New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- The 31 July income tax return (ITR) filing deadline is now over, but a viral post about a Pune-based chartered accountant's earnings by providing tax filing assistance has continued to grab attention online, sparking a debate over how lucrative ITR filing work can be during the peak tax season.

The discussion began after an X (formerly Twitter) user named Paritosh Sharma, claimed that his friend in Pune who is a chartered accountant by profession generated approximately Rs.12 lakh in a few days by serving nearly 400 clients.

"Friend of mine in Pune is a CA who helps people in his network file their ITRs. He started just three years ago. Today, he has around 400 clients," the user wrote, adding that the person charge...