India

Firm overview

Dhruva Advisors offers a wide range of services in the tax and regulatory space to clients in India and around the world.

We are known for our sophisticated tax advice and our innovative solution-driven approach. We are especially sought out for structuring advice on transfer pricing issues, transactions, and for providing well thought out solutions to challenging controversies.

Founded in 2014 by Dinesh Kanabar, one of India’s leading tax experts, the firm currently has over approximately 300 and boasts of a client roster comprising several global and Indian multinationals.

Dhruva Advisors was named India Tax Firm of the Year 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, it was also named India Tax Disputes and Litigation Firm of the year in 2018 and 2020. The firm has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Pune, Chennai and Kolkatta in India as well as offices in Dubai and Singapore.

Firm overview

Our expertise across diverse practice areas and sectors covers varied and nuanced needs. Backed by over 100 years of legal heritage, delighted clients from across the globe, and topical, commercial and specialised services, we deliver the best legal solutions for our clients.

Firm overview

Nexdigm is an employee-owned, privately-held, independent, global business advisory provider that helps organizations across geographies meet the needs of a dynamic business environment. We provide integrated, digitally driven solutions encompassing Business Services and Professional Services, that help businesses navigate challenges across all stages of their life-cycle. Through our direct operations in USA, India, and UAE, we serve a diverse range of clients, spanning multinationals, listed companies, privately-owned companies, and family-owned businesses from over 50 countries.

Our robust tax practice offers a wide range of services, such as:

• Cross-border tax services, including inbound and outbound planning, capital structuring, advice on various business models of operating in India and their tax impact analysis
• Advice on withholding tax matters, the applicability of newly introduced equalization levy provisions, Indirect transfer provisions, etc.
• Structuring of EPC contracts
• Transaction advisory and support services
• Corporate Tax Retainership services which include managing end-to-end tax compliance, routine/on-call advisory and related support services
• Transfer pricing services, including designing global transfer pricing policies and representation services besides certification and documentation
• Tax litigation
• Expatriate taxation

Nexdigm has been advising on the Permanent Establishment (PE) exposure of various overseas clients undertaking contracts with Indian customers, re-characterization of businesses from a cross-border tax and transfer pricing standpoint, formulating management fee/cost-sharing policies among MNC Group members, structuring business model for operating in India, etc.

We have also been advising overseas companies on the buy/sell side of various transactions involving the acquisition/sale of Indian companies, especially from the perspective of tax impact analysis, due diligence, vetting the share purchase/business purchase agreements from a tax perspective and suggesting revisions. This has helped our clients better negotiate their terms on deals while bringing substantial tax savings.

Firm overview

Headquartered in Delhi NCR, AKM Global provides a broad suite of services including:

• India Entry strategy
• Tax Compliances
• Exchange Regulations
• Corporate Secretarial Compliance
• Outsourcing
• Transfer Pricing
• International Tax Compliance & Consulting
• Transaction Advisory services
• M&A support
• PEO Services
• Business Valuation
• Commercial Business Consulting Services
• Accounting & Payroll Management

The firm also assists its clients in managing tax controversies including representation before tax and appellate authorities, assisting in international arbitration and MAP proceedings. Business owners and decision makers choose AKM Global for its deep technical knowledge, practical approach and industry-focused insights. AKM Global serves Global MNCs, privately held companies, High Net Worth Individuals, Expatriates, private equity, hedge funds and Asset Management Companies with a focus on middle-market companies and closely held family businesses.

AKM Global’s International Tax and Regulatory practice is led by Amit Maheshwari. Amit Maheshwari has also authored books on Expat taxation, NRI Taxation and Transfer pricing in India with Wolters Kluwer (CCH) and Lexis Nexis. The partners in the firm also contribute stories/articles on International Tax, Transfer Pricing and Exchange Control Regulations to the TV Channels as well as to the known domestic and international publishing houses including Economic Times, Financial Times of UK, Tax Analysts of US, CNBC, etc.

AKM Global is known for providing cutting edge opinions and handling complex tax advisory while maintaining excellent turnaround time.

AKM Global, through its participation in various prestigious committees of Industry chambers, works with the government on various industry issues including tax and regulatory matters, CSR activities and other policy initiatives.

AKM Global has always provided forward-thinking solutions to its clients. With robust working relationships with reputed accounting and law firms across the world, AKM Global can help clients in doing business around the globe.

AKM Global’s Transfer Pricing team provides tailored solution (such as planning, documentation and implementation) to its clients at different stages during inter-company transactions. The team is also well equipped to work on International Benchmarking assignments. The experts use all the major databases (e.g. Thomas Reuters, Royalty Stat, Capital Line, AceTP, Prowess, Loan Connector, Royalty Range, BVD, KtMINE). The firm also assists its clients in managing tax controversies including representation before tax and appellate authorities, assisting in international arbitration, Advance Pricing Agreement (‘APA’) Mutual Agreement Procedure and arbitration under bilateral treaties.