DAA CONSULTING

About Us

DAA Consulting Private Limited is headquartered in Mumbai with 5 other branches spread across the country.

Started as a Chartered Accountants Firm in 2010, the Practice has been evolved over a period of time-evolving consulting services in various areas apart from core Chartered Accountants Services. This necessitated the need for a full-fledged consulting company which led to DAA Consulting Private Limited in 2017.

The Company specializes in GST, Customs, Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Business Valuation, Supply Chain Optimization in Energy Sector, Direct Taxation, International Taxation, Transfer Pricing, Business Consulting for inbound investments, fundraising, and Corporate Governance.

The Company has developed a unique Litigation Management System (LMS) in collaboration with IRIS a leading technology company, to manage end-to-end tax litigation registration wise.

The above-said infrastructure and technology in possession of the Company have enabled even large industrial Corporations with PAN India presence to outsource their end-to-end tax compliance including tax litigations to the Company.

The Company is moving towards developing more technology products to facilitate better corporate governance and to ease the burden of compliance at all levels.

The Company has developed a unique Litigation Management System (LMS) in collaboration with IRIS a leading technology company, to manage end-to-end tax litigation registration wise on a PAN India basis.

Achievements

DAA represented before Central and State Government and was responsible for:

DAA has won certain landmark judgments in Freight Forwarding Industry, Free Trade Ware Housing Zone, Lubricants Industry etc., which became precedents for the Industry to follow.
Issue of Notification 35/2011-CE which enabled procurement of goods without Excise Duty even when the Project was enjoying Provisional Mega Power Project Status only
Service Tax Exemption to delivery of movie in digital format to theatres and selling of space or time for advertisements
Change in requirements from Fixed Deposit to Bank Guarantee for power projects to procure goods without duty
Increase in Standard Deduction for Works Contracts in a couple of States
DAA has represented large multinationals and Indian Companies before Tax Tribunals in more than 300 cases with a very high success rate.
DAA has conducted more than 100 Tax Optimisation Studies (TOS) for large Companies and added significant value to their bottom lines by way of plugging all the leakages in credit mechanism and by reducing the output tax legally.
Exemption of VAT on Copy Rights involving theatrical rights

Key Strengths

Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Till date from 2017, 750+ queries have been answered through CoE.

The Company has 20 professionally qualified people such as CA, CMA and LLB. Out of this 20, 8 people in rotation form part of Team called ‘Centre of Excellence’ (CoE). CoE deliberates, does thorough research and take prima facie view on any matter relating to Indirect and Direct Tax and allied matters. They conduct weekly research cum training meet to constantly update themselves and other team members on important tax development that are taking place. Any query from the client is replied by CoE team within 48 hours.

The COE has delivered significant value to the clients over the past 4 years due to collective application of best brains of the Company in solving any query from the clients, constantly updated Team DAA and entire mechanism is system driven rather than individual driven.

Inhouse litigation capabilities

The Company has got unbeaten track record before Tribunal.

The Directors of the Company have argued 250+ cases before Tribunal (CESTAT), 500+ before Appellate Authorities and 1000+ cases before Adjudication Authorities. The Company had assisted clients during Department Audits to ensure that no unnecessary demands are made. The Company plays a lot of importance in defending their opinions/advice should there be a litigation based on such opinion. With 20 Professionals, the Company has got complete litigation capabilities to argue before CESTAT, ITAT and NCLT.