https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332398 A Chartered Accountant was found guilty of professional misconduct for attaching a threatening note to a bill sent to a client. The Court treated the accompanying language, including a threat of legal action and a reference to tax verification, as conduct unbecoming of a professional and broad enough to fall within misconduct even if not expressly listed in the schedules. Allegations of solicitation of work and disclosure of confidential information were not established. The disciplinary recommendation of reprimand was upheld, and the penalty under Section 21(6)(b) was sustained. en-us Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:39:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332398 A Chartered Accountant was found guilty of professional misconduct for attaching a threatening note to a bill sent to a client. The Court treated the accompanying language, including a threat of legal action and a reference to tax verification, as conduct unbecoming of a professional and broad enough to fall within misconduct even if not expressly listed in the schedules. Allegations of solicitation of work and disclosure of confidential information were not established. The disciplinary recommendation of reprimand was upheld, and the penalty under Section 21(6)(b) was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=332398