Deputy Assistant Commissioner?
Superintendents of Central Excise and Customs- frustrated that you are not getting that much elusive promotion to that hallowed precincts of IRS to be called an Assistant Commissioner?. Don’t worry you will have something better. You will be both Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner. Superintendents with more than ten years of service are going to be called Deputy Assistant Commissioners. Inspectors too need not worry. Those with more than twelve years of service are going to be entrusted with the work of the Superintendents. What’s in a name, they say! If you believe in, “call me a thoti and pay me fifty more”, you are going to be disappointed; there will be no financial benefits. The Service Tax Committee has recommended these changes and are most likely to be accepted.
In India we attach a lot of importance to high sounding designations. May be its time we demystify some of them. In many countries, the head of the police force is called the Chief Constable. Why not we call our Chief Commissioner as Chief Sepoy and down the line, commissioner as Additional Chief Sepoy, ADC as Deputy Chief Sepoy, JC as Additional Deputy Chief Sepoy, DC as Sepoy, AC as Additional Sepoy, Superintendent as Deputy Sepoy, Inspector as Additional Deputy Sepoy and Sepoy Assistant Sepoy?
The good news for taxpayers is that the smartest tax experts don't work for the IRS. They were smart enough to realize that taxpayers will pay more to keep their money than the government will pay to collect it.
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