Bhupesh Dedhia, Ca Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- Leading tax functions for 12 Canadian entities, overseeing direct and indirect tax responsibilities, including tax return filings and NR4 returns.- Implemented tax planning initiatives to optimize tax positions and minimize risks.- Structured a multi-million internal funding for acquisitions, ensuring compliance with Thin Capitalization, EIFEL, WHT, Deemed Dividend, and Shareholder Loan regulations.- Conducted quarterly tax reporting, ensuring adherence to Corporate Income Tax, Transfer Pricing, and GST/HST/QST/PST regulations.- Managed bilateral and multilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), fostering collaboration with tax authorities to secure optimal tax positions.- Collaborated with external advisors to in-source tasks, significantly reducing advisory costs.- Handled multiple CRA and GST/HST tax audits, providing day-to-day tax advice across business units.Documented global policies for local compliance, ensuring cross-border transactions have appropriate contemporaneous documentation.- Partnered with key business stakeholders to align tax planning with business objectives while effectively minimizing tax risks.

Montreal, Canada

Being Tax Controller of Canada entity, i am involved in - • Yearly filing of Federal and Quebec Income Tax Return along with Transfer Pricing Return which has transaction with 34 international subsidiaries. • Claim of SRED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) credits for activities performed by our engineering team in Canada.• Filing of monthly GST/HST/QST and BC PST tax returns and Payment thereon along with reconciliation of tax return with General Ledgers and Invoice Registers.• Full Compliance of Canada Indirect Tax Laws including Credit Claim along with tab on Restrictions.• Thin Capitalization Compliance along with detailed working and trying to minimize non-deductible related party interest expense by way of group funding. • Compliance in regards to Treaty Benefits as per Double tax Avoidance Agreement with other countries. • Proper compliance of Non Resident return/forms. Dealing with Internal and External (Canada Revenue Agency & Revenue Quebec) Auditors. • Preparing and maintaining MIS reports for analysis and Management Presentation. Preparation of Business Case along with Project Financing.WORK PERFORMED IN RELATION TO USA TAX LAWS• Filing of Federal and State level multiple Income Tax returns along with proper apportionment of revenue to states.• Property Tax Return filing along with detailed working and computation.• Clean up of old issues so as to bring General Ledger in sync with Tax Returns and thereby introducing Reconciliation process.• Automation of Indirect Tax Applicability Project in form of Tax Engine which helped in reduction of errors and accurate compliance of tax laws.

Mumbai, India

• Implementation of Global Transfer Pricing Policy in 34 entities i.e. acceptable across 26 countries. • Implementation of Transfer Pricing Policy and its synchronization with existing ERP system.• Preparation of Detailed Documentation for Arm’s length pricing used for pricing all related party transaction.• Ensuring Transfer Pricing Compliance across the globe including calculation of arm’s length pricing, invoicing, accounting & settlement; filing of Returns, building up of audit defense, working with consultants on assessments and appeals.• Analysis of Local GAAP financials for advising management to ensure effective compliance of local statute including insolvency positions & thin capitalization compliance

Mumbai, India

I• Preparation and Filing of Service Tax Half Yearly Return. • Preparation and Filing of Input Credit Half Yearly Return. • Maintenance of records for Service Tax Input Credit as well Excise Duty Input Credit.• Consolidating data from various departments/branches and making monthly Service Tax Payment.• Wealth Tax calculation as well return filing. • Income Tax Return filing preparation.

In-Depth Taxation

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Commerce, First Class

High School, English