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Infotech Ltd. will be taxed on the excess consideration received over the fair market value of Rs. 65 per share, which amounts to Rs. 10 per share, totaling Rs. 20,000 for 2000 shares, as this excess premium is considered taxable income.

Practice question from NISM Series XB- Investment Adviser (Level 2) Mock Test 2 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    NIL

  2. Rs. 20,000

    Correct answer

  3. C

    Rs. 65,000

  4. D

    Rs. 30,000

Why this is the answer

When a company issues shares at a premium exceeding the fair market value, the excess amount received over the fair value is taxable as income, calculated here as Rs. 10 per share for 2000 shares.

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