The All-India Federation of Tax Practitioners (North Zone) is going to organize a two-day national tax conference on 'role of tax professionals in the global economic scenario' from Saturday.

Giving details of the programme at a press conference on Friday, Bharatji Agrawal, national president, AIFTP, said it would witness conversations, discussions and deliberations on different tax issues pertaining to direct and indirect tax laws in the country. "There are as many as six technical sessions, covering some of the important topics under income tax, value added tax (VAT) and service tax," he added.

General secretary, AIFTP, Mukul Gupta said the event would also witness a brain trust session, where queries from participants would be discussed by eminent tax professionals of the country.

Over 700 participants, including tax professionals from various parts of the country, are expected to participate in the programme that would be inaugurated by Justice Dalveer Bharti, judge, Supreme Court of India.