We Are Twelve ....
EXACTLY twelve years ago, a young journalist from Delhi realised the need for speed in dissemination of information relating to taxation matters and thus was born TIOL. With hardly any capital other than intellectual brilliance, no infrastructure other than unlimited energy and no workforce other than passion and faith, TIOL took its roots and today after twelve years, no taxman's day is complete without logging on to TIOL. While we do not claim this as one of those success stories of entrepreneurship to find place as a case study in Management books, keeping the interest of the Netizens alive on a dry subject like taxation for 12 long years is certainly no mean achievement, modesty not withstanding.
We had our share of bouquets and brickbats. The highest point of recognition was perhaps the invitation by the Standing Committee of the Indian Parliament to address them on legislative changes in taxation.
Our sole motto during these twelve years was to bring to the desktops of the Netizens, the latest developments in tax laws / case laws with speed, accuracy and reasonable clarity. On the proverbial “bridging the gap”, we had tried to ensure that the length of the bridge was the shortest possible. On many occasions, our citations were used by the assessees / revenue within a few hours of our reporting which underlines the need for minimising the time gap in information flow – there were many occasions when we carried Court judgements the next day (of pronouncement) with our incisive analyses.
On this occasion, we thank all the Netizens who supported us during the last twelve years and assure you that we will continue to serve you better. We seek your support as we enter the teens…