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Collection of excess Service Tax by Mast Kalandar restaurant - 1 24 Aug 2013 | 12:36 pm
I ordered food from one of the Mast Kalandar restaurants some months ago. The bill amounts were as follows: Total = 286.00 INR VAT @ 14.5% = 41.47 INR Service Tax = 21.21 INR Note that the bill.....
Reissuing a passport - 3 or Curious case of the namesake from Bhatinda 7 Jun 2013 | 11:32 am
Part 2 is here: Reissuing a passport - 2 or Advance to the rear Couple of days later I again went to the RPO to find out what the hell was going on with the passport, and proceeded through the ridicu...
Reissuing a passport - 2 or Advance to the rear 15 Mar 2013 | 11:07 am
Part 1 is here: Reissuing a passport - 1 or Making a monkey of queuing theory On 5th March since I could not use the online system and anyway was going to apply on Tatkaal, a friend advised me to ski...
Laying to rest taxation at Indian resturants 8 Mar 2013 | 08:53 pm
In addition to the ridiculously high VAT, our stupid authorities have added this nonsense of service tax. Too many people are busy posting incorrect information about taxation rules at restaurants. Wh...
Re-issue passport saga - 1 8 Mar 2013 | 08:43 pm
I need to apply for a UK visa, and the consulate needs 2 back-to-back blank pages in my passport for the same. Who knows why, but this ridiculous requirement has screwed up my travel plans and I've al...
Retailers in B'lore take consumers for a ride - 2 16 Mar 2010 | 02:07 am
Read Retailers in B'lore take consumers for a ride... first. And some more episodes: 1. Foodworld: charged higher than MRP on packaged goods. Stock on the shelf is old, while the price on the system...
Retailers in B'lore take consumers for a ride... 2 Jan 2010 | 02:31 am
...and consumers in B'lore are enjoying it. Time and again, I've found clear cases of cheating and fraud by all the big retail names in Bangalore: Foodworld leads the list, but the others (Reliance, ...
Perils of the new Direct Tax Code for long term investors 12 Nov 2009 | 10:58 pm
A new (draft) Direct Tax Code (DTC) from April 2011 has been proposed by the Hon'ble Indian Finance Minister in Aug 2009. The DTC has undergone quite favorable analysis. Sample articles like this: New...
FBT removed in Budget 09-10. Time to rejoice? Think again. 31 Oct 2009 | 02:08 am
In yesterday's Indian Union Budget 2009-10, the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) has been proposed to be abolished. The FBT has been a pain for ESOP holders, ever since ESOPs were brought under FBT in 2007. S...
Airtel and Citibank: change for the better? 31 Oct 2009 | 02:05 am
Whats up with Airtel and Citibank? These two companies had offered me mediocre service in the past. And in some instances had also caused me much grief. But things sure seems to have changed for the b...
