Difference between services rendered by chartered accountants and advocates (taxation)

[pankaj jain]

Sir, why service tax exemption for chartered accountants have been withdrawn despite of the fact that advocates (taxation) and tax practitioners are also providing the same services. are the nature of their services different than the common services provided by the chartered accountants? why the law of equality is not followed by our learned finance minister?

[Surender Gupta]

I think it is very much difficult for me to say why the exemption which were enjoyed by the chartered accountants has been withdrawn. Only the Finance Minister is the proper and competent authority to reply this question.

AI Summary

Service tax exemption questioned after removal for chartered accountants despite similar services by advocates and tax practitioners. The query contests withdrawal of the service tax exemption for chartered accountants despite advocates and tax practitioners providing similar taxation services, raising equality concerns; the sole reply indicates no explanation is available and attributes competence to the Finance Minister to justify the policy change.