Core Professional Services
Taxation
Direct and indirect tax advisory and compliance, tax structure reviews, and representation in assessments and appeals up to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Overview
Tax touches almost every business decision, from how a group is structured and how it pays its vendors, to how it prices transactions with related parties and records its input credit. Positions taken without planning, or compliance done in a hurry, often surface years later as notices, demands and appeals.
Where this helps
Common situations
Planning and structure
- 01Tax positions are decided after the year closes, when nothing can be changed.
- 02The group's structure, inter-company transactions and tax incentives have not been reviewed for years.
- 03A restructuring, acquisition or new line of business is planned without assessing its tax effect.
- 04The Income-tax Act, 2025 has changed sections, forms and terms, and internal processes and documents need updating.
Compliance
- 05Advance tax is estimated loosely, and interest follows.
- 06TDS is deducted at the wrong rate or deposited late, and default notices arrive.
- 07Tax payments and credits in the books do not match Form 168 (earlier Form 26AS) and AIS.
- 08GST input credit does not match GSTR-2B, and e-invoicing and e-way bill rules are applied unevenly.
- 09GST annual returns and reconciliations are left until the last date.
Disputes
- 10A scrutiny or faceless assessment notice needs a prompt, well-documented reply.
- 11An assessment order raises a demand that must be challenged before the Commissioner (Appeals) and the Tribunal.
- 12Reassessment or penalty proceedings are started for earlier years.
- 13GST show-cause notices or departmental audits question credits, classification or valuation.
Cross-border
- 14Payments to foreign vendors need withholding tax, DTAA analysis and Form 15CA and Form 146 (earlier Form 146 (earlier Form 15CB)) before remittance.
- 15Transactions with group companies abroad need transfer-pricing documentation and benchmarking.
- 16A foreign company is setting up in India and needs to understand its tax obligations.
How we help
Our services and how we work
Direct Tax Advisory & Compliance
We advise companies, firms and HNIs on tax planning before the year closes, and prepare returns, advance tax workings and tax provisions. Tax positions are documented so they can be supported if questioned later.
Includes
- tax planning
- corporate and firm returns
- advance tax
- tax provisions and deferred tax
- Form 168 (earlier Form 26AS) and AIS reconciliation
- advisory notes
Tax Structure Review & Optimisation
We review a company's existing tax structure, including entity and group structure, inter-company transactions and transfer pricing, withholding tax, deductions and incentives claimed, and positions taken in past assessments. We report the risks and gaps found and advise on lawful ways to make the structure more tax-efficient, with the steps needed to implement them.
Includes
- structure and transaction review
- risk and gap report
- optimisation options within the law
- implementation steps
- review of restructuring proposals
Tax Controversy & Litigation
We handle a tax dispute from the first notice to the Tribunal: replies to notices, scrutiny and faceless assessments, reassessment and penalty proceedings, appeals before the Commissioner (Appeals), and representation before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). We prepare grounds of appeal, written submissions and paper books, and advise on stay of demand. For GST, we handle show-cause notices, adjudication and appeal proceedings.
Includes
- replies to notices
- scrutiny and faceless assessments
- reassessment and penalty proceedings
- appeals before CIT(A)
- ITAT representation
- stay of demand
- GST adjudication and appeals
TDS & TCS Compliance
We review deduction and collection rates, deposits and quarterly statements, resolve default notices, and apply for lower or nil deduction certificates where eligible.
Includes
- rate and section review
- deposits and quarterly statements
- default notice resolution
- lower deduction certificates
- TDS certificates
Transfer Pricing
We prepare transfer-pricing documentation and benchmarking for international and specified domestic transactions, file the accountant's report, and represent clients in transfer-pricing assessments.
Includes
- functional and economic analysis
- benchmarking
- documentation
- accountant's report
- transfer-pricing assessments
GST Advisory & Compliance
We handle GST registration, returns and input credit reconciliation, advise on e-invoicing, e-way bills, classification and valuation, and support annual returns, refunds and departmental audits.
Includes
- registration and returns
- GSTR-2B reconciliation
- e-invoicing and e-way bills
- annual return and reconciliation
- refunds
- departmental audit support
- transaction advisory
International Tax & Cross-border Transactions
We advise on the tax treatment of payments to and from foreign parties, apply tax treaties, determine withholding tax, and issue Form 146 (earlier Form 15CB) for remittances. We also advise foreign companies on their tax obligations when setting up in India.
Includes
- DTAA analysis
- withholding tax on foreign payments
- Form 15CA and Form 146 (earlier Form 146 (earlier Form 15CB))
- permanent establishment questions
- India entry tax advice
Ways to engage
How we can work with you
Annual retainer
Ongoing direct tax, TDS and GST compliance with advisory support through the year
Review or project
A tax structure review, restructuring advice, transfer-pricing study or Income-tax Act, 2025 transition
Dispute engagement
A specific notice, assessment, appeal or GST proceeding
Who this is for
Companies, LLPs and partnership firms; groups with several entities or related-party transactions; Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies; businesses facing notices, assessments or appeals; and HNIs with business income.
Frequently asked questions
Questions people ask
Do you represent clients before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal?
Yes. We handle disputes from the first notice through assessment and appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals), and represent clients before the Tribunal.
What does a tax structure review involve?
We examine how the business is structured, how its entities transact with each other, the incentives and deductions it claims, and positions taken in past assessments. The report sets out the risks found and lawful ways to improve the structure.
Is tax optimisation legal?
Yes, when it uses options the law provides. Our advice stays within the law, including the general anti-avoidance rules, and every recommendation is documented.
How does the Income-tax Act, 2025 affect us?
The new Act applies from 1 April 2026 and changes many sections, forms and terms. We help map existing positions, processes and documents to the new provisions.
Does transfer pricing apply to us?
It applies to international transactions with associated enterprises, and to specified domestic transactions above prescribed limits. We can check whether it applies to you.
Can you handle GST notices and departmental audits?
Yes. We reply to notices, support departmental audits, and represent clients in GST adjudication and appeal proceedings.
Advice is based on the law in force at the time and the facts provided.