Our experience in taxation includes efficient tax planning and structuring of transactions for domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and individuals. For highly complex issues, we also work closely with tax specialists who have experience from a regulatory perspective. Our lawyers aim to assist clients' structure their operations and transactions to take advantage of the intricate tax-saving mechanisms. Our varied experience includes the tax aspects of merger, acquisition and joint venture transactions, debt restructuring as well as in a wide range of state and local taxation law issues.
The range of our professionals, including Of-Counsel, experience is in the following substantive areas:
- Choice of entity
- Corporate taxation
- Creditors' rights and bankruptcy- Double-Taxation
- E-commerce tax issues
- Employee benefits and stock ownership plans
- Gift taxation
- International tax
- Leasing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Partnerships
- Permanent Establishment
- Tax controversies and credits
The lawyers have advised:
- Asian, European, Indian and North American corporations on issues related to transfer pricing triggers between related party transactions;
- Clients on customs issues, both with the customs authorities and the Special Valuation Branch, notably with respect to valuation and classification of products, compliance, origin regulations, export controls and licensing;
- Start-ups and large companies in tax and customs related civil litigation;
- Several clients in tax planning strategies for their web-based portals with emphasis on structuring Internet-based transactions to comply with the varied legal environments in which e-commerce companies operate;
- A large number of clients on implications involved in corporate and other taxes in hiving-off business divisions, or doing business transfers and related issues surrounding pre-spin-off and post-acquisition restructuring;
- Numerous clients on tax issues involving expatriates and structuring the tax liabilities of companies when hiring foreigners;
- Clients from all over the globe on structuring the most tax-efficient transactions while entering the Indian marketplace, counseling on withholding taxes, and methods of optimizing benefits emanating from Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements, as well as pass-through entities;
- Aviation clients on taxes in import of aircraft and engines and financing as well as leasing;
- Domestic and foreign clients on creation of permanent establishment, implications of service tax, VAT, several other applicable indirect taxes while doing business in India.
