Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak or NPWP (Taxpayer Identification Number), is an identification number used by the Directorate General of Taxation in the administration of tax laws. Since the Indonesian government kicked-off Sunset Policy to encourage tax compliance among its citizens in July 2008, applying for an NPWP is just as easy as applying for an identity card or any other documents. All you have to do as a good citizen is to prepare the necessary documents, submit the documents at the nearest tax office, and abrakabra, you are already registered as a taxpayer.
Over the past four quarters�even as the depths of the nation's economic problems became evident�venture capitalists invested more than $7 billion in seed and early-stage companies in more than 1,400 deals, according to the MoneyTree Report from the National Venture Capital Assn. and . That's more money raised by young companies than in any calendar year since the dot-com bubble burst in 2001.
Ken Mink stands out on his Roane State Community College basketball team. Then again, a guy with thinning grey hair who is 50 years older than any other player on the court usually does. Meet Ken Mink, a 73-year old (that's not a misprint) guard who decided he had unfinished business to attend to on the court.