Direct Tax & Regulatory Services

If this is your situation

  • You are a bank, an insurance company, an asset management company, a hedge fund, a private equity fund, a real estate fund, a mutual fund, a Non Banking Finance Company looking to establish business presence in India
  • You want exposure in real estate investments in India
  • You need approvals from Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Foreign Investment Promotion Board, or any other regulator to set up a presence in India
  • You want to invest in corporate debt or government treasury bonds
  • You want exposure in Indian public securities through public market or overseas derivative instruments
  • You want to decipher the complex web of Indian tax laws
  • You are concerned about the taxability of various streams of income like dividends, interests, royalties and capital gains
  • You are concerned about funding into/ exit from the Indian businesses in terms of licensing conditions, exchange control and corporate law requirements
  • You want to ensure tax compliance including return filings, withholding tax obligations, RBI reportings etc.
  • You are an Indian group proposing to raise funds in international markets or acquire/ set up financial services business/ branches outside India

Being part of a close-knit financial service global network, we are able to draw the knowledge and experience from the network firms and apply it to the Indian scenario. The expansive network also enables us to provide customised cross border solution to client needs.

 

Our services:
As a specialised industry group within Tax & Regulatory Services, we can help you develop tax efficient and regulatory compliant strategies and manage your tax exposures, assist you in managing your regulatory risks and advise on the use of investment vehicles, hedging tools and engineered synthetic products as well as keep you abreast of new developments in the Indian Regulatory environment and corporate tax arena that affect your business model.

We know the regulatory framework of your industry and how it can impact your business. We keep ear to the ground and have the ability to pre-empt the future directions of these regulations and the issues arising thereof.

We maintain strong but independent relationships at various levels of Government authorities. Due to regular interactions at professional level, we are regarded as people with high integrity and technical capability.

  • Entry strategy from a tax and regulatory perspective
  • Evaluating an appropriate structure with tax and regulatory efficiency
  • Choice of appropriate form of entity for setting up presence in India
  • Setting up subsidiaries, branches or liaison offices
  • Obtaining regulatory approvals for inbound and outbound investments and repatriation of funds
  • Optimum use of corporate tax incentives
  • Regulatory risk analysis/ healthchecks
  • Tax planning strategies for profit and dividend repatriation
  • Tax optimisation for specific financial transactions and financial products
  • Permanent Establishment Review
  • Tax compliance, representation before tax authorities and assistance in litigation
  • Withholding tax obligations on corporate payments
  • Obtaining licenses, clearances and registrations from financial services regulators
  • Documentation review