- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Money paid under duress
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Excise Tax Collection
- Paid INR 1,00,000
For supplies to EOU one of the documents that go around is called the AR3A which forms the proof of deemed export. Supplier prepares the AR3A sends in duplicate to the EOU buyer along with the material. This acknowledged by the EOU buyer and submits to their Excise Range. The third copy the supplier submits to their excise range along with the monthly returns. So to close the loop the Customer's excise range is duty bound to send one copy with his seal and signature directly to the suppliers excise range to confirm the export transaction. Since supplies to EOU are at zero excise duty this confirmation is set up.
The catch is: If the customer excise range doesnot do his duty of sending the confirmation copy to the supplier excise range, the supplier is liable for payment of excise duty for the sale.
So the officials of the excise range of the customer holds you to Ransom. For every AR3A document I need Rs. 100 for me to do my duty! Else you pay Excise duty along with the penalties and charges. Plain terrorism. He uses his chair and not a gun.