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• 11 years ago
• 887 दर्शनों की संख्या

New Registration & Correction in Address

• Commercial Tax, Sales Tax, VAT
• TIN Application and Number
• Paid INR 7,625

Story 1
I went through a normal path of getting a VAT registration on my own, since instructions were available online and decided not to go through a CA as the overall charges were high and the duration was 15 - 20 days whereas it was actually 7 days as i learnt from website
Below are the expenses occurred for VAT REGISTRATION
1. Application Fee INR. 500.00
2. Security Deposit INR. 3000.00
3. Professional Tax INR. 1000.00
4. CST Certificate INR. 25.00
Total expenses INR. 4525.00
Below are the details of bribe i was asked to pay for doing the above on my own (according to them trying to be smart) whereas I was trying to save some money for my future
1. Ass Commissioner of Sales Tax INR. 5000.00
2. Guy generating Receipt (don’t know what is he called) INR. 1000.00
3. Inspector INR. 1000.00
Whereas the receipt generated was so eager for money I gave him change of few hundred rupees for the above expenses, he did not bother to return it back more over he was looking at me, like he is doing a favor and the government does not pay him any salary at all,
For god’s sake that’s your fucking Job, if you not happy change it.
Overall bribe paid is INR. 7125.00 as you’ll can see how much money they loot from public for going the right path (God Save us from this kind of bastards)
Let me give you'll a little background while I was going through this; I knew that I will have to pay some bribe to get the work done though I had all my documents in place. He (Ass. Commissioner of sales tax initially quoted a deposit of INR. 50000.00 – 75000.00 whereas the maximum one has to deposit is INR. 15000.00, for the kind business registration, it was for starting up Import and Export firm , since it is going to my first year in business I was looking for something on the lesser side say approx.. INR.2000 – 3000.00 and later I would have I would have gone up once settled, he openly asked to INR. 25000.00 as bribe to clear the documents finally settle down to INR.5000.00, I thought ok let me go ahead since I had enough money to finish this work. Later came the shocker, I was asked by the Ass. Commissioner to pay INR. 1000.0 Each to the person who generated payment receipt and the Auditor (Inspector)
I always wonder why people always try to find ways to avoid paying taxes because of the kind of service fee one has to incur for doing a work. I think the service fee is higher than the actual amount which needs to be paid as taxes ……….. lol…
The above happened while I was going through my New Registration
Story 2
Let me share another instant with the same guys – this time I had to make some corrections in the Office address as I had mentioned it incorrectly during my registration, this is within 2 months of me applying the VAT Certificate
Staff was helpful – they did advise me on how to go about it, so I went ahead and made the correction and I also took this opportunity to add few commodities for my future transactions
So I was asked to come the next day all my documents , I thought it’s a simple process all they had to do was verify all my documents and generate certificates by printing them out and handed it over ……… guess what happened this time , I was made to wait for over 5 hrs. (Guess the staff was busy and in between it was their lunch time) and finally I got the chance to meet the bastard once again (Ass. Commissioner for commercial tax), guess what he said, who asked you to come here you should have given the documents to the staff, I was pissed as he did notice me earlier during the day and I did convey the reason of me being there. Finally I had to wait for the Inspector who needs to review my documents and they did explain this mistake happened from my end while submitting the application.
I was asked to meet the Ass. Commissioner for commercial tax for his final approval, guess what he had installed for me, he starting talking about rules saying we need to inspect it all over and it will take a months’ time for them to update the same. I did explain what happened and why this correction was need (all which needs to be corrected was the Pin Code in my office address). There is nothing much we can do we need to go through the process all over and asked me to leave and shouted at his staff as why did they send me through directly. I did share my last experience and also reminded him about the bribe I paid to get the work done, he was not interested, and he was acting more like Chinese business man who treat every deal as a new deal without having a human touch though you’ve be a regular customer with him.
Finally I gave in I paid INR. 500.00 To get the work done, finally the work was on and they printed my certificate and gave to me after 6 hrs. Of waiting and moreover showing as it is a favor. (Favor is made my people with the intent of helping a fellow individual without taking a bribe) moreover, he did not accept my new addition of commodities as it a different transaction for him who costs more than what I paid. He declined my new addition one of it saying new a special commodity which needs more deposit and other one without any reason, I gave up since it was getting late and the staff who was helpful had to stay back to print the certificate.
During my 6 hrs. Of wait I meet few people, who came down with different queries/request,
 One individual was a CA by profession he said he had to pay INR. 2000.00 To add one commodity to his Customers list
 Another individual a consultant by profession was going around for 4 days to collect a VAT certificate of his customer, reason he is made to wait is because he did not agree to the amount ass commissioner of commercial tax had asked for, he said his fee was nominal was the amount quoted is higher than what he had quoted to his customer.
 One more individual had collected his VAT certificate couple of months ago, he found later that the seal and ass. Commissioner of commercial tax signature was missing, he was asked a bribe which he denied to pay after a long wait and discussion he got it done without paying any bribe, I felt happy for him.
 They were couple of others who were not willing to share the reason of their visit.
I spoke to couple of staff members who are really unhappy with him, not willing to share the same publicly as they are reporting to him
I don’t know what this story can do, to bring down these kinds of culprits to books; I wish a strict action could be taken against these kind of individuals to send across a strong message , I also learnt he has made enough wealth over the years……… I wish somebody could kick his ass and chuck him out.
All I can conclude is without paying bribe to state officials is very difficult to get the work done as there are no alternatives, people are forced to pay bribe else worst that could happen is raids, penalty for not paying taxes on time due to the system which is made as such that the dealer/owner is made responsible for all actions.
I Wish for better India, prosperous Karnataka ………..