1. Questions:
1. Mr. A is the director of a company & he receives sitting fee of Rs. 20,000 p.a.
State with reasons which heads of Income it is chargeable to tax?
Ans : - This income will be chargeable under the head “ Income From other Sources”,
since there is no “ Employee Employer” Relationship between Mr. A and the company.
2. Mr. B is a director in a Pvt. Ltd. Co & is entitled to monthly salary of Rs. 10,000 . He
also receives sitting fees of Rs. 5,000- p.a. State with reasons which Head of
Income, these remuneration are chargeable to tax.?
Ans :- This income will be chargeable under the head “ Income From Salaries”, since
there is “ Employee Employer” Relationship between Mr. B and the company.
3. Mr. C is a partner of a firm & receives Rs. 3 lacs as salary during the year.
State under which Head of Income it is chargeable to tax.
Ans : - As per section 28, any remuneration received by the partner of a partnership firm
is chargeable to tax under the head “ Income From Business or Profession”
4. Mr. D is a director in a Pvt. Ltd. Co & he receives interest of Rs. 10,000 for the loan
given to Co. State under which Head of income is chargeable to tax.
Ans:- Since Interest is received for loan given to the income. Such interest income will
be chargeable under the head “Income from Other Sources”
5. Mr. E is a partner of a partnership firm & receives interest of Rs. 1,00,000 on his
capital. State under which Head of Income is the interest is chargeable to tax.
Ans : - As per section 28, any interest received by the partner of a partnership firm is
chargeable to tax under the head “ Income From Business or Profession”

2. 6. Ms. F an actress receives Rs. 1 crore as a prize money for winning Big Boss. State
under which Head of income is this chargeable to tax.
Ans:- Winning of any TV show is in nature of any chance game, lottery, puzzles etc.
Therefore it is chargeable to tax under the head “Income From other Sources”
7. Ms. G, an actress participated in Big Boss she didn’t win the event but received Rs.
12 lakhs for 45 days participating in the program. State under which Head of income
is this chargeable to tax.
Ans:- Income received in present case is for acting in the show and earned in the
professional capacity. Thus, it will be chargeable under the head “Income From Business
or Profession”.
8. Mr. H receives family pension of Rs. 42,000. State under which Head of Income is
this income chargeable to tax & amt of deduction available.
Ans:- Family pension is chargeable to tax under the head “ Income From Other
Sources”.
9. Mr. I receives the following interest & Divided income.
1. Dividend from Indian co. Rs. 10,000
2. Divided from Foreign co. Rs. 20,000
3. Divided from Co.-operative Bank Rs. 25,000
4. Interest on PPF A/c Rs. 50,000
State the taxable amt under the income from other source
Ans:- 1. Dividend received from an Indian Company is exempted under the section
10(34)
2. Dividend from Foreign Company is taxable
3. Dividend from the Co-operative Bank is taxable

3. 4. Interest on PPF is exempted under the Sec 10 (50)
Therefore, the total amount taxable is Rs. 45,000
10. Mr. I is a part- time author of various books on management principles the receives
Royalty of Rs. 3 Lakhs. State the head under which the same will be taxable.
Ans:- Mr. I is a part time author, so income received from her as a part of royalty for
writing of book will be taxable under the head “ Income From Other Sources”.
11. Mr. K receives 3 gifts Rs. 15,000 each on the occasion of his B’day from his friends.
State the taxable amt of gift.
Ans:- The Total Amount of gifts received by him is Rs 45,000 which is less than the
amount eligible for gift tax i.e. Rs. 50,000. Hence, the entire amount will be exempted
from tax.
12. Mr. L receives 3 gifts of Rs. 18,000 each from his friends on the occasion of marriage
anniversary. State the taxable amount of Gift
Ans:- The Total Amount of gifts received by him is Rs 54,000 which is more than the
amount eligible for gift tax i.e. Rs. 50,000. Hence, the entire amount will be taxable
under the head “Income from Other Sources”.
13. Mr. M receives 5 gifts of Rs. 18,000 each on the occasion of purchase of new house.
Out of which 3 are from relatives. State the Taxable Amount of Gift
Ans :- Gifts received from Relatives is not chargeable to tax. The other gifts total only Rs.
36,000. This is less than Rs. 50,000. Therefore, the entire amount is taxable.
14. Mr. N receives 10 gifts of Rs. 15,000 each on marriage. Out of which 4 are from
relatives. State the Taxable Amount of Gift
Ans:- Entire Amount Received on the occasion of Marriage is not Chargeable to Tax.
15. Mr. O receives laptop as a gift from his friend on the occasion of New Year. Laptop is
worth Rs. 60,000 State the taxable amount of gift.

4. Ans:- The entire amount is taxable under the head “ Income From other Sources” as the
gift received is of the higher amount than the limit specified.
16. Mr. P receives the following gifts,
1. Rs. 40,000 from his friends
2. Rs. 30,000 from his daughter
3. Rs. 25,000 from his sister
4. Rs. 15,000 from his sister’s son. Calculate taxable amt of gift.
Ans:- “ Gifts Received From Relatives” is not chargeable to tax. As per the definition of
income Tax Act, daughter and sister are relatives. However, sister’s son is not a relative.
Therefore, total taxable gift received during the year is Rs. 55,000 which exceeds Rs.
50,000. Therefore, the entire amount of Rs. 55,000 is chargeable to tax.