Direct & International Tax
Direct & International Tax
Our Direct & International Tax practice helps businesses, individuals, and cross-border entities navigate India’s evolving tax environment with clarity and precision. We assist clients in planning structures that are compliant, commercially sound, and tax-efficient. From routine income-tax filings to complex international arrangements, we provide end-to-end support across documentation, assessments, audits, investigations, and appellate matters. Our team ensures accurate tax computations, robust compliance systems, and seamless coordination with revenue authorities. For global and NRI clients, we advise on residency, foreign income disclosures, treaty relief, transfer pricing, and cross-border reporting. With a blend of technical expertise and practical judgement, we help clients manage risk, optimise tax outcomes, and achieve long-term financial certainty.
What we do
Regulatory Compliances
- Advance Tax: Estimating income and computation of advance tax as well as filing of statements viz. TDS and TCS statements, on a quarterly basis.
- Filing of Returns: Preparation and filing of annual tax returns for all types of assessees, corporate and non-corporate viz. companies, LLPs, firms, trusts, NRIs, and HNIs.
- Tax Audit: Conduct and issuance of audit reports under the Income-tax Act, wherever applicable.
- Issuance of Certificates: Certificates for foreign remittances and other certificates from a tax deduction or computation perspective.
Direct Tax Advisory
- Representations: Assisting in responding to notices received from taxation authorities and representing clients before the taxation authorities and the Tribunal.
- DTAA Advisory: Advisory in case of foreign remittances and investments, including interpretation and application of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs).
- Tax Management: Advisory on minimising tax outflow by leveraging exemptions, deductions, and other benefits prescribed under the Income-tax Act.
- Advisory on Proposed Contracts: Advice from a tax and regulatory perspective in respect of contracts or arrangements proposed to be entered into.
- Guidance on Transactional Implications: Advice on withholding tax implications arising from various transactions or arrangements proposed to be entered into.
- Advisory on Relevant Amendments: Advisory on recent amendments and developments in the taxation landscape viz. Tax Amnesty/Dispute Resolution Schemes, Equalisation Levy, etc.
International Taxation
- Transfer Pricing: Preparation of transfer pricing documentation and local files; determination of arm’s length pricing for international transactions; transfer pricing planning, benchmarking and compliance; representation during transfer pricing audits and disputes.
- Cross-Border Tax Advisory: Advisory on tax implications of foreign income and overseas operations; structuring of inbound and outbound investments; analysis and application of DTAAs; Permanent Establishment (PE) risk assessment and mitigation.
- Expatriate Taxation: Tax planning and compliance for inbound and outbound expatriates; advisory on salary structuring and residency rules.
- Form 15CA & 15CB Filings: Preparation and filing of Form 15CA and Form 15CB in respect of foreign remittances.
FAQs
Do you represent clients before tax authorities?
Yes. We assist with assessments, audits, notices, reassessments, and appellate matters with full documentation and representation.
Do you manage NRI taxation?
Yes. We handle NRI filings, foreign income disclosures, capital gains, DTAA relief, and repatriation-related tax requirements.
Can you guide on cross-border tax structures?
Yes, we advise on inbound/outbound investment, treaty interpretation, and compliance requirements.
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