Indirect Tax and Regulatory Services

If this is your situation

  • Is the correct tax treatment being applied to income, expenses and products sold to your customers?
  • Have you applied the correct service tax treatment on the services rendered and received from abroad?
  • Are you fully recovering the input tax credits available to you?
  • Have you considered asking for an advance tax ruling to explore grey areas in service tax issues?
  • Are you compliant with VAT regulation which may be applicable to your business?

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:

Strategic Consulting

  • Structuring contracts/transactions to reduce indirect tax incidence
  • Assisting in contract negotiations
  • Reviewing contract documentation
  • Formulating indirect tax-efficient business models

Advisory

  • Advising on the classification, and valuation of transactions and the applicability of taxes and availability of tax benefits/exemptions
  • Providing innovative rigorous tax planning ideas

Advocacy and Litigation Support

  • Providing assistance in representation before the Government authorities on tax and trade policy issues
  • Developing economic justifications for tax concessions
  • Drafting replies to notices, appeals and submissions
  • Pleading before adjudication and appellate authorities up to the Tribunal level.
  • Briefing Senior Counsels, on a need basis

Health Checks / Due Diligence Reviews

  • Undertaking comprehensive reviews of business operations to identify tax planning opportunities and compliance gaps
  • Conducting detailed indirect tax due diligence reviews (buy side/sell side)

Trade Facilitation

  • Obtaining registration and licences
  • Assistance in availing benefits under Foreign Trade Policy schemes
  • Setting up and operationalising EOUs/STP units/SEZ units.

Compliance Support and Outsourcing

  • Providing indirect tax compliance support/outsourcing on a pan-India basis
  • Preparing customised compliance manuals on  indirect taxes
  • Providing complete support for customs related party valuation assessments

 

GST Services

We can assist in   

  • Estimating the potential impact of the dual GST regime on procurement and supply of goods and services
  • Developing formats for the maintenance of records including invoices
  • Advising on recovery / deductibility of both central GST and state GST
  • Assistance in meeting compliance obligations

Count on a strong network of indirect tax specialists to find innovative solutions that meet your requirements