Ankur Jain Email & Phone Number

New Delhi; Noida

Boutique Indirect Tax Speciality Firm with talent sharing connections in other parts of the country such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.The firm primarily concentrates on the following areas of practice within the framework of Indian Indirect Tax laws: • Advisory and Legal Opinions (under GST, Customs & BIS)• Litigation Support (including research and drafting of appeals, written submissions, reply to show cause notices, etc.) before Adjudicating authorities, Appellate authorities & Tribunal (GST / Service Tax / Customs)• Departmental Service Tax Audit Support (including Investigations)• Special Valuation Branch (SVB) assistance - Over 70 Orders obtained• Assistance in obtaining T1, T2 or T3 Certification under the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme of Customs • Representational Assistance• Business Structuring Consultancy• Drafting and reviewing of agreements and transactional documents• Diagnostic ReviewsCompliance Assistance • (Registrations, Computation of Tax liabilities, Tax Returns, Refund Claims including CENVAT Credit/ Service Tax, GST, SAD and EDD)• Obtaining MEIS & SEIS Duty Credit Scrips and other DGFT related assistance such as obtaining IEC, redemption of EPCG licenses and such others• Licenses / Registrations under Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act & Regulations • Other Tailored Assistancewww.treslaw.com+91 99102 60766

New Delhi Area, India

As part of SARC Associates Pvt. Ltd., I had taken up the added responsibility to provide my assistance on all indirect tax matters.A few major work areas in which assistance was provided to clients were:- Representation before CESTAT- Representation before indirect tax officials in relation to search/ investigation proceedings by DGCEI, Anti Evasion/ Audit team etc. - Structuring of supply chain from an indirect tax perspective, including bidding support, review of contracts etc.- Complete Indirect Tax Advisory to large multinational and Indian clients- Advisory and representation before Special Valuation Branch (SVB) of Customs - SAD/ Service tax/ EDD Refunds

Gurgaon, India

Assisted in many Indirect Tax Diagnostic Reviews (including for a major Indian manufacturer of iron & steel, power, ferro alloys; Indian arm of a multifaceted Japanese business firm; a leading global carrying and forwarding company; to name a few) Assisted in preparing and filing of replies to show cause notices, appeals before Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (‘CESTAT’). Also represented many clients before Service Tax and State Commercial Tax Departmental Authorities upto appellate stage. Assisted clients in understanding indirect tax impact on relevant transactions; vetting of contracts from indirect tax perspective; suggesting tax efficient models for companies strategizing an entry into the Indian Market; etc. Assisted clients in their statutory compliance obligations under the various Central and State legislations including finalizing service tax returns, VAT/ CST returns, Works Contract – Tax Deduction at Source returns (WCT-TDS). Assisted clients in preparing, filing and processing of CENVAT credit refund claims and have been successful to obtain many refunds. Resolving day-to-day queries of clients and internal teams pertaining to impact of relevant Central and State indirect taxes on specific transactions. Undertook a three day workshop on a series of topics under Indirect Taxes for one of India’s largest gas transmission and marketing companies in India. Above assistance provided to clients across sectors including Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Retail and Supply Chain, Automobile and Ancillary, Oil & Gas, Iron & Steel, Food & Beverages, Information Technology, Electronics, etc.

New Delhi Area, India

Indirect Tax Practice – - drafted legal opinions- structuring of transactions for domestic and overseas clients from indirect tax perspective- drafted replies to numerous show cause notices and represented clients before the departmental authorities upto appellate stages (including Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal – CESTAT and High Court)- preparing and filing of appeals before various appellate stages on issues pertaining to Service Tax, Foreign Trade and Customs Duty- advised clients on the methodology of availing and utilizing CENVAT Credit- filing of refund claims under relevant law and successfully obtaining favorable orders- advising clients on Special Economic Zones- drafting tax clauses and vetting of contractual documents- conducting onsite compliance reviews- drafting of representations to various Ministries of the Government of India- compliance assistance and other administrative work for the firm overall

Mumbai & Bangalore

Global Tax Advisory Services (GTAS) - Indirect TaxationServed clients in Automotive Industry, Information Technology Industry, Logistics Industry, Telecom Industry, Oil and Gas Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Aviation Industry and many others. Experience of working on tax due diligence assignments involving a number of different complicated investments (in India), mergers and de-mergers. Preparation of tax structuring options, from an indirect tax perspective, for clients looking to invest in India and clients looking to re-structure their business operations. Preparation and filing of service tax refund / rebate claims with the service tax authorities and successfully obtaining such refund / rebate for various clients. Have been instrumental in drafting position papers for various clients (particularly, logistics and information technology industries) which have been subsequently approved and accepted as the official position of the firm on similar matters. Experience in drafting representations to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Finance, DGFT and various other Governmental authorities / departments on matters including inter-alia clarifications, concession schemes, and other issues pertaining to Indirect Taxation. Preparation, filing and obtaining registrations and licenses under Foreign Trade Policy, Customs, Service Tax, Value Added Tax, Central Sales Tax and others for clients. Experience in compliance includes computation of various tax liabilities and preparation of returns as prescribed under respective indirect tax legislations.

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