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Corporate & International Tax Advisory

Corporate & International Tax Advisory

OVERVIEW

Direct Tax is a critical consideration for deal structuring, M&A as well as conducting regular business. The corporate and international tax advisory practice encompasses a wide range of clientele such as corporates, limited liability partnerships, funds, trusts and HNIs.

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As part of the corporate and international tax advisory practice, Acuity Law provides the following services to clients:

1. Corporate and international tax covering analysis of:

  • Double taxation avoidance agreement interpretations
  • Holding company structures in foreign jurisdictions
  • Strategies for mitigating Permanent Establishment exposure
  • Place of Effective Management and GAAR impact
  • Dispute assistance (litigation strategy including drafting and appearance)
  • Withholding taxation, compliance, and reporting requirements
  • Profit distribution methods from a tax and regulatory angle

2. Strategies for acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, diversification or consolidation of businesses to achieve desired commercial goals effectively including:

  • Inbound structuring for entry into India, including jurisdiction analysis
  • Externalization structures/ outbound structuring for investment outside India
  • Fund taxation (including Offshore Fund and AIF) and Carry structuring
  • Tax Due Diligence on Indian targets
  • Group holding structures
  • Profit repatriation strategies for stakeholders
  • Endowment planning / wealth planning strategies

 

Income Tax

Indian Income Tax Law is governed by the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) and rules made thereunder. Amongst other things, the Act chiefly governs the situs of taxation, tax residency, charge of tax, classification of income, incentives / tax holidays / exemptions, tax rates and withholding of taxes, transfer pricing (or base erosion of profits test) and other anti-avoidance provisions. India has also entered into double taxation avoidance agreements with various countries.

Here we answer some of the common queries relating to applicability and scope of the Act.

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