Specify whether the following acts can be considered as (i) Tax planning; or (ii) Tax management; or (iii) Tax evasion. Z debits his household expenses as business expenses in the books.

CS Professional · Advanced Tax Laws and Practice · PYQS · December 2018
Specify whether the following acts can be considered as (i) Tax planning; or (ii) Tax management; or (iii) Tax evasion. Z debits his household expenses as business expenses in the books.

Answer & Explanation:

Claiming the household expenses as business expenses in the books of account is not allowed as deduction u/s 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and is an act of Tax Evasion. Therefore, the act of Z debiting his household expenses as business expenses is an act of Tax Evasion.

Topics: Income Tax Act, 1961

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