Direct and Indirect Tax
The Direct Tax team comprising lawyers and chartered accountants, many of whom have multiplequalifications, offers a comprehensive array of tax advisory and litigation services for businesses and organisations in various sectors.
The firm has a dedicated team of experts who are engaged in providing, inter alia, the following services:
- Litigation before all forums (Supreme Court, High Court, Tax Tribunals, and tax authorities)
- Advice and consultancy relating to both domestic and international tax issues
- Strategic tax planning
- Transfer Pricing – study, compliance and representation
- Compliance and Regulatory
In the niche and sought-after arena of Transfer Pricing, the firm has built capabilities to handle the entire gamut of services in relation thereto, right from the stage of compilation of data and preparation of transfer pricing reports to representation before the transfer pricing appellate authorities and courts. We understand the business, accounting and legal intricacies affecting taxation.
The Direct Tax team is widely acclaimed for its ability to find novel solutions to meet clients’ needs while addressing the complexities of constantly changing domestic and international tax regimes. We have successfully handled several high-profile tax litigations, matters both relating to domestic and international taxation and have obtained path-breaking rulings. The Direct Tax team is well known and has, over the years, gained respect of the tax administrators, businesses and judiciary alike, for its competent handling of litigation and providing quality advice across the entire spectrum of direct tax laws.
We have always endeavoured to deliver efficient and cost effective services appreciating the specific needs of clients, so as to provide maximum value. As a result, the Team continues to serve as trusted tax counsels and advisors to many of India’s large industrial houses, and multinational companies for nearly four decades.
The firm is widely regarded as one of the best in Direct Tax practice in the country and is consistently ranked amongst the top tax law firm in various international rankings/ surveys.
The firm’s Indirect Tax team is well -equipped and dedicated to render advice and litigate across the entire spectrum of indirect tax laws. The team aims at suggesting practical and innovative solutions to its clients and has expertise in the following areas:
Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’), Customs, Service Tax, Central Sales Tax/Value Added Tax (‘VAT’), Central Excise, etc. The firm has a dedicated team of experts who are engaged in providing, inter alia, the following services:
- Litigation before all forums (Supreme Court, High Court, Tax Tribunals, and tax authorities)
- Advisory and Consultancy in areas like Banking, Finance, Leasing, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Hospitality, Software, Media and Entertainment, Advertising, Retail Trade, Management Consultancy, Education, Automobile, Auto-ancillaries, Airlines, Shipping Industries, etc.
- Managed Services in the area of Compliance and Regulatory matters on all India basis which includes within its ambit filing of returns, facilitation of audit, refunds under Foreign Trade Policy Schemes, etc.