Chartered Accountants protest - service tax
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (northern region) today observed a black day, protesting against service tax on them even on charges received for other services. It appears now if a CA represents an assessee before an adjudication authority, he is liable to pay Service Tax while an advocate or a consultant is not required to pay. The CAs argue that discrimination made among the professionals, providing the same services is a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.