[Samurai]

Originally Posted by srishiva

I love residing here and thats my choice

That's the only thing that is keeping us here. The government tries its best to make us hate it.

Originally Posted by srishiva

Corruption and other matters are everywhere.

But not to the same extent: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...tes-india.html

[mannubhai]

Im not from KA, but I love this city, and would not want to move ever.

But that doesnt mean that we have to put up with anything and everything been thrown at us by the Govts.

How does any Govt justify 19% tax on a vehicle without giving basic infrastructure like decent roads, parking space? A flyover takes 3 years to complete. The Bellandur flyover is under construction for last 3-4 years, and no where near completion !!

I have not seen a single traffic police man working on clearing traffic jams, instead you see them hiding behind blind-spots to catch the red light jumpers and helmetless bikers, all for that petty Rs100 fine. He is least bothered when it comes to messy traffic in Outer ring road or Cauvery circle.

You have to cope up with all this for the love of this city. And thats the tragic part.

[rki2007]

I think this is practical and correct move by the Govt. Many employees for that matter be it Govt/ private, keep on shifting/relocating to different cities. In that circumstance can it be practical for the state to return the tax paid or how will a new state track to collect tax.I personally feel that if a car is registered in a state, then LTT has to be paid without any exemption. off course exemption should be given to eligible criteria like Ambulance/Handicapped vehicles etc.

Possible suggestion:- I personally feel that the annual tax payment scheme should be allowed to all category people including the central Govt Employees who is expected to migrate to different states. This prevents from double taxation. Also there should be no harassment by the Traffic Cops in case they find any different state vehicle. I have noticed many other state cars here in Bangalore which ply easily without any Harassment.

Be it a Govt employee or Private employee, the law should stand on same footing to all. After all everyone contribute to the nation by way of Tax.

Originally Posted by mannubhai

Im not from KA, but I love this city, and would not want to move ever.

But that doesnt mean that we have to put up with anything and everything been thrown at us by the Govts.

How does any Govt justify 19% tax on a vehicle without giving basic infrastructure like decent roads, parking space? A flyover takes 3 years to complete. The Bellandur flyover is under construction for last 3-4 years, and no where near completion !!

I have not seen a single traffic police man working on clearing traffic jams, instead you see them hiding behind blind-spots to catch the red light jumpers and helmetless bikers, all for that petty Rs100 fine. He is least bothered when it comes to messy traffic in Outer ring road or Cauvery circle.

You have to cope up with all this for the love of this city. And thats the tragic part.

I understand your contention. I have also wondered when many uncompleted flyover projects and Namma Metro is going to be completed.

But that cannot be the only reason to complain about a Government or a particular city for that matter. We cannot deny a fact that Bangalore is one of the best traffic managed cities.

I personally appreciate the traffic cops here in BANGALORE. They do a tough job. Each and every city has its own advantages and disadvantages.

[mannubhai]

Originally Posted by rki2007

I understand your contention. I have also wondered when many uncompleted flyover projects and Namma Metro is going to be completed.

But that cannot be the only reason to complain about a Government or a particular city for that matter. We cannot deny a fact that Bangalore is one of the best traffic managed cities.

I personally appreciate the traffic cops here in BANGALORE. They do a tough job. Each and every city has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The best and worst exist in every city, I agree.

But what is the justification for having to cough up 19% tax on a 10.9 lac vehicle, when the neighboring state stands at just 6% tax.

Are their better roads ?
Is there better infrastructure ?
Do you have enough parking bays ?
Is there signal free traffic ?
Is the wear-tear in your vehicle any less ?

If all the above is YES, then the 13% extra I pay is negated and justified, else its plain looting. IMHO

[rki2007]

I understand what you mean. But still it is a macro level question and just an answer like yes/no will not justify. For all your question, i seriously do not see any state in India which has everything in it. As i earlier said there is always a plus and minus with everything.

I agree with you and i have also wondered why the petrol price and as well as road tax is so high in Bangalore.

[mxx]

Originally Posted by mannubhai

The best and worst exist in every city, I agree.

But what is the justification for having to cough up 19% tax on a 10.9 lac vehicle, when the neighboring state stands at just 6% tax.

Are their better roads ?
Is there better infrastructure ?
Do you have enough parking bays ?
Is there signal free traffic ?
Is the wear-tear in your vehicle any less ?

If all the above is YES, then the 13% extra I pay is negated and justified, else its plain looting. IMHO

Originally Posted by rki2007

I understand what you mean. But still it is a macro level question and just an answer like yes/no will not justify. For all your question, i seriously do not see any state in India which has everything in it. As i earlier said there is always a plus and minus with everything.

I agree with you and i have also wondered why the petrol price and as well as road tax is so high in Bangalore.

true that no state has all of these. So IMO, the high tax is justified if atleast if I have any 2 of the above list.
Fact is, forget 2, KA does not even have any 1 of these. And I mean KA, not just Bangalore city.

[rohan_iitr]

One clarification required regarding the recent decision of Karnataka RTO to discontinue annual road tax for Central Govt employees with transferrable job.

My friend is a Central Govt employee who purchased a car 3 years back in Bangalore. For the past 3 years, he has paid annual road tax. Now, he needs to pay the pro rata LTT.

How would this pro rata life time tax be calculated ?

Option 1:
13% of the 3-year depreciated value of his car .

Option 2:
13% of original invoice value minus annual road tax already paid for 3 years.

Rohan

[avira_tk]

Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

One clarification required regarding the recent decision of Karnataka RTO to discontinue annual road tax for Central Govt employees with transferrable job.

My friend is a Central Govt employee who purchased a car 3 years back in Bangalore. For the past 3 years, he has paid annual road tax. Now, he needs to pay the pro rata LTT.

How would this pro rata life time tax be calculated ?

Option 1:
13% of the 3-year depreciated value of his car .

Option 2:
13% of original invoice value minus annual road tax already paid for 3 years.

Rohan

Option 1 is invalid, LTT is calculated on invoice price, not on depreciated/IDV value.

Your friend will have to pay the tax for the remaining 12 years or so. The calculation is ( percentage of vehicle value based on showroom price )X (tax percentage from that year.)

e.g. A 3 year old car which costs <=5 lakh (first slab)will have to pay 81% of 12%(60 K) which will be about 48k plus. The tax slab varies(increases) with showroom/invoice price and the percentage of tax goes down with every year(the percentage of percentage for that slab). I don't think your friend will get a refund for annual tax, as he will be paying LTT which covers 15 years. The RTO has a word document which lists the calculation, its available online.

[vinukm]

Originally Posted by mannubhai

Im not from KA, but I love this city, and would not want to move ever.

But that doesnt mean that we have to put up with anything and everything been thrown at us by the Govts.

How does any Govt justify 19% tax on a vehicle without giving basic infrastructure like decent roads, parking space? A flyover takes 3 years to complete. The Bellandur flyover is under construction for last 3-4 years, and no where near completion !!

I have not seen a single traffic police man working on clearing traffic jams, instead you see them hiding behind blind-spots to catch the red light jumpers and helmetless bikers, all for that petty Rs100 fine. He is least bothered when it comes to messy traffic in Outer ring road or Cauvery circle.

You have to cope up with all this for the love of this city. And thats the tragic part.

I think you are getting emotional by making such comments.

1. Roadtax is a common issue in all states not only in Karnataka. and it needs to be addressed seriously. I had to sell my car in Hyderabad just to avoid a huge roadtax for my Panther black Ikon and bought a new one in Bangalore.

2.Coming to infrastructure / traffic I have seen much worse cities I dont want to get a debate on comapring cities.

3. Tax rates are higher which i dont deny and the same is the case with neighbouring states as well. May be they are 1 or 2 % lower.

On a lighter note you love to live in the city so make some sacrifices

[rohan_iitr]

Originally Posted by avira_tk

Option 1 is invalid, LTT is calculated on invoice price, not on depreciated/IDV value.

Your friend will have to pay the tax for the remaining 12 years or so. The calculation is ( percentage of vehicle value based on showroom price )X (tax percentage from that year.)

e.g. A 3 year old car which costs <=5 lakh (first slab)will have to pay 81% of 12%(60 K) which will be about 48k plus. The tax slab varies(increases) with showroom/invoice price and the percentage of tax goes down with every year(the percentage of percentage for that slab). I don't think your friend will get a refund for annual tax, as he will be paying LTT which covers 15 years. The RTO has a word document which lists the calculation, its available online.

I am aware of the tax slabs. His vehicle is Alto, which lies in the first slab.

I agree that LTT is calculated based on invoice value for a brand new vehicle. But when pro rata LTT has to be paid (for example when someone brings a 3 year old vehicle from some other state), the tax is calculated on the depreciated value of the vehicle.

I don't think the tax percentage would go down for this calculation. Tax percentage (13% or whatever) would remain same, but it would be calculated on the depreciated value (81% or whatever) of the vehicle.

Actually, my friend visited the RTO office and was told that pro rata LTT would be calculated as per Option 2 (mentioned in my previous post). I don't feel that this is the right approach, but he is forced to pay the pro rata LTT based on RTO officer's calculations.

Rohan

[bejoy]

avira_tk is correct. Even for pro-rata LTT payment, the original invoice price is used to calculate the tax. Depreciation is only on the tax component.

[flycatcher]

Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

One clarification required regarding the recent decision of Karnataka RTO to discontinue annual road tax for Central Govt employees with transferrable job.

My friend is a Central Govt employee who purchased a car 3 years back in Bangalore. For the past 3 years, he has paid annual road tax. Now, he needs to pay the pro rata LTT.

How would this pro rata life time tax be calculated ?

Option 1:
13% of the 3-year depreciated value of his car .

Option 2:
13% of original invoice value minus annual road tax already paid for 3 years.

Rohan

It would be calculated as per option-2. One of my Dad's friend who is a central government employee recently had to pay close to 75K for his Manza. He was also paying Annual road tax.

[rohan_iitr]

One final question - How much is the surcharge ?

Rohan

[avira_tk]

Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

One final question - How much is the surcharge ?

Rohan

If you are referring to the municipal tax, its 1.2% across all slabs, your friend's tax bill will be 13.2%. I am not sure if this is taxed with depreciation like LTT, or on the original invoice price.

[arun_josie]

RTO officials back at NICE Road Junction on Bannerghatta Road to check other state vehicles for Road Tax. Saw cars with AP and MH plates stopped for verification.