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Indirect Taxes: Goods & Service Tax (GST)

The introduction of new indirect tax regimes and changes to existing regimes can create significant challenges for most businesses. Though certain indirect taxes are not a bottom line cost for many clients, the compliance requirements can be complex and there can be an impact on cash flow.
Our tax professionals can help you manage your indirect tax compliance burden and we can help you put strategies in place to ensure an efficient approach to the varied challenges created by indirect taxes. We provide an integrated approach to help you manage your indirect tax issues across jurisdictions.

Our services related to indirect taxes include:

  • Providing advice for minimising VAT/GST cash flow issues and the chance of being subject to interest or penalties for non-compliance,
  • Developing and implementing appropriate indirect tax strategies,
  • Providing advice about the implications of indirect taxes on real estate transactions,
  • Assisting with the implementation of efficient processes to avoid customs duty costs and cash flow issues,
  • Training staff on specific indirect tax-related issues,
  • Preparing technical tax submissions to tax authorities with respect to indirect tax issues,
  • Engaging with tax authorities on your behalf in the event of an indirect tax audit.

Advisory

  • Advising on applicability of taxes on transactions, classification, valuation, place of supply, admissibility of tax benefits and exemptions and on claim of tax credits,
  • Evaluate tax implications on existing or proposed business transactions,
  • Review contracts and agreements in order to identify the GST impact, from the perspective of Procurement, Manufacturing and Distribution,
  • Assistance in identifying optimal valuation model for related party transactions under GST, while aligning the same with the model adopted under transfer pricing provisions,
  • Evaluate the legal positions adopted and suggest changes, if any, under the GST regime
  • Assistance to comply with the provisions of anti-profiteering rules under GST,
  • Advice on matters pertaining to import and export of goods into/from India under the Customs Act, 1962,
  • Giving opinions on other indirect tax issues.

Indirect tax reviews/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 and sell side),
  • Review of the GST implementation done by the company.

Strategic consulting

  • Structuring of contracts and transactions to optimise indirect tax incidence,
  • Assisting in contract negotiations,
  • Reviewing contract documentation,
  • Formulating indirect tax efficient business models.

Representations

  • Representing on tax and trade policy issues before relevant government authorities,
  • Assistance in developing economic justifications for tariff or non-tariff concessions,
  • Assisting in anti-dumping and other non-tariff proceedings.>/

    Compliance support and outsourcing

  • Providing indirect tax compliance support or outsourcing on an all-India basis,
  • Assistance in obtaining registrations under GST or other statutory legislations as required,
  • Verification of input tax credit records and identification of ineligible credits,
  • Review of periodic computation of tax liabilities,
  • Assistance in preparing and filing periodic return(s),
  • Provide GSP/ASP solutions for seamless execution of monthly compliances,
  • File requisite statutory applications with various authorities,
  • Assistance in audits/investigations carried out by tax authorities.
  • Litigation support

  • Drafting appeals, submissions and replies to notices,
  • Appearing before adjudication and appellate authorities up to the tribunal,
  • Appearing before anti-dumping authorities,
  • Filing advance ruling applications with the authorities in order to seek clarification on ambiguous matters,
  • Briefing senior counsel
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