What corporate gifting actually costs after GST
A hamper does not carry one tax rate. Here is why the quote you approve and the invoice you book rarely match, and how to budget so they do.
Sorav Malviya
Notes from the desk
Corporate gifting, written down
What we have learned running gifting programmes for Indian teams — the costs that surprise finance, the kits people actually keep, and how far ahead a festival order has to start.
A new-joiner kit that earns its keep
Most onboarding kits are a branded t-shirt in the wrong size and a notebook nobody opens. A few decisions separate the kits people keep from the ones that reach a drawer and stay there.
Sorav MalviyaWorking backwards from the festival date
Festival gifting fails on the calendar, not the catalogue. Counting backwards from the date tells you when the decision actually has to be made.
Sorav Malviya