Fees paid to Professionals is taxable as salary if required to follow rules similar to employees
Currently many Advocates, Doctors and Other Professionals are hired by employers an full time basis but the payment made to them are treated as retainership fees and TDS is deducted on the same under section 194J of Income Tax Act. However, the Hyderabad ITAT in the case of Dy. CIT v Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. has…