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August 28[edit]

Charitable Trusts.[edit]

I have a question regarding the GST implications for a charitable trust's activities. Specifically, I'm wondering whether the activities carried out by a charitable trust would be considered as a 'business' under GST regulations. I understand that the definition of 'business' is quite broad in the context of GST, but I'm curious about how it applies to the charitable sector. Could anyone provide insights or references to relevant regulations or cases that address this matter? Grotesquetruth (talk) 11:07, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For the curious, GST is either a general sales tax or a goods and services tax in numerous countries. Alansplodge (talk) 11:24, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There are certain VAT exemptions for charities.[1] 2A02:C7B:229:3400:907D:F7C9:9140:71C6 (talk) 12:40, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Grotesquetruth really needs to tell us what country he is asking about. Alansplodge (talk) 18:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We don't answer (and may remove) questions that require medical diagnosis or legal advice. Is clarification of tax laws/regulations considered to be legal advice? Fork99 (talk) 23:29, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IMO, supplying references to relevant regulations or cases is not giving advice. --Lambiam 12:31, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

whether charitable trusts constitute a "business" under GST regulations of India? Grotesquetruth (talk) 09:35, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

india Grotesquetruth (talk) 09:38, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Answering might prealably require a study of Administrative divisions of India. Or at least it does seem like so: https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/jul/20/sparks-fly-at-all-party-meet-on-sri-lanka-crisis-as-jaishankar-hits-out-at-culture-of-freebies-2478436.html: "the government tried to draw parallels between the economic crisis there and the poor fiscal situation in Opposition-ruled states". After GST regulations then come the arcane definitions of charitable trust's activities -- Askedonty (talk) 11:15, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of Medal of Honor recipient William Campbell[edit]

Hello. I believe this File:William Campbell (Medal of Honor).jpg may not actually be the person it says it is. I have further reasoning at the talk page of William Campbell. Given concerns, I don’t want people online to automatically think of it as him. Is there a way to change the photos meta data or add some kind of noticeable note saying “This may not be the person it claims”? I just want to make sure attribution is correct. Thanks in advance, from Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans (talk) 19:18, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The William Campbell in the photo is a different William Campbell (both Civil War MoH recipients). The William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1838) was in the Navy, while this William Campbell was in the Army. -- 136.54.106.120 (talk) 20:20, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Either I got them switched up years ago or the website did. Is there a way to reassign it to the identify as the right person? Also I enhanced it for some reason so should I upload a new unedited version? Thanks in advance, from Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans (talk) 22:05, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The photo could go here: William Campbell (Medal of Honor, 1840). ~~Also, a {{for}} tag is in order to avoid further confusion.~~

Done IMO, the original image would be preferable; somebody over at the WP imaging place could probably do something with it (WP: Graphics Lab/Photography workshop). 136.54.106.120 (talk) 22:34, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rasputin[edit]

After his death, his family (wife, son, two daughters, and daughter-in-law) was remained loyal to the imperial family until the end?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.207.179.206 (talk) 22:40, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wasn't this asked on March 21? --Error (talk) 23:09, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Most "little" people in history did not willingly express either loyalty or opposition to ruling regimes, regardless of their actual opinions: they kept quiet and hoped no-one would notice them, because being noticed could often lead to trouble, particularly if a regime were to change in the future. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.198.140.169 (talk) 01:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The OP asked the same question back in November, and it was answered. Here is the answer, for those wondering (including the OP). --Jayron 32 11:05, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]