S Rohit Kumar Email & Phone Number

Career SummarySchooling from St. Joseph Coonoor and graduation from Loyola College/University of Madras. Qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant (Rank holder in Inter & Final exams of ICWA). Summary of ExperienceReview of tax provisionsFiling of Tax returnsRepresentation before various tax authoritiesAdvisory on direct tax, permanent establishment and other international tax issuesStructuring of inbound and outbound transactions – M&A Advisory for several billion-dollar acquisitions. Have evaluated the tax laws of Singapore, Mauritius, Germany, UK, USA, South East Asian countries, Middle Eastern countries etc.Tax Due Diligence on behalf of venture capital and private equity funds Advised on corporate restructuring of various Indian groupsAdvised and implemented merger, demergers, capital reduction of various Indian entities etc.Advising on identifying / designing a tax-efficient holding structure that is favorable to the Company in accordance with the tax regulations in India and other countries, analyze the major tax implications of proposed structure, including dividend distribution, interest payment as well as capital gain from disposal of the Target in futureBuy side and sell side review of share purchase agreement (SPA) and shareholders agreement (SHA). Discussions / negotiations with the buy side and sell side entities Providing clarifications to the lawyers/ solicitors/ advisors of the acquirer in connection with the M&A transactionAssess applicability of withholding tax on payments to sellers on the proposed transactionReview of section 281 no objection certificate provided by sellersRole inter-alia includes the following key aspects - Solution Development, Formulating Market strategy, Building eminence, Client Delivery, Cross-functional team management, MIS management, coaching and training of junior colleagues etc.Presented various papers in conferences and has written articles on various taxation issues in leading taxation journals.Contributed to organizational initiatives such as Knowledge & Solutions, Business Products, Thought Leadership, Annual Publications & Media Releases (including Budget updates)Practical experience/working knowledge in other areas such as Transfer Pricing, Indirect Tax/GST and Personal taxation (having worked on multi-faceted projects)Views expressed by me are personal and not representative of any organisation.