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A Career in Tax Law has always intrigued me. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Tax Law, while I want to first understand What is a Career in Tax Law. I was Googling about a Career in Tax Law and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/careers/tax-law
Siddhartha Wason’s overview!
Siddhartha Wason invested 3 years & 2 months in Tax Law. Siddhartha Wason has worked in Tax Law as Lawyer in Rajiv Wason Advocates. In Siddhartha Wason’s own words, this is how Siddhartha Wason got into Tax Law: “I have done my schooling from Birla Public School. Post that, I did LLB from IMS, Dehradun. I have been practising as a Lawyer since 2016 at Rajiv Wason Advocates.” I wanted to know more about Siddhartha Wason and found this profile: https://www.lifepage.in/page/siddharthawason
Career Video on Tax Law
In a video, Siddhartha Wason has talked about various aspects of a Career in Tax Law. Siddhartha Wason started by explaining Tax Law as: “Tax law is an area of legal study dealing with the constitutional, common-law, statutory, tax treaty, and regulatory rules that constitute the law applicable to taxation.” It was a very interesting video and I enjoyed watching it.
It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Tax Law, this video went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Tax Law. Siddhartha Wason touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:
- History
- Social Sciences
- Current Affairs
- Legal Studies
- Judgements & Case Laws
- Taxation Law
- GST
Sills and success goes hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills.
Siddhartha Wason then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Tax Law:
- Reading
- Quick Decision Making
- Face Impromptu Challenges
- Public Dealing & Client Counselling
- Communication Skills
There are great positives of this Career.
Siddhartha Wason believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Tax Law:
- Dignity
- Uniqueness
- Work Life Balance
There are a few Challenges in this Career which one needs to be cognizant of.
And, Siddhartha Wason believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Tax Law:
- Vast Subject
- Answering Impromptu Questions
In the final section of the video Siddhartha Wason talks about How a day goes in a Career in Tax Law. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Tax Law, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20180112-0002
