We have been waiting on getting our VAT for our company before we can start trading but have been held up due to various obstacles, one of the them being an unofficial payment of Rs 15,000 (NZ $500). When we read the schedule of payments and saw what was written as an unofficial payment that we would not get a receipt for I think we quite justifiable felt alarm bells ring. DC (hubby) e-mailed our accountant and said it sounds very much like a bribe, he then rang us back and said that is exactly what it is. From a government department we receive our first official bribe request. Our policy is to NOT pay bribes and our accountant is telling us that we will not get the VAT unless we pay the bribe. After talking to some veterans to India, they said to say that you will be happy to pay what is due to them as long as they give a receipt :) I like that.
In the end we have re submitted our forms via our friends accountant and all is looking good so far. No one has asked for any bribes.
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