Is tax planning legal?

Arranging your affairs within the law to minimise tax is legitimate planning; concealing income or facts is evasion. We do the former, document everything, and tell you clearly when an idea crosses the line.

Tax Advisory — Income Tax, GST & International Tax

Q: Do you advise on both income tax and GST?

Yes — direct tax and GST are handled by one coordinated team, which matters because many transactions (discounts, cross-charges, reimbursements) have consequences under both laws at once.

Q: Do you work with NRIs and foreign shareholders?

Yes — residential status, DTAA relief, TDS on NRI transactions, and the Indian tax side of foreign shareholdings are regular work for our cross-border practice.

Good tax outcomes are designed, not discovered.

Most tax money is lost long before the return is filed — in structures chosen casually, transactions papered wrong, and deadlines discovered late. Our tax practice works the other way: plan the position first, document it properly, comply on a calendar, and when the department asks questions, answer from strength. Direct tax and GST sit with one coordinated team, because real transactions rarely respect the boundary between the two laws.

Our tax services

Corporate & Personal Direct Tax

Tax planning, advance tax estimates, and return filing for companies, firms, founders and professionals — with positions documented, not assumed.

GST Advisory & Compliance

Registration, monthly and annual returns, input credit optimisation, refunds (including exporter refunds under LUT), e-invoicing and classification advice.

TDS / TCS Management

Correct sections and rates, monthly deposits, quarterly returns and reconciliations — the compliance area where small slips compound fastest.

International Tax & DTAA

Cross-border payments, treaty relief, transfer pricing coordination, NRI taxation and the Indian tax side of foreign structures — hand in hand with our USA practice.

Notices, Assessments & Appeals

Responses to notices, representation through scrutiny assessments, and appeal support — prepared like the file will be read by a judge, because one day it might be.

Transaction & Structure Tax Advice

The tax angle on everything else you do: fundraises, ESOPs, buybacks, business transfers, founder remuneration and family arrangements.

Frequently asked questions

Can you handle a tax notice we've received?

Yes. We analyse the notice, prepare the response with supporting documentation, and represent or support representation through assessments and appeals. The worst response to a notice is a rushed one — the second worst is silence. Send it to us before replying.

Do you advise on both income tax and GST?

Yes — one coordinated team for both. That matters more than it sounds: discounts, cross-charges, reimbursements and intercompany transactions routinely have consequences under both laws at once, and advice that sees only half the picture creates the other half's problem.

Do you work with NRIs and foreign shareholders?

Regularly. Residential status determination, DTAA relief, TDS on purchases from NRIs, and the Indian tax treatment of foreign shareholdings are standing work for our cross-border practice.

Is tax planning actually legal?

Arranging your affairs within the law to minimise tax is legitimate — courts have said so for a century. Concealing income or misstating facts is evasion. We do the former, document everything, and tell you plainly when an idea crosses the line. That last part is what you're paying for.

New regime or old regime?

For most people the new regime now wins, but the answer depends on your deductions — see our plain-English comparison, or try the Salary vs Dividend calculator if you own the company you're paid by.

Tax Advisory