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| What’s Kafka-esque and French ? |
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| Thursday, 11 December 2008 | |
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(perhaps this isn't news - or perhaps the news is that French News readers are still out there and still contributing) Question: What's Kafka-esque and French? Réponse: A VISIT TO THE LOCAL TAX OFFICE Scene 1 – Main reception Bonjour Madame – I have a quick question – should a sporting club register with the tax office? Bonjour Monsieur - You need to go to the reception on the second floor Scene 2 – Second floor reception Bonjour Madame - I have a quick question – should a sporting club register with the tax office? Bonjour Monsieur – You need to see our specialist – go to room 405 Scene 3 – Room 405 Bonjour Madame - I have a quick question – should a sporting club register with the tax office? Bonjour Monsieur – Are you known to us? No Then I can’t answer your question OK, can you tell me who can answer the question? That depends - have you received gifts? Yes Have you given receipts for the gifts? Yes Ha – you do not have the right to give receipts. Can you tell me how to get the right to give receipts for gifts? You will have to visit the Departmental Tax Office. And they will tell me how to get the right to give receipts for gifts? I can’t answer that. But if go and see them they will tell me what I should do to get the right to give a receipt for gifts? It is possible you will not have the right What will they take into account to decide? I can’t answer that Ok, I’ll go and see them and ask the question Are you known to them? No Then they will not be able to answer your questions So will I have to register with them first? That will not be possible unless you are known to us here So I can’t get an answer here before I’ve been to the departmental office, but they won’t give an answer until I’m known to you here? LONG PAUSE I’ll give you a form to fill in – PAUSE WHILE FORM IS BROUGHT If you fill in all the details of your association and bring it back here, then when they ask you at HQ if you are known here, you can say Yes. But this is not registering? No, it will just be so you are known to us. LOOKING AT FORM. This section needs a Siren number – to get a Siren number you need to fill in all your details and send the form to this address, they will send you back a Siren Number, which you can then send to this second address along with all your details, and they will send a Siret number. I already have a Siren number I thought you said you were not known to us I am known to someone But not us So I will fill in my details, and my Siren number, and bring this back to you, and then ask HQ to be registered with them so they can answer how I can get the right to give receipts for gifts. Yes. And if they say OK, what then? Then come back and see us here and register with us Then will you be able to answer my question? Which question? Whether I need to register with you. from Andy Crawford, president of Tarn Cricket Club |
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