TIOL-DDT 891 · Friday, 20 June 2008 · story 2 of 3

TIOL – the Seminar way

We got a mail from a former very senior CBEC officer; “It is very heartening to know about the unprecedented response to the seminar chaired by Mr. P.C. Jha, dynamic & practical minded chairman of CBEC, for which you & your team deserves all kudos. May I suggest you to initiate similar meets in metro towns to create more awareness about ambiguities & anomalies in the application of service tax laws which is going to contribute huge chunk to central kitty. Also take up issues on special economic zones & above all IPR which is going to be another daunting task so far as its enforcement is concerned on India 's frontiers though may not be a significant revenue earner. I may also like to associate with you on some of these issues in the next seminars”.

We are extremely grateful for such gracious comments. We get such mails from several organisations and individuals from various corners of the country asking us to organise such seminars in their respective cities. While we are honoured with such requests, we regret our inability to organise seminars in major metros and other cities. In our endeavour to bridge the gap between the tax administration and the tax payers, we can organise a couple of seminars, but beyond that, well! We are helpless. But wherever such seminars are held, in future, we promise to bring you the minutest details.