In Future Chartered Accountants to Remain only as Accounting Workers & will not be allowed/authorised to attend ant Tribunals.Also the Bar Council of India is taking up the Matter with SC that no other Professional ( CA/CS/CWA etc ) Except LLB Qualified Advocates can attend even Normal & routine Assessment hearings with Income Tax / VAT / Excise etc authorities. & Looking at their Representations & also the Clauses & Terms Advocates Act of our Country, Be sure they will win this in their Favour.& if not than it will be the other way round that if CA/CS/CWA etc are allowed to attend the Hearing Proceedings than Tax Audit Etc also will be allowed to all such people ( Incl LLB) So its a Win Win situation for Advocates. & Possible Bad & Tough Days coming for CA/CS/CWAs.
Attached is the News Paper Cut Out as a First Move in favour of Advocates.
CA will assist an Advocate.
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