Taxation & Regulatory

Having ushered on the foundational strength of indirect taxation, DAA Consulting has now expanded its services offerings to include support in direct taxation, regulatory, endowment planning and transactions advisory.

Direct and Indirect Taxes

DAA Consulting offers the following services in taxation:

Direct Tax & Regulatory

Corporate Tax & Regulatory

  • Business tax advisory
  • Structuring and strategic business objectives
  • Corporate tax / international tax advisory
  • Regulatory advisory
  • Documentation and review

Direct Tax Litigation Support

  • Diagnostic study of past litigation
  • Assistance in setting up
  • customized litigation tracker to identify core litigation issues
  • Assistance in obtaining targeted and customized counsel opinion(s) on key issues

Securities Law

  • Regulatory advisory
  • Takeovers and related matters
  • Securities laws disputes

Tax Endowment Planning

  • Analysis of family /group structure
  • Understanding core objectives of group/promoter
  • Advising on optimal endowment planning strategy qua desired assets
  • Trust deed/letter of wishes
  • Sequestering of valuable assets
  • Matters for permanent trustee
  • Relevant legal assistance

Indirect Tax

Optimization Study

  • Review of tax positions
  • Review of input tax credit
  • Review of long-term supply contracts
  • Review of business model
  • Review of litigations
  • Supply chain cost optimization

Advisory

  • On call / mail advisory
  • Legal opinions
  • Business model analysis
  • Review of contracts

Litigation Support

Litigation Services cover GST, customs, FTP as well as erstwhile indirect tax laws:

  • Drafting & appearances up to Tribunal
  • Supporting senior counsel on appearances before courts
  • End-to-end litigation management from pre-litigation stage to audit to litigation up to Supreme Court

Audits and Reviews

  • Analysis of family /group structure
  • Understanding core objectives of group/promoter
  • Advising on optimal endowment planning strategy qua desired assets
  • Trust deed/letter of wishes
  • Sequestering of valuable assets
  • Matters for permanent trustee
  • Relevant legal assistance

Customs Support

  • Support on SVB assessments
  • Support on international trade compliance
  • Advisory services on HSN classification
  • Set-up & implementation of MOOWR (CBW)
  • Advisory on customs processes & procedures
  • Relevant legal assistance
  • Preparation, filing & obtaining customs refunds
  • End-to-end support on brand rate fixation for drawback
  • End-to-end support on obtaining AEO T-1/2/3/LO status

Others

  • Obtaining registration
  • Preparation, filing & obtaining GST refunds
  • Indirect tax training
  • Drafting & implementing indirect tax SOPs /manuals
  • Tax technology automation support
  • Follow-up with vendors for GSTR 2A
  • Representation through trade bodies before the Government of India for various policy level matters

Transaction Advisory

M&A, Private Equity & Early-Stage Funding

  • Business broking
  • Corporate Restructuring
    • Structuring of Take-overs, slump sales or any other sale of business
  • Term sheet
  • Operational, financial, commercial, legal and tax due diligence
  • Transaction agreements
  • Regulatory approvals
  • Closure assistance

Outbound Investments

  • Advise on optimal strategy for structuring outbound investments
  • Apposite jurisdiction analysis
  • Relevant tax and regulatory framework/implications outside India