “additional
employees” since employees employed on 1.5.2018 and 1.8.2018 draw monthly
emoluments exceeding ` 25,000. Also, employees employed on 1.9.2018 have been
employed for only 212 days (i.e., less than 240 days) in the P.Y.2018-19. Hence, they
would not be included in the meaning of “additional employees”.
Deduction u/s 80JJAA = 30% x ` 66,00,000, being additional employee cost in
respect of employees employed on 1.4.2018 (25 employees x ` 22,000 p.m. x 12
months) = ` 19,80,000
II. Where ABC and Co. has started manufacture of leather products on 1.4.2018
In this case the firm has started manufacture of leather products, new employees
employed for 150 days in the year would qualify as “additional employees” for the
purpose of section 80JJAA.
Therefore, employees employed on 1.9.2018 (for 212 days during the P.Y.
2018-19) would also qualify as additional employees.
Additional Employee Cost `
Employees employed on 1.4.2018 (25 employees x ` 22,000 p.m. 66,00,000
x 12 months)
Employees employed on 1.9.2018 (200 employees x ` 22,000 p.m. 3,08,00,000
x 7 months)
3,74,00,000
Deduction u/s 80JJAA: 30% of ` 3,74,00,000 = ` 1,12,20,000
Note: The benefit of employment for minimum period of 150 days instead of 240 days
during the year to qualify as “additional employee” for the purpose of section 80JJAA is
available in respect of assessees engaged in apparel business, leather products and
footwear products.
The question (first part) mentions that M/s. ABC and Co., partnership firm, started its textile
business. Accordingly, the above solution has been worked out by considering that the
firm is engaged only in the manufacture of raw fabric and not in the manufacture of finished
apparel. Hence, 200 employees employed on 1.9.2018 (i.e., for less than 240 days) would
not qualify as additional employees for the purpose of deduction under section 80JJAA.
Alternatively, if it is assumed that the firm manufactures the finished apparel, the employee
cost of 200 employees employed on 1.9.2018 (i.e., for less than 240 days) has also to be
included in the additional employees cost for the purpose of deduction under section
80JJAA. In such a case, in both scenarios I & II, i.e., whether ABC and Co. has started
manufacture of apparel or manufacture of leather products, the deduction under section
80JJAA would be ` 1,12,20,000.
(b) Computation of total income of Ms. Netra for A.Y.2019-20
Particulars `
Profits and gains of business or profession
Income from business of handloom trading 2,65,000
[By virtue of section 72(3), brought forward loss of ` 4,500 from handloom
business for A.Y.2010-11 cannot be set-off against this income, since the
eight year period immediately succeeding the assessment year relevant
to the previous year in which the loss was incurred for carry forward and
set-off of business loss has expired with A.Y.2018-19]
Capital Gains
Long-term capital gains on sale of jewellery 1,55,000
Less: Long-term capital loss on sale of listed shares on
which STT was paid both at the time of purchase and sale 1,25,000 30,000
{Since long-term capital gains on sale of such shares is taxable under
section 112A, the long-term capital loss arising therefrom can be set-off5
against long-term capital gains on sale of jewellery [Section 70(3)]}
Total Income 2,95,000
Loss to be carried forward to A.Y.2020-21
Loss from house property ` 2,20,000 related to A.Y.2018-19
As per section 71B, brought forward loss of ` 2,20,000 from house 2,20,000
property related to A.Y.2018-19 has to be carried forward to A.Y.2020-21,
since there is no income chargeable under this head in the A.Y.2019-20.
Such loss can be carried forward for a maximum of 8 assessment years
for set-off only against income from house property.
Question 5
(a) Answer any one of the following two sub-parts:
(i) Mr. Mani, a resident individual, sold a plot of land on 20 th March,2019. Long term
capital gain on such sale amounted to ` 5,00,000. Since he had no other income
during the previous year 2018-19, he did not pay any advance tax instalment.
You are required to calculate the amount of advance tax payable by Mr. Mani, if any.
Base your answer on the relevant provisions relating to the payment of advance tax
on income from capital gain and advise Mr. Mani suitably, so that the liability on late
payment does not arise. (4 Marks)
OR
(ii) Examine the applicability of tax deduction at source provisions, the rate and amount
of tax deduction in the following cases for the financial year 2018-19 :
(A) An insurance company paid ` 45,000 as insurance commission to its agent
Mr. Abjijeet.
(B) Gupta and·Co. (firm), engaged in wholesale business, assigned a contract for
construction of its godown building to Mr. Ravi. The firm paid an aggregate of
` 10,00,000 to Mr. Ravi during the year.
(C) Y and Co. engaged in real estate business, conducted a lucky dip and gave a
Maruti Car worth ` 5,00,000 to the prize winner.
(D) An advertisement company paid ` 5,00,000 to a cricketer, Mr. Peter from
England, for working in an advertisement film. (4 Marks)
(b) Explain with brief reasons, whether the return of income can be revised under section
139(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in the following cases:
(i) Defective or incomplete return filed under section 139(9).
(ii) Return already revised once under section 139(5).
(iii) Return of loss filed under section 139(3). (3 Marks)
Answer
(a) (i) Computation of advance tax payable by Mr. Mani
Particulars `
The total income of ` 5 lakh comprises only of long-term capital
gains on sale of plot on 20.3.2019.
Therefore, the basic exemption limit of ` 2,50,000 can be fully
exhausted against long-term capital gains, since Mr. Mani is a
resident individual. The balance capital gains of ` 2,50,000 is
taxable@20%.
Tax @20% on long-term capital gain of ` 2,50,000 (i.e., ` 5,00,000 50,000
less unexhausted basic exemption limit of ` 2,50,000)
Add: Health and education cess@4% 2,000
Total tax liability 52,000
Since Mr. Mani sold the plot of land on 20.3.2019, the long-term
capital gain on transfer of such land arises only after due date of
fourth instalment, i.e., after 15.3.2019. Accordingly, he is required to
pay whole of the tax of ` 52,000 on such long-term capital gain on
or before 31.3.2019.
Accordingly, if he pays ` 52,000 on or before 31.3.2019, interest
under section 234C for deferment of advance tax would not be
attracted. Also, interest under section 234B for default in payment of
advance tax would not be attracted.
(ii) (A) Insurance Commission
The insurance company is required to deduct tax at source @5% under section
194D on ` 45,000, being the amount of insurance commission payable to
Mr. Abhijeet, since such amount exceeds the threshold limit of ` 15,000.
Therefore, the amount of tax to be deducted at source:
= ` 45,000 x 5% = ` 2,250
(B) Contract for construction of godown building
Gupta and Co. (firm) is required deduct tax at source @1% under section 194C,
on the amount of ` 10,00,000 payable for contract for construction of godown
building to an individual, Mr. Ravi, since the aggregate amount of payment
during the financial year 2018-19 exceeds `1,00,000.
Therefore, the amount of tax to be deducted at source:
= ` 10,00,000 x 1% = ` 10,000
Note:
Rate of CGST, SGST and IGST are 9%, 9% and 18% respectively for both outward and inward
supplies.
All the amounts given above are exclusive of taxes, wherever applicable.
All the conditions necessary for availing the ITC have been fulfilled, wherever applicable.
1
It has been assumed that the aggregate turnover of AIM in the preceding financial year exceeds ` 20 lakh.
You are required to determine the eligible Input tax credit available to M/s Dina Ltd. for the
month of March, 2019, by giving brief explanations for treatment of various items. Subject
to the information given above, all the other conditions necessary for availing input tax
credit have been fulfilled. (5 Marks)
(b) M/s Pranav Associates, a Partnership firm, provided recovery agent service to Newtron
Credits Ltd., a NBFC and a registered supplier, on 15th January, 2019. Invoice for the
same was issued on 7 th February, 2019 and the payment was made on 18th April, 2019 by
Newtron Credits Ltd. Bank account of company was debited on 20 th April, 2019. Determine
the following:
(i) Person liable to pay GST (ii) Time of supply of service. (4 Marks)
Answer
(a) Computation of input tax credit (ITC) available with Dina Ltd. for the month of March
2019
Particulars ITC (`)
Purchase of iron used as a raw material [Note-1] Nil
Notes:-
1. When inputs are received in instalments, ITC can be availed only on the receipt of
last instalment. Hence, since last instalment is received in April 2019, ITC cannot be
availed in March 2019.
2. Goods delivered to another person on the direction of the registered person by way
of transfer of documents of title or otherwise, either before or during the movement,
are deemed to have been received by such registered person. Thus, ITC is available
to the registered person, on whose order/direction the goods are delivered to a third
person.
2
It has been presumed in the above answer that the goods have been delivered to the dealers of the
company on the direction of Dina Ltd. (registered person).
3. ITC on motor vehicles for transportation of persons with seating capacity > 13 persons
(including the driver) used for any purpose is allowed.
4. ITC on motor vehicles for transportation of persons with seating capacity ≤ 13
persons (including the driver) is blocked except when the same are used for (i) making
further taxable supply of such motor vehicles (ii) making taxable supply of
transportation of passengers (iii) making taxable supply of imparting training on
driving such motor vehicles. Further, ITC is not allowed on services of general
insurance relating to such ineligible motor vehicles.
Since, the car is not used for any of the eligible purposes, ITC thereon is blocked and
thus, ITC on general insurance taken on such car is also blocked.
5. ITC on outdoor catering is blocked except (i) in the case of sub-contracting, i.e. when
such service is used by the taxpayer who is in the same line of business (ii) when
such service is provided by the employer to its employees under a statutory
obligation.
Since the company is not an outdoor caterer and it is providing such services to its
employees as a voluntary staff welfare measure, ITC on such outdoor catering
services is blocked.
(b) (i) Tax on services supplied by a recovery agent to, inter alia, a non- banking financial
company is payable under reverse charge by such non-banking financial company.
Therefore, in the given case, person liable to pay GST is the NBFC - Newton Credits
Ltd.
(ii) The time of supply of service on which GST is payable on reverse charge basis is
earlier of the following:-
a) Date of payment as entered in the books of account of the recipient (18 th
April, 2019) or the date on which the payment is debited in his bank account
(20th April, 2019), whichever is earlier;
b) Date immediately following 60 days since issue of invoice by the supplier,
i.e. 9th April, 2019.
Thus, time of supply of service is 9th April, 2019.
Question 8
(a) Kartik & Co., a registered supplier under GST, provides the following information regarding
various tax invoices issued by it during the month of March, 2019 :
(i) Value of supply charged in an invoice was ` 2,50,000 against the actual taxable value
of ` 2,30,000.
(ii) Tax charged in an invoice was ` 32,000 against the actual tax liability of ` 68,000
due to wrong HSN code being chosen while issuing invoice.
(iii) Value charged in an invoice was ` 3,20,000 as against the actual value of ` 4,20,000
due to wrong quantity considered while billing.
Kartik & Co. asks you to answer the following :
(1) Who shall issue a Debit/Credit Note under CGST Act, 2017 ?
(2) Whether Debit Note or Credit Note has to be issued in each of the above
circumstances and, if so, quantify the amount for which it is to be issued.
(3) What is the maximum time-limit available for declaring the credit note in the GST
Return ? (5 Marks)
(b) Examine, with reason, whether registration is required under CGST Act, 2017 in the
following independent cases:
(i) Aadhav Computers of Gujarat is providing Computer Maintenance Service.
Aggregate turnover of Aadhav Computers is ` 15 Lakh which comprises both inter-
state and intra-state supply.
(ii) Soft Wings of West Bengal, exclusively trading in garments, supplies its taxable
goods to various States in India. Aggregate turnover of Wild Wings is ` 35 Lakh.
(4 Marks)
Answer
(a) (1) The debit/credit note shall be issued by the registered person who has supplied the goods
and/or services, i.e. Kartik & Co.
(2) Yes debit/credit note need to be issued in each of the circumstances as under:
(i) A credit note is required to be issued as the taxable value in invoice exceeds
the actual taxable value. The credit note should be issued for the excess value
of supply charged in the invoice, i.e. ` 20,000.
(ii) A debit note is required to be issued as the tax charged in the invoice is less
than the actual tax payable. The debit note should be issued for the amount of
tax which is charged less, i.e. ` 36,000.
(iii) A debit note is required to be issued as the value of supply charged in the invoice
is less than the actual value. The debit note should be issued for the amount of
value which is charged less, i.e. ` 1,00,000.
(3) The details of the credit note cannot be declared later than the return for the month
of September following the end of the financial year in which such supply was mad e
or the date of furnishing of the relevant annual return, whichever is earlier.
(b) (i) Registration is compulsory for suppliers engaged in inter-State supply. However,
threshold exemption of ` 20 lakh [` 10 lakh in case of Specified Special Category States]
is available in case of inter-State supply of taxable services.
(ii) The registered person opting for composition scheme can also supply services (other
than restaurant services) for a value up to 10% of the turnover in the preceding year
or ` 5 lakh, whichever is higher, in the current financial year.
Thus, M/s United Electronics can supply repair and maintenance services up to a
value of `12 lakh [10% of `120 lakh or `5 lakh, whichever is higher] in the current
financial year 2019-20.
(b) Interest is payable in case of delayed payment of tax @ 18% per annum from the date
following the due date of payment to the actual date of payment of tax.
Thus, the amount of interest payable by Mr. Alok is as under:-
Period of delay = 21 st February, 2019 to 15 th April, 2019
= 54 days
Hence, amount of interest = ` 36,500 x 18% x 54/365
= ` 972
Question 10
(a) Discuss about the exemption available to the services provided by an Old Age Home under
the CGST Act, 2017.
OR
Documents based on which ITC is taken should contain at least certain details. What are
they ? (4 Marks)
(b) Discuss about the late fee levied for delay in filing :
(i) Final Return
(ii) Annual Return (5 Marks)
Answer
(a) The services provided by an old age home to its residents are exempt if the following
conditions are fulfilled:
(i) the old age home is run by Central Government, State Government or an entity
registered under section 12AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
(ii) The consideration charged is upto ` 25,000 per month per member.
(iii) The consideration charged is inclusive of charges for boarding, lodging and
maintenance.
(iv) The residents of the old age home are aged 60 years or more.
(a) Alternative
The documents based on which ITC is taken should contain at least the following details: