Tax law

Hi,
As far as advantage of being a Sales Tax consultant concerns, you need to have proper qualification which is:
1. CA/ CMA + LL.B. Preferred. It gives you good money but you really need to work hard to build rapport, learn skills and ability to negotiate well with client as well as Government authority. The Indian Revenue Service (IRS) is one of the Premier Civil Services (Group "A") of India. IRS comprises IRS (C and CE) and IRS (IT). IRS officers are concerned with the:
1. Collection
2. Administration and
3. Policy Formation of Direct and Indirect Taxes. Selection is through the Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission through a three-stage combined selection process. IRS Officer Trainees undergo a three month foundation training with fellow officers from All India Services and other Central Services (Group AAT Lal Bahadur National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) followed by a 15 month rigorous professional training in NACEN Faridabad for the officers of Customs and Excise or NADT Nagpur for officers of Income Tax, where they are intensively trained in:
1. Principles.
2. Concepts and Advances in Management.
3. Taxation.
4. Public Policy and
5. Law. Alternatively, the S. C. conducts an exam every year for recruitment to the following posts:
1. Inspector of Central Excise.
2. Examiner in Custom House.
3. Preventive officer in Custom Houses.
4. Inspector of Income Tax in different charges of the commissioner of Income Tax.
5. Assistant Enforcement officers in the Directorate of Enforcement (FERA). The exam is held once a year, generally in the month of April. A candidate must have the age of 18 years and must have not attained the age of 25 years and a candidate must hold degree of a recognised university or equivalent. The minimum educational qualification is a Bachelors degree with Hindi and English as main subjects. The exam consists of a written Exam and an interview for personality Test.

Hey,
I think more than the scope, the interest of individual matters for success in a particular area of law. Let's say, for example, I am interested in tax law but I pursue family law after my law school. I would not be working with that zeal or enthusiasm as compared to tax law. Therefore, according to me, the interest mattes more than the scope as you can make money under any area of law and practice.
But coming to the question, most of the areas of law are interlinked. What has the better scope? I think both of these are too diverse fields and have a lot of subject matters within. Taxation law is governed by a legislation but there are several legislations for matters related to family law. It is very difficult to come to a conclusion as to what area of law has a wider scope. I would go with taxation law but. With regular changes in taxation regime and new structure coming into place, I think it has better scope.

Hey.
I think more than the scope, the interest of an individual matter for success in a particular area of law. Let's say, for example, I am interested in Taxation Law but I I pursue criminal law after my law school. I would not be working with that zeal or enthusiasm as compared to taxation law. Therefore, according to me, the interest mattes more than the scope as you can make money under any area of law and practice.
But coming to the question, most of the areas of law are interlinked. Let's say, avoiding taxes or not disclosing proper income would be a criminal offense. So, apart from the knowledge of tax law, you would also need to know fundamentals of criminal law in order to help out your client. There are several law firms which specialize in either of these. So, if you are not looking for independent practice, you can join these. But the scope of criminal law is generally wider than tax law considering each area of law has some intersection with the criminal law in some form or the other.