Parliament rights enhanced..can levy service tax on CAs, architects: SC



The Supreme Court has held that Parliament is competent to levy service tax on chartered accountants, cost accountants and architects. "We hold that Parliament has legislative competence to levy service tax by way of impugned Finance Acts of 1994 and 1998 under Entry 97 of List I on chartered accountants, cost accountants and architects," a bench headed by Justice S H Kapadia said while dismissing an appeal filed by All India Federation of Tax Practitioners. The apex court said service t
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