- I Paid A Bribe
- 12 years ago
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Paid a bribe of Rs. 5000 to Serice Tax Inspector for Service Tax Registration of Renting of Immovable Property
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Service Tax Registration
- Paid INR 5,000
I am an individual who gave my house for lease to a company and since the house will be rented for conducting business, I have to collect service tax and pay it to the government. The government in its short-sightedness or disregard for inconvenience and hassles that have to be faced by individuals has decided to make me suffer for renting my house to a company. I registered as a service provider and in order get the registration approved, had to pay a bribe of Rs. 5000. I was told by the Inspector that I need to regularly send the department some money on a half-yearly basis so that I don't face any hassles from them. Why do I have to go through all this non-sense! Now, I have to waste my time to file a service tax return two times a year and if I forget to file, I will face a penalty of Rs. 20,000/- !!!! Something is wrong with this country! You cannot be an honest tax-payer and get away with it!!!