Principles of Taxation

In the book Escaping the Minotaur's Labyrinth: Principles of Taxation, Dr Gaurishanker has dealt with the basic principles of taxation and addressed its underlying concepts with a view to dispel the fog that leads most legal professionals to regard tax law as an exclusive domain reserved for a few specialists. This book is the fruit of his characteristic unwavering and unflinching march towards his set objective of giving his fellow professionals a tool which would enable them to understand, appreciate and thus contribute in enriching his pet subject. The metaphor of the Minotaur - half bull, half human monster of Greek mythology - is a telling comparison to the bewildering maze of the labyrinth of the taxation laws. The monster lived in a labyrinth and demanded a sacrifice of seven youths and seven maids every year. The book presents in a simple way and demystifies the substantive and procedural aspects of the administration of laws relating to Income Tax. Dr Gaurishanker, in a figurative sense, is verily the Theseus who in the Greek mythology ultimately kills the monster Minotaur.