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The services provided by the lawyers in their professional capacity are not subjected to Service Tax
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....he services provided by the lawyers in their professional capacity are not subjected to Service Tax <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 5-12-2007<br><BR>The doubt was raised whether the outsourcing ....
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....of legal work to an associate by a law firm can be categorized under Business Support Service. The Board has clarified that the services provided by lawyer in their professional capacity relating to ....
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....law it are not taxable under the service tax. The clarification of the Board is as follows "The matter has been examined. The scope of taxable service namely "business support service" has been expla....
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....ined in TRU's letter F.NO.334/4/2006-tru DATED 28.02.06. As regards services provided by lawyers in their professional capacity relating to law, the Finance Minister has already made the position clea....
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....r on the floor of Parliament. It is also pertinent to note that the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers has included Legal Service in the list of services which are not presently taxed. Thi....
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....s has been accepted in principle". Commissionerate of Service Tax, New Delhi<BR> News - Press release - PIB....