Dasvandh And The Tax System.

[Ranjeet01]

If one is aware in the UK, Google after 10 years has paid over £100 million of taxes, that is just 3% of it's revenue.

The problem with tax system is that it is over-complicated with loop holes which means corporations and people will try to weazle their out of paying with off shore accounts etc etc.

From a Sikhi perspective, it goes against our Vand Shakna concept.

Would a flat rate tax or something like Dasvandh where 10 percent goes for everyone rather than this progressive tax system be a better way forward.

Was Dasvandh ever created to cover something like a corporate entity?

Your thoughts please.

[MisterrSingh]

A Dasvandh system might fly in the UK, but you can imagine in somewhere like the US, there'd be riots, lol. They're still struggling with universal healthcare; try to explain the concept of Vand Shakna, and they'll label you a Commie.

I've always viewed Dasvandh as a personal concept or commitment. I've never thought of it as something that could be implemented on a wider basis. Who knows, one day when we have our own state, it's something that could be implemented.

[Guest Jacfsing2]

If one is aware in the UK, Google after 10 years has paid over £100 million of taxes, that is just 3% of it's revenue.

The problem with tax system is that it is over-complicated with loop holes which means corporations and people will try to weazle their out of paying with off shore accounts etc etc.

From a Sikhi perspective, it goes against our Vand Shakna concept.

Would a flat rate tax or something like Dasvandh where 10 percent goes for everyone rather than this progressive tax system be a better way forward.

Was Dasvandh ever created to cover something like a corporate entity?

Your thoughts please.

Google is an international company, if they gave the income tax of every country they operate it would be bankrupt. In a hypothetical Sikh State lead by the Khalsa Panth and Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's principles such an entity of 10% national Dasvand would work; however, we shouldn't expect manmukhs will accept this.

[Ranjeet01]

Google is an international company, if they gave the income tax of every country they operate it would be bankrupt. In a hypothetical Sikh State lead by the Khalsa Panth and Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's principles such an entity of 10% national Dasvand would work; however, we shouldn't expect manmukhs will accept this.

I personally think a national Dasvandh would help to prevent a lot of tax fraud, not all but it gives the manmukh a lot less excuses.

All Google does is shift it's revenue from country to another to one with a lower tax base.

It's the complexities that give rise to the loopholes.

The Sikhi way would be to do away with these entanglements.

[Guest Jacfsing2]

I personally think a national Dasvandh would help to prevent a lot of tax fraud, not all but it gives the manmukh a lot less excuses.

All Google does is shift it's revenue from country to another to one with a lower tax base.

It's the complexities that give rise to the loopholes.

The Sikhi way would be to do away with these entanglements.

The problem with that is that some countries such as the U.S. tax based on citizenship regardless where they live, (so they can't just go to another country to avoid taxes).

[Jonny101]

Tax existed during the mughal period as well which went to the mughal government while daswand went to the Guru who would spend it on parchar, langar and other Gurmat related activity. After the Gurus period, Daswand then went on for the war effort of the Khalsa to establish Khalsa raaj in this world. Today Daswand should be spent on the Shaheed parivars and Sikhi Parchar.