Service Tax on Lawyers
When asked why Service Tax was not imposed on lawyers, Chidambaram asked, “which lawyer provides service?” But his successor Pranab Babu holds PC in high esteem but disagrees with him and has gone ahead and introduced a tax on the Legal Fraternity without naming either Lawyer or Advocate. Many of my friends in the Service Tax Department called me up to warn me that now I am under their control. Taxing a lawyer is not all that easy. We will bring you today a few articles on this tax on lawyers, including one from the topmost lawyer in the indirect taxes field.