Helming indirect tax in the firm

I began this consultancy to address the need for objective and well-informed advice in indirect tax matters. Consultancy on indirect taxes has to be built into project planning and structuring of transactions. Objective advice is most valuable at this foundational stage. From October 2013 I also hold a customs broker licence, which is operated through Kriji Marine Logistics Private Limited.

As an officer of the customs, central excise & service tax department of the Union Ministry of Finance in India, I did variegated work, for example-- anti-smuggling work on the Indo-Nepal border: I headed Varanasi-based and Gorakhpur-based units for prevention of smuggling;- central excise duties on manufactured products: all the work related to determination of assessable values and the applicable rates of duty in terms of HSN-based classifications, monitoring of revenue… Show more As an officer of the customs, central excise & service tax department of the Union Ministry of Finance in India, I did variegated work, for example-- anti-smuggling work on the Indo-Nepal border: I headed Varanasi-based and Gorakhpur-based units for prevention of smuggling;- central excise duties on manufactured products: all the work related to determination of assessable values and the applicable rates of duty in terms of HSN-based classifications, monitoring of revenue collections, booking and adjudication of cases against evaders;- specialised intelligence and anti-evasion work as Assistant Director in charge of a regional unit of the Directorate General of Anti-Evasion;- specialised customs valuation work, covering the south zone of India: Headed the zonal unit for south India, studied valuation trends in customs and advised the head office and custom houses; investigated specific issues in customs valuation, by field visits if necessary.- anti-corruption work as head of a zonal unit of the directorate of vigilance;- arguing cases for the government in the Tribunal as Senior Departmental Representative before the Sourthern Regional Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal at Bangalore. Show less