Qualification:Vikas is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, LLB (General) and ICWA (completed fInal Group I) and holds Degree in Commerce. Experience:Vikas has 13 years of post qualification experience in tax, working in both consulting and Industry.Vikas is currently working with nVent and prior to that, he was associated with Deloitte, HSBC Bank and KPMG. In Industry, Vikas is working on tax advisory, tax compliance, transfer pricing, transaction structuring, review of business and supply chain model, tax audits, internal funding and assessing the changes in tax laws and regulations.Vikas is also involved in performing health check review of TDS rates/ returns, system control GAPs and compliance review. Supporting business team on tax queries, advance tax, IT return, support on TDS and custom related matter etc Working on other matter such as employee stock purchase plan, tax allowances, concessional tax regime, EL, SEP, PE, etc. Review of documentation, inter company agreement, value chain analysis, actual conduct, substance, etc.Leading tax disputes with support of external advisors. Earlier, he has also worked on tax reporting, MIS and budgeting on some internal projects.As part of consulting profile, Vikas helped Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) in effectively managing TP compliance, advising on TP model for existing and new business models and setting up TP policies, review of inter-company agreements, assist in country-by-country reporting, Master File compliance etc.Vikas was involved in Global TP projects, undertaking health check exercises, risk assessment, Intangible and related BEPS project, intra group services –documentation support, Due Diligence support, review from Companies Act perspectiveVikas also supported clients in undertaking tax efficient value chain analysis, operating model design, Audit defense and help them to resolve / mitigate tax and transfer pricing controversy with special focus on Advance Pricing Agreements (APA), Mutual Agreement Procedures,(MAP) and Safe Harbour RulesVikas had experience of working with Indirect tax team on setting up import price, assistance in SVB in pricing defense and assisting in Free of cost, brand royalty transactionsSector:Vikas has experience of working with various industries i.e. Energy, Resource and Industrial, Technology, Media, GIC (including back-office hubs), Multinational Banks, Private equity and other Financial Service Sectors, Manufacturing, Consumer, Logistics, Chemicals, Shipping, Service Sector (Business support, Marketing support, etc).
Listed skills include Tax Law, Tax, Auditing, Financial Reporting, and 11 others.