Litigation Services

Out of the box solutions

Tax litigation in India requires a comprehensive approach with backup of sound legal team and tactful handling of the matter at various appellate fora. PwC India has a dedicated team of specialists to offer effective, practical solutions to clients for resolving income tax disputes.

If this is your situation

• You want to identify tax risk potential by evaluating tax positions
• You want assistance in litigation before the Tax Authorities, Tribunals and Courts
• You need to ensure that position taken before the appellate authorities should take into account impact on subsequent years
• You need expert deliverable representation before appellate authorities
• You need the latest & even the last minute legal back up to be covered in hearing
• You intent to proactively take advance ruling on income tax implications of transactions
• You want an advice on tax issues under dispute and resolving mechanism
• You are unsure whether Competent Authority process under Mutual Agreement Procedure would effectively help you
• You are unsure when your tax process is robust to handle long term litigation

• Analyse and optimise the alternative remedies for dispute resolution
• Drafting grounds of appeal & other submissions for effective understanding of facts by the authorities
• Effectively complying with the appellate requirements & procedures
• Undertaking preparation of applications and representing before the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) to obtain an advance opinion on likely tax implications of transactions involving non-residents and/or international transactions
• Case preparation and representation before the appellate authorities, i.e. CIT(A) and ITAT.
• Assist in drafting and presenting application to Competent Authority for mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under DTAA
• Review of pending litigation and other uncertain tax positions, to comment on adequacy of defense, probability of success, prevention of recurrence
• In-house service of the expert counsel having large experience in counsel practice
• Assist / Brief Legal Counsel in preparing / representing for appeals, writ petition and special leave petition before the Courts