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Legal services to non-business person: exempt. To business person: 18% (with reverse charge for advocate-to-firm). Senior advocate fees: exempt for non-business clients. Section 44ADA available.
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Why this matters for lawyers & advocates
Lawyers and senior advocates have unique tax treatment — most legal services are exempt from GST (Notification 12/2017), but business advisory, IP filing, retainership are taxable at 18%. Section 44ADA presumptive taxation up to ₹50 lakh receipts. FilingLab handles lawyer-specific tax — ITR-3 / 4, exempted vs taxable income split, Bar Council fees deduction, and chamber rent / books expense.
Audience-specific note
Legal services to non-business person: exempt. To business person: 18% (with reverse charge for advocate-to-firm). Senior advocate fees: exempt for non-business clients. Section 44ADA available.
Computation under both new and old regime
ITR-1 to ITR-7 (all forms)
26AS / AIS / TIS reconciliation
Capital gains (LTCG / STCG, Section 112A)
Section 80C / 80D / 80G claims
Refund tracking with monthly status update
Basic notice response (defective return, intimation 143(1))
From your Form-16 to a credited refund — a clean, named-CA process.
You
FilingLab
Govt
Bank
01
You
Income docs
You upload Form 16, bank statements, capital gains broker reports.
1 day
02
FilingLab
26AS / AIS reconciliation
We pull your 26AS, AIS, TIS from the IT portal and reconcile against your records.
1 day
03
FilingLab
Regime comparison
New vs old regime computed. We pick the lower-tax option for you.
Same day
04
FilingLab
ITR filing + e-verification
Return uploaded on incometax.gov.in; e-verified via Aadhaar OTP.
1 day
05
Govt
CPC processing
CPC reviews; intimation u/s 143(1) issued.
15–30 days
06
Bank
Refund credit
Refund credited directly to your bank account.
15–45 days
01
You
· 1 day
Income docs
You upload Form 16, bank statements, capital gains broker reports.
02
FilingLab
· 1 day
26AS / AIS reconciliation
We pull your 26AS, AIS, TIS from the IT portal and reconcile against your records.
03
FilingLab
· Same day
Regime comparison
New vs old regime computed. We pick the lower-tax option for you.
04
FilingLab
· 1 day
ITR filing + e-verification
Return uploaded on incometax.gov.in; e-verified via Aadhaar OTP.
05
Govt
· 15–30 days
CPC processing
CPC reviews; intimation u/s 143(1) issued.
06
Bank
· 15–45 days
Refund credit
Refund credited directly to your bank account.
Services to individuals/non-business: exempt. Services to business clients: 18% (or reverse charge if you bill to GST-registered firm). Senior advocate to non-business: exempt.
Yes if receipts ≤ ₹50 lakh. Pay tax on 50% of receipts, no books, no audit.
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