« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  ITR Filing 2025: These individuals are exempt from paying tax. Do they need to file returns?  Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday  Top 5 tax-saving investment options for salaried individuals to consider before March 31, 2025  5 lesser lesser-known avenues of tax saving you can use to save income tax before March 31, 2025  March 15 is deadline for last advance tax installment: Know if you must pay «  PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION OF CASES FOR SCRUTINY FOR... Service Tax Exemption... » Service Tax Exemption for Practicing Chartered Accountant/Company Secretary/Cost Accountant July, 13th 2006 The Central Government today has issued  notification exempting the services rendered by a practising Chartered Accountant/Company Secretary/Cost Accountant to a client  in a proceeding initiated under any law being in force  before any statutory authority from the levy of Service Tax.  This is not a general exemption and shall be limited to representation before statutory authorities only.   As such, the exemption is not applicable for consultancy/chamber services.   This exemption shall be available from today, i.e., 13th July, 2006 and accordingly above services rendered from today onwards shall be exempt.