Nov 2022 – Aug 2023 · 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Dec 2021 – Nov 2022 · 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Oct 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Jul 2015 – Oct 2019 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Feb 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Managing the Direct & Indirect Tax Compliance for Flipkart group companies including foreign companies.
• Managing the WHT tax compliance - It includes local withholding deductions and WHT deductions on international transactions.
• Relationship with the tax departments and strategically directions to business teams : This includes the overall relationship with various tax authorities in India, coordination with tax consultants, coordination with business teams & support them on tax matters.
• Leading and supervision of all tax compliance along with team consisting of 9 members.
• Coordination with statutory auditors for all audits on tax matters. Leading and completing audit of , Tax audit,Transfer Price,Service Tax,Customs and VAT audits.
• Providing clarifications to various sectors on operational issues relating to direct & Indirect taxation.
• Conducting health check audit of various line of business of Flipkart.
• Replying to show cause notices, co-coordinating with consultants with facts in respect of appeals, attending to audit queries, correspondence with departments.
• Manage various projects which are kicked off in the tax department.
• Direct point of contact with business unit queries. Partnering with various business including the M&A Team.
• Responsible for Business Decisions and Accounting activities and have complete accounting control in respect of direct and indirect taxation of Flipkart.
• Advising , Structuring the transaction between the group entities including setting up and finalizing BTA in coordination with Business Teams.

Oct 2010 – Feb 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

•  Tax filing compliance under Direct: Filing of returns under Income tax, Service tax,
•  Managing Tax audit, Statutory audits (Tax related) and Service Tax audit.
•  Transfer Pricing- Handling Audits & Analysing transactions and documentation of associated enterprises.
•  Computation of Deferred tax asset/liability on the timing difference.
•  Reconciliation and statutory payments like TDS, Service tax , Advance tax
•  Advising , Structuring the transaction between the group entities
•  Negotiating and finalising the Tax clause in agreement with customer.
•  Tracking and follow up for Statutory forms ( C and I) under CST law from the customer.

Oct 2004 – Oct 2010 · 6 yrs · Bangalore

•  Tax filing compliance under Direct and Indirect Taxes: Filing of returns under Income tax, VAT, Service tax, Cenvat refund claims, CST refund claims etc
•  Managing Tax audit, Statutory audits (Tax related), Service Tax audit and Sale tax audits.
•  Managing the International Tax compliance for Branches (USA, Canada, Australia, UK & Philippines) and Subsidiaries (USA, Czech Republic, Poland & Thailand)
•  Transfer Pricing- Handling Audits & Analysing transactions and documentation of associated enterprises.
•  SEZ/ STPI compliance and Preparing & filing of SEZ application with the STPI.
•  Computation of Deferred tax asset/liability on the timing difference.
•  Reconciliation and statutory payments like TDS, Service tax , Advance tax ( Domestic and International taxes)
•  Controlling and managing the secondments between the group entities
•  Negotiating and finalizing the Tax clause in Master Service agreement with customer.