If Lawyers are taxed, can doctors be far behind?
The Indian Medical Association has launched a strong protest against a likely imposition of Service Tax against the ‘service’ provided by doctors. Between lawyers and doctors, who evade taxes most? Difficult to assess as statistics will not be available but it is almost axiomatic that these two professionals are the most blatant evaders of tax and between the two, doctors are the worse offenders. But it should be understood that while about 5% of the doctors and lawyers earn all the money, the rest of 95% of these professionals earn far less than barbers and washer-men. But if barbers and washer men are to be taxed, so should lawyers and doctors