Role of a CA in Tax planning

That depends on the perspective.

I will tell u a story:

there was a manufacturing company of slippers. This company was planning to market there product in a very poor village. They sent 2 marketing guys A & B. After 10 days "A" returns and submits his report mentioning that there is no scope of slippers as people don't wear it. they are very poor and they just can't afford to buy it.

Then "B" was sent for the same task. After 10 days he returns with a report mentioning that there is a lot of scope in that village. They just don't know about the product and if we give them knowledge of the product, they will certainly find it usefull. We can make good money from there.

Thus that depends on perspective what u want to do. No doubt there is a change in the engagements of CA's now a days but still we need to search for the scope.

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