The mechanism by which a business can reduce its tax liability by claiming credit for taxes paid on purchases is called: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The mechanism by which a business can reduce its tax liability by claiming credit for taxes paid on purchases is called:
A. Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM)
B. Tax Deduction at Source (TDS)
C. Input Tax Credit (ITC)
D. Tax Refund
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
ITC avoids the cascading effect of taxes by allowing a set-off of tax paid on inputs against tax payable on output.

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Practice More Accountancy and Book Keeping Questions

Question #1
A company's 'Fixed Overhead Capacity Variance' is ₹10,000 (Adverse). This means:
A. Actual production was more than budgeted
B. Efficiency was higher
C. Actual fixed overheads were higher
D. Actual hours worked were less than budgeted hours

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Capacity variance indicates under/over utilisation of plant capacity; adverse means actual hours < budgeted hours.

Question #2
If the Trial Balance totals do not match, the difference is temporarily transferred to:
A. Capital Account
B. Suspense Account
C. Profit and Loss Account
D. Trading Account

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
When the Trial Balance disagrees, the difference is placed in a Suspense Account to allow the preparation of final accounts. The suspense account is cleared once the errors are located and rectified.

Question #3
The concept of 'Cost Control' differs from 'Cost Reduction' in that Cost Control:
A. Assumes a permanent reduction in unit cost
B. Is applicable only to research and development
C. Seeks to maintain costs within predefined standards/budgets
D. Challenges existing standards to find cheaper methods

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Cost control ensures costs do not exceed the set budget/standard, while cost reduction seeks to permanently lower the standard itself.