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GST relief for home buyers, realtors warned

VISAKHAPATNAM: In major relief to property buyers, especially apartments, Goods and  Sales Tax  ( GST ) authorities have warned realtors and construction companies of punitive action if they do not pass on the benefits of input tax credit to the buyers by reducing the prices. N Srujan Kumar, GST commissioner, Vizag, told TOI that the  Central Board of Excise and Customs  at Delhi and its offices in various states have received several complaints that people who have booked flats and made part payment were asked to pay a higher tax for instalments paid after July 1, 2017. for more details https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/gst-relief-for-home-buyers-realtors-warned/articleshow/62004279.cms

Govt hints at reviewing rates in top GST bracket

After slashing the GST rates of over 200 items last month, the government today hinted at reviewing levies on the items in the top 28 per cent tax bracket.  On November 10, the GST Council, headed by Finance Minster Arun Jaitley, had lowered Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on over 200 items, ranging from chewing gum to chocolates, to beauty products, wigs and wrist watches.  As many as 178 items of daily use were shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to ..  Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62000816.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Make sketch lines Photoshop

If you want to turn a photo into a painting, adding sketch lines can make the effect look more realistic. To do so, duplicate your layer then go to  Filter>Stylise>Glowing Edges , then invert the colours, desaturate and use the Darken or Multiply Blend Mode.

View one layer

If you're working with multiple layers and you want to view one layer on its own, there's no need to hide all the others manually, simply hold down Alt and click the Eye icon of a layer to make every other layer invisible. Hold down Alt and click again to reveal them.

Photoshop shortcuts

Mastering these shortcuts will help you work smarter, save time. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E  will merge a copy of all Layers F  Cycle through workspace backgrounds X  Change your foreground and background colours D  Reset foreground and background colours to black and white ]  and  [  Change your brush tip size Cmd/Ctrl+J  Duplicate a layer or selection Space Bar  Hold Space and drag to navigate around the image TAB  Hides or shows all panels and tools Cmd/Ctrl+T  Transform a layer Cmd/Ctrl+E  Merge selected layer down, or merges several highlighted layers Cmd/Ctrl/Ctrl+Shift+Opt+S  Save for web & devices Cmd/Ctrl+L  Bring up levels box Cmd/Ctrl+T  Open Free Transform tool Cmd/Ctrl+M  Open Curves Cmd/Ctrl+B  Edit Colour Balance Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Opt+C  Scale your image to your preferred state Cmd/Ctrl+Opt+G  Create clipping mask Cmd/Ctrl+0  Fit on screen Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+...

Bird's eye view

When zoomed in close, hold down  H  and drag in the image to instantly dart out to full screen then jump back to another area. One of the best Photoshop tips for viewing work!

Combine image with text in Photoshop

There's a really easy way to overlay an image on top of text. Drop an image layer over a type layer then hold down  Alt  and click the line between the two layers in the Layers Panel to clip the image to the text.