13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
Tectonic changes in tax policy
- how ready are you?
3-5 September 2015 | Grand Hyatt, Goa
13th Annual
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EY India Tax Workshop 2015
Taxation laws in India have undergone radical changes,
ranging from the introduction of GST to encouraging
investments in India with the ‘Make in India’ campaign.
The Government’s efforts in providing a stable tax
system are distinctly visible. A number of tax reforms
are being discussed and debated across the globe as
well. In this backdrop, we present our 13th Annual EY
India Tax Workshop, focused on the theme
“Tectonic changes in tax policy - how ready are you?”
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Venue &
facilities
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13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
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Agenda
Global economic shift –
how ready is India?
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
Keeping pace with the
global tax
Welcome lunch
and registration
Networking
evening
3:20 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Speaker:
12:30 p.m.
Arvind Subramaniam*
Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Speaker:
Jay Nibbe
Global Vice Chair – Tax, EY
4:05 p.m.
Panellists:
Chris Finnerty, Asia Pacific Tax Desk Leader - Global Tax Desk Network, EY
Hanne Jesca, EMEIA Tax Deputy Director, EY
Kannan Raman, Director - International Tax Services, EY UK
Sunil Gupta, Direct Tax Consultant
Moderator - Sudhir Kapadia, National Tax Leader EY
7:30 p.m.
Panellists:
Prakash Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Goods and Services Tax Network
Robert Smith, Asia Pacific Director of Indirect Tax, EY
Satya Poddar, Sr. Advisor – Tax & Regulatory Services, EY India
VS Krishnan, Chief Commissioner, CBEC
Moderator – Harishanker Subramaniam, National Leader, Indirect Tax
Services, EY
Tea break
3:00 p.m.
Welcome and
introduction
Day 01
3 September 2015
5:30 p.m.
GST –
The way forward
Day 01
Day 02
Day 03
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Cross border taxes New dimensions to be
mindful of!
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Tax litigation fear or not to fear!
Lunch
Breakfast
11:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
Panellists:
Panellists:
Pinakin Desai, Partner and Head, Tax Knowledge &
Solutions Group, EY
Pranav Sayta, Partner and Tax Leader, Technology,
Media and Telcom, EY
Rajan Vora, Partner, Member firm of EY Global
Tarun Gulati, Partner, PDS Legal,
Chaired by - Justice RV Easwar, Retired Judge of Delhi HC and
Former President of Income-tax App. Tribunal
1:15 p.m.
Panellists:
Gyanendra Tripathi, Tax Partner, EY
Ritesh Tiwari, Group Finance Controller, HUL
Moderator - Pinakiranjan Mishra, National Leader, Retail Sector, EY
Panellists:
Divyesh Lapsiwala, Indirect Tax Partner, EY India
Frank Cambie, Partner Tax Performance Advisory, EMEIA Tax Centre, EY
Rajiv Chugh, Tax Partner & national Leader – Tax Performance Advisory, EY India
Moderator - Ajay Kumar, Tax Partner, EY India
10:45 a.m.
Tea break
9:15 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Being GST ready –
It is more than just tax
Day 02
Enhancing tax performance
through technology
4 September 2015
Day 01
Day 02
Day 03
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‘Make in India’ –
Bridging the gap between perception
and reality
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Beyond tax
Gala networking
evening
3:00 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
Panellists:
Dalip Sharma, Managing Director, Delta India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
Keval Doshi, Tax Partner, EY India
8:00 p.m.
Panellists:
E Miller Williams, Partner, Transfer Pricing Controversy Services, EY US
Kamlesh Varshney,* Commissioner of Income Tax and Advanced Pricing Agreement
Directorate, Government of India
Rohit Agarwal, Tax Director, Vodafone India Limited
Moderator - Vijay Iyer, National Leader, Transfer Pricing, EY
Speaker:
Sudhir Kapadia, National Tax Leader, EY-India
3:45 p.m.
Tea break
2:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Transfer Pricing Steering the wind of change
Closing remarks &
vote of thanks
Day 02
4 September 2015
Day 01
Day 02
Day 03
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Breakfast followed by
Check out and return
7:00 a.m.
Day 03
5 September 2015
Day 01
Day 02
Day 03
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Global economic shift –
how ready is India?
3 September 2015 | 3:20-4:05 p.m.
45 mins
India is witnessing a phase of changes in economic
reforms. With GST, BEPS-OECD, FDI norms, reforms
aligned with the much talked about ‘Make in India’
campaign and so on. It won’t be wrong to term it as
a phase of tectonic shift in tax policy environment.
No one has a crystal ball to gaze into economic
forecasting, especially, in the present environment.
Whether it would emergence of a new Asian tiger or
would the economy end-up being into the middleincome trap, is for time to tell, but India Inc needs
to gear-up and be ready, as we move towards
economic transformation. The session will peek
into these reformative changes and where we are
heading towards.
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Keeping pace with the global tax
GST – The way forward
3 September 2015 | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
3 September 2015 | 5:30-6:15 p.m.
1 hr
Business craves three “C’s” — Certainty, Consistency
and Clarity. Certainty is being eroded by ongoing
scrutiny of national tax regimes by the OECD
and EC; consistency, while a key objective of the
OECD’s BEPS project, is being impacted by an
ever increasing number of unilateral actions at the
national level; clarity, when the range of global
developments is viewed holistically, seems to exist
only in regard to one new development: Country-byCountry Reporting.
Governments across the length of the globe have
turned their focus to multinational companies and
how much, or how little, tax they are paying. Supranational bodies such as the European Commission
(EU), the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) have taken action and are affecting change.
These pressures are causing companies to step
back and reassess their business, financial and
legal structures. They are looking to their tax
departments to help them find the right answers.
The session will bring these and other tax technical
issues to the front burner for open debate and
discussion.
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45 mins
Off late we have witnessed some amount of
movement in GST with likelihood of a roadmap by
April 2016. Through this session, we would discuss
on the way forward for GST, role of India Inc and
other aspects. The panellists will also discuss on
GST related issues that need to be iron out and
the constructive way ahead for the successful
implementation of this progressive tax reform.
Venue & facilities
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Being GST ready –
It is more than just tax
4 September 2015 | 9:15-10:00 a.m.
45 mins
Day 1 of the Workshop will end with the session
‘GST – The way forward’, which shall outline the GST
framework, its status quo and debate around it.
Taking the discussion to the next level is this session,
where we connect with the business impact model.
GST will be transformational and the implication
on the industry extends well beyond tax. It will
affect every part of business right from financial
reporting, tax accounting, supply chain, technology
enablement and contracts redesign. Training people
within the company and its business eco-system
will be fundamental for the readiness for the new
regime.
To enable a successful implementation, a common
ground has to be identified to bring together various
stakeholders for a common cause. The interdependencies need to be identified upfront at project
initiation and plans to put in place to manage them.
The audience will be primarily be responsible of the
tax function in their respective companies. It would
be imperative to discuss the issues / actions points
from a tax prism, to seamless transition to GST.
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Cross border taxes - New
dimensions to be mindful of!
4 September 2015 | 10:00-10:45 a.m.
45 mins
Tax authorities across the world are getting
better connected and demanding much greater
transparency, compliance & co-operation from
all stakeholders including companies, countries
/jurisdictions and intermediaries. Has tax
planning become a dirty word? What additional
considerations one would need to assess /avail the
tax benefits offered by Indian tax code and other
jurisdictions? How are new forms of businesses
with e-commerce, cloud and so on being looked
at especially in the context of evolving concepts
surrounding PE, POEM and so on? What are the top
five planning considerations for a new set- up & for
acquisitions – both inbound and outbound?
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Tax litigation - fear or not to fear!
4 September 2015 | 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
45 mins
It is no longer enough for the tax-head to be
equipped with only the core tax provisions, but it
has become necessary to understand the powers of
the tax collectors and the legal remedies available
with him, which may entail civil or criminal law. In
this session, we will deal with some of these coercive
powers with the tax administrators and the aspects
that a tax-head may want to understand to be able
to effectively deal with any such untoward coercive
measure being used either against his organisation,
any member of the management team or himself.
Session briefs
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Enhancing tax performance
through technology
Transfer Pricing – Steering the
wind of change
4 September 2015 | 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
4 September 2015 | 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
1 hr
Now more than ever, tax functions and tax
professionals are faced with an increasingly complex
and ever changing environment. The need for faster,
accurate and reliable information for internal and
external stakeholders is a global trend that will
continue to put pressure on tax departments of today
and tomorrow! The ever-growing list of challenges
thrust upon the tax function is driving a global shift
in the way in which many organisations are evolving
their approach to and focus in effectively managing
tax operations and risk. In the session, the panellists
will speak about the encompassing technology
as a change agent for the tax function in today’s
environment.
45 min.
Transfer pricing scenario in India has evolved
in the recent years with APA being adopted as
mechanism to minimise dispute. 14 APAs have
been signed in just over a year’s time and the
industry and government alike are exploring it
further. The session will discuss the progress of
APA mechanism and deliberate related issues with
specific backdrop of transfer pricing disputes in
India.
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‘Make-in-India’ - Bridging the gap
between perception and reality
4 September 2015 | 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
45 min.
With countries competing fiercely for growth,
India has launched an ambitious program, “Make
in India”, to take its economy to the next level
of growth. The main aim of this campaign is to
transform India into a manufacturing leader. The
program is attracting many global investors, which
is evident from agreements signed wth countries
like China, US, Germany etc. The intent of this
program is admirable while the success will only be
achieved, if its execution will be tightly monitored.
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Beyond tax
4 September 2015 | 4.15 - 5.15 p.m.
1 hr
Over the last decade, the role of the tax function
in the corporate sector has changed dramatically
due to globalization, technological progress, riskbased approach by tax authorities and the drive for
efficiency to reduce costs. Tax function that adapts
quickly to these new trends will minimize risks
and create value for the business. Moving beyond
numbers, the role has evolved as a leader, team
player who can take on risk, address challenges,
adapt to changes and emerge as a ‘winner’.
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Divyesh Lapsiwala
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Pinakiranjan Mishra
Ajay Kumar
E Miller Williams
Frank Cambie
Chris J. Finnerty
Easwar
Hanne Jesca
Dalip Sharma
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Harishanker Subramaniam
Speakers
Jay Nibbe
Venue & facilities
Satya Poddar
Kannan Raman
Prakash Kumar
Ritesh Tiwari
Sudhir Kapadia
Pinakin Desai
Pranav Sayta
Robert Smith
Sunil Gupta
Rajan Vora
Rohit Agarwal
Tarun Gulati
Rajiv Chugh
Delegates
Vijay Iyer
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Ajay Kumar
Chris J. Finnerty
Dalip Sharma
Partner – International Tax Services, EY India
Asia Pacific Tax Desk Leader - Global Tax Desk
Network, EY
Managing Director, Delta India Electronics
Pvt. Ltd
Chris is responsible for the leadership of the firm’s
Asia Pacific Tax Desk. He was previously with the EY
member firms and was a leading practitioner focused
on Asia Pacific taxation.
Dalip Sharma has served Delta Electronics India for the
past sixteen years, out of which his recent ten years
were as Managing Director of the company. Prior to
his tenure at Delta, Dalip held an executive position at
Reltec Corp. USA, SM Creative and UB Group.
A qualified chartered accountant, Ajay leads the tax
technology function of EY in India. He has over two
decades of experience in advising clients in areas of
Corporate tax, International Tax, M&A, Tax planning
and tax litigation. He also specializes in inbound
investment strategy for MNC clients, in addition to
being a business advisor. He has been extensively
involved in advising MNCs and domestic companies
across a range of sectors such as infrastructure, IT,
FMCG, and so on.
Chris has practiced international tax in the US and
Asia, providing international tax consulting services
to global companies. He has experience in designing
comprehensive tax strategies, including global/
regional holding company structures, tax-efficient
financing, cash repatriation and redeployment
structures, and intellectual property income migration.
Chris co-authored a book titled, “Fundamentals
of International Tax Planning” and has authored
numerous articles on international tax planning and
structuring in Asia Pacific.
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He is a veteran in the business of switching power,
power storage and remote communications with over
two decades of experience.
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Divyesh Lapsiwala
E Miller Williams
Justice Easwar
Tax Partner - Indirect Tax Services, EY India
Partner, Transfer Pricing Controversy Services,
EY US
Rtd. Judge of Delhi HC and Former President of
Income-tax App. Tribunal
Miller is a Partner with the Transfer Pricing
Controversy Services in EY US. He possesses two
decades of transfer pricing consulting experience
and is heading EY’s US-India bilateral transfer pricing
controversy. He consults with MNCs on a national basis
on complex transfer pricing matters.
Justice Easwar has four decades of experience in
law. He practised in revenue laws, taxation (direct
and indirect), foreign exchange laws, Company cases,
matrimonial cases etc. He joined the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal, Ministry of Law & Justice in 1991.
He was appointed as the President of the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal, till elevation to Delhi High Court.
Post his retirement, he acted as advisor to Indian and
foreign business houses. He is regularly acting as an
Arbitrator on important matters.
Divyesh has more than 14 years of experience in
advising on various indirect tax legislations including
Service Tax, Excise, Customs, Foreign Trade Policy
and Value Added Tax. He has assisted clients across
industries such as IT/ITES, financial services, media
& entertainment, logistics, retail, infrastructure,
manufacturing, etc. He has been actively involved in
making representations and liaising with Governmental
authorities on reforms in tax laws.
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Miller is immediate past Chair of the Transfer Pricing
Committee of the American Bar Association Tax
Section. He leads a group that contributes to the
Internal Revenue Service Advance Pricing Agreement
and Mutual Agreement Program. He is also a member
of the Georgia Bar Association.
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Frank Cambie
Hanne Jesca
Harishanker Subramaniam
Partner Tax Performance Advisory, EMEIA Tax
center, EY
EMEIA Tax Deputy Leader, EY
Partner and National Leader - Indirect Tax
Services, EY India
Frank has over 15 years of experience in tax
technology. He assists clients on the end-to-end tax
technology aspect. This includes advising on long term
tax technology strategy definition and alignment with
tax vision, over to evaluation of tax technology to the
whole integration process of tax solutions and tax
automation projects.
His experience includes the setup and automation of
VAT/GST and intrastate compliance, review of ERP
environment, rollout to new countries and integrating
new acquisitions, project management on SAP
implementation and transition to a Shared Service
Centre model. He is now leading the Tax Performance
Advisory in our EMEIA tax center for indirect tax.
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Hanne is responsible for EY’s tax business in Europe,
middle East, India and Africa. She has a focus on
brand, markets, growth and sales, with key priorities
including strategic alliance and acquisitions; product
innovation; improvement of brand and market
positions; development/deployment of markets tools
and enablers; and full tax penetration at EY’s focus
accounts.
She also has a strong focus on the channel shift
(separation of audit and non-audit work and
mandatory audit firm rotation for public interest
entities) and the evolving tax landscape focusing on
transparency, technology, transformation and talent.
Hanne Jesca is a frequent speaker at internal and
external events
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Harishanker (Hari) leads our Indirect Tax Practice.
Qualified as a Master’s Degree in Chemistry, he
became a licensed customs broker and streamed into
indirect tax consulting. He has been an entrepreneur
with hands on experience in the industry and Big 4.
Hari has advised and assisted various MNCs on
resolution of import pricing at arm’s length on customs
special valuation representations, export incentive
programs, besides assisting in setting up of Export
Oriented Units, Software Technology Parks and Special
Economic Zones. He also holds expertise in advising
EPC companies for bid evaluation on contracts and
highlighting its key impact.
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Jay Nibbe
Kannan Raman
Pinakin Desai
Global Vice Chair – Tax, EY
Director - International Tax Services, EY UK
Jay served as Chair of our Global Accounts
Committee, representing EY’s largest accounts on the
Global Executive. He also served as Deputy Managing
Partner for our EMEIA Area.
Kannan has experience in UK tax advice in areas like
UK holding company and financing structures, CFC
matters, transfer pricing, tax loss optimisation, cash
extraction, R&D credits, capital allowances, IP planning
and supply chain planning. He represents businesses
before HMRC and obtains tax clearances. He is also
experienced in cross-border tax structuring and
provides tax treaty advice.
Partner and Head, Tax Knowledge & Solutions
Group
Prior to that, Jay served as America’s Vice Chair – Tax
and also America’s Tax Managing Partner – Markets.
He has extensive global experience and led the
Commonwealth of Independent States Tax Practice
based in Moscow.
Jay was a Board Member at Minnesota State
University Moorhead Alumni Foundation and is
currently a Board Member on the European Executive
Council
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Prior to joining EY, Kannan has worked in the
International Tax teams at a number of global
professional service firms in London and India. He is
now a Chartered Financial Analyst (India) and Certified
Public Accountant (USA).
Pinakin, a chartered accountant, is a partner
and heads Tax Knowledge & Solutions Group. He
specializes in direct tax, international tax and
outbound & inbound Tax structuring. He was earlier
founder and partner of P.D.Desai & Co. He has close to
four decades of experience of advising.
Pinakin is past president of Bombay Chartered
Accountants’ Society. He was the Chairman of the
International Taxation Committee of BCAS for years.
He also chaired Taxation and other committees. He
was Vice Chairman of the Taxation Committee of
Indian Merchants Chamber. He was a member of the
editorial board of ICAI and other committees.
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Pinakiranjan Mishra
Prakash Kumar
Pranav Sayta
Partner – National Leader - Retail & Consumer
Products practice, EY India
Chief Executive Officer, Goods and Services Tax
Network
Partner and National Tax Leader - Technology,
Media and Telecom (TMT), EY India
Pinakiranjan (Pinaki) is a Partner and leads the Retail
& Consumer Products practice for EY in India. He has
two decades of experience in the industry. He has
advised and assisted several large India conglomerates
on risk management, business strategy, market
assessment and feasibility studies.
Prakash Kumar is the CEO of Goods and Service Tax
Network (GSTN). He served the country as an Indian
Administrative Services (IAS) for 23 years, working
with Central as well as State governments on varied
portfolios, including, information technology, human
resource management, public finance (sales tax),
corporate entities and industrial development amongst
others. He has also worked with Microsoft, IBSG - the
strategic consulting arm of Cisco.
Pranav has more than 25 years of experience in the
practice of Direct Tax Laws. He specializes in advising
on various international tax matters, inbound and
outbound transactions, cross border and domestic
mergers, acquisitions & joint ventures, group financial
and corporate restructuring, and international tax
planning. He is presently a member of the Executive
Committee of the IFA India Branch and Chairman of
the Western Region Chapter of IFA India.
Pinaki is an Engineer and has a MBA in Marketing.
He is on the national advisory council of Retailers
Association of India (RAI). He has been speaking at key
national and international events and contributing to
thought leadership.
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Prakash holds a Masters degree in Public Finance
under the World Bank Scholarship from National
Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
and a Bachelors degree in Technology from IIT-Kanpur.
He is a strong advocate of right to information, a topic
on which he has authored three books.
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Rajan Vora
Rajiv Chugh
Ritesh Tiwari
Partner, member firm of EY Global
Tax Partner & National Leader - Tax Performance
Advisory, EY India
Group Finance Controller, Hindustan Unilever
Based in Mumbai, Rajan has extensive experience in
representing tax litigation matters before the Income
Tax Appellate Tribunal and Authority for Advance
Rulings. He spent more than 38 years in litigation
and corporate tax advisory services. Euromoney’s
International Tax Review Magazine named him ‘Top
Tax Dispute Advisors in India’.
Rajan was the President of Bombay Chartered
Accountant Society. He has authored several
publications of professional organizations like that
of ICAI, Bombay Chartered Accountant Society and
Chamber of Tax Consultants etc. He is a member of
taxation committee of Bombay Chartered Accountant
Society and Direct Taxation Committee of Indian
Merchants’ Chamber.
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Rajiv has two decades of experience in assisting
various MNCs and Indian companies in tax and
regulatory issues, especially the SEZ legislation. He
also assists the Ministry of Commerce, Government of
India in making technical representations in relation to
the SEZ legislation.
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Rajiv has assisted
companies in negotiating with State Governments
for incentives and subsidies. He has also advised
companies on availability of tax holidays and
performed diagonistic reviews to advise potential
exposures that could arise after mergers/takeovers in
the normal course of their business.
Ritesh joined HUL in 1999 and has since then held
various significant roles and is presently working as a
Group Finance Controllers, HUL Mumbai.
Ritesh possesses expertise in variety of subjects
including financial accounting and controlling,
business strategy and planning, as well as, business
performance management and analytics. He is in the
board of three unlisted companies as director, nominee
on ASB – ICAI and a member of CII National Financial
Reporting committee.
A qualified chartered accountant and cost and
management accountant, Ritesh, started his career
with a Big 4 as a CA and worked briefly with them
as Risk Manager in the Global Risk monitoring and
compliance division.
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Robert Smith
Rohit Agarwal
Satya Poddar
Asia Pacific Director of Indirect Tax –EY
Executive Vice President – Taxation
Robert is Asia Pacific Director of Indirect Tax for EY. He
has a wide range of customs and international trade
knowledge of dealing with customs issues throughout
China and the AsiaPac region.
Vodafone India Ltd.
Sr. Advisor – Tax & Regulatory Services,
EY India
Robert has extensive practical experience assisting
companies in customs function and resolving
issues directly with China Customs. He provides
advice and assistance in many areas like supply
chain restructuring; duty/VAT free importation for
export production; positive resolution of valuation
investigations; technical tariff classification opinions;
reconciliation of customs handbooks; treatment of
royalties and technology license fees.
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Rohit is a finance professional with over 17 years
of experience in corporate finance, mergers &
acquisitions and more particularly in direct and
indirect taxes.
Currently, he is leading the tax function of Vodafone
for India region and was part of the team which
successfully managed the tax litigation in connection
with the acquisition of India business from Hutch.
Primary responsibilities include strategic tax planning,
international tax issues, transfer pricing, transaction
advisory, tax risk management and influencing the tax
policy.
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Prior to joining EY in 1987, Satya was with the Tax
Policy Branch in the Canadian Ministry of Finance. He
played a lead role in the designing of GST and ongoing
review and reform of the personal and corporate
income tax system.
Satya has served as a tax policy expert to the
Harvard Institute for International Development, the
International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. He
has been involved in policy discussions on reform of
consumption taxes in India and has been advisor to
the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, the
Central Ministry of Finance and State Governments.
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Sudhir Kapadia
National Tax Leader, EY India
Sudhir is Partner & National Tax Leader at EY India.
He joined EY as Technology, Communications &
Entertainment Tax Leader and became Tax Markets
Leader.
Sudhir has vast experience in advising large MNCs in
relation to their inbound and outbound investment
strategies. He is closely involved with Private Equity,
Financial Services, Technology, Entertainment
and Infrastructure sectors in advising on tax and
regulatory issues.
Prior to joining EY, he was the National Tax Leader
at KPMG India. He has been speaking at key national
and international events and contributes to thought
leadership in the areas of international taxation.
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Sunil Gupta
Tarun Gulati
Direct Tax Consultant
Partner, PDS Legal
Sunil served in Government of India as an officer
of Indian Revenue Service for 27 years. During his
tenure, he had various projects including the post of
Joint Secretary (Tax Policy and Legislation), CDT and
Ministry of Finance. He was involved in all matters
relating to tax policy and legislation in respect of direct
tax laws. He was also a member of the Dr. Shome
Committee appointed by the Government to address
issues of indirect transfer and GAAR. He did postgraduation from Indian Institute of Technology, New
Delhi and LL.M. in International Taxation from Vienna
University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Tarun has over 18 years of experience as a lawyer and
is recognised for tax and regulatory litigation and legal
fraternity. Prior to joining PDS Legal, he was a Partner
at Economic Laws Practice. He has represented
numerous high profile complex cases at the Supreme
Court and High Courts.
Tarun is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Law
Graduate. He is member of the Indirect tax committee,
PHD Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Supreme
Court Bar Association and the High Court Bar
Association. He contributes with articles in the Asia
Law Review.
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Vijay Iyer
Partner and National Leader, Transfer Pricing
Group, EY India
Vijay leads the Transfer Pricing practice at EY India.
With an experience of nearly two decades, he has been
advising clients on domestic and international tax
matters. For over a decade, he has focused on Transfer
Pricing. He is actively involved in Transfer Pricing
Litigation, both as arguing counsel and as an advisor.
Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Tax
Advisers has rated him as one of the World’s Leading
Transfer Pricing Advisors for India.
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Session briefs
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
The overwhelming response from our
delegates at the last Tax workshop has
brought us back to the beach capital
of India “Goa”, located on the western
coast of India. Renowned for its beaches,
picturesque locations and world heritage
architecture, the city, is visited by large
numbers of tourists, from across the world.
Goa is also known for its vibrant culture
and night life.
Venue - mustsee
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Venue & facilities
Delegates
Must visit
• Basilica of Bom Jesus: A world renowned Catholic Church that houses
the remains of St. Francis Xavier.
• Menezes Braganza Pereira House: Mansion of Luís de Menezes
Bragança who was known as “O Maior de todos” (“The Greatest of all
[Goans]”) is a 350 years old Portugal architectural heritage.
• Shri Mangeshi Temple: Dedicated to Bhagavan Manguesh, an incarnation
of Shiva, the temple is one of the largest, most enchanting, serene and
frequently visited temples in Goa.
• Aguada fort: Situated on the headland of the river Mandovi, this Portugal
fort was built in the 16th century to protect Portuguese establishments
from the Dutch and Marathas. The fort also houses a Central jail and a
19th century lighthouse
• Wildlife sanctuary: Goa is home to some renowned wild life sanctuaries
like Otigao, Bondla and Bhagwan Mahavir which provide refuge to tigers,
leopards, elephants and species of deer.
Must visit
Venue & facilities
Getting there
Hotel
Hotel relationship
manager
Weather
guidelines
Facilities
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
The overwhelming response from our
delegates at the last Tax workshop has
brought us back to the beach capital
of India “Goa”, located on the western
coast of India. Renowned for its beaches,
picturesque locations and world heritage
architecture, the city, is visited by large
numbers of tourists, from across the world.
Goa is also known for its vibrant culture
and night life.
Session briefs
Agenda
Venue 2
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
Getting there
Goa is well connected by rail, road and airlines. Grand Hyatt Goa is
situated in Bambolim and is conveniently located 7 km from the capital
city of Panaji and 25 km from Dabolim Airport. Goa is well connected
with the key cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and
Mumbai.
Must visit
Venue & facilities
Getting there
Hotel
Hotel relationship
manager
Weather
guidelines
Facilities
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
The overwhelming response from our
delegates at the last Tax workshop has
brought us back to the beach capital
of India “Goa”, located on the western
coast of India. Renowned for its beaches,
picturesque locations and world heritage
architecture, the city, is visited by large
numbers of tourists, from across the world.
Goa is also known for its vibrant culture
and night life.
Session briefs
Agenda
Venue 3
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
Hotel
Grand Hyatt Goa
Grand Hyatt overlooks the visually stunning waters of Bambolim Bay.
It spreads across 28 acres of colorful, tropical gardens and lush lawns
that roll down to the water’s edge. At the Grand Hyatt Goa, you will
experience the warmth and hospitality of traditional Goa while you enjoy
the fashionable nightlife lounges and savor fine delicacies at the renowned
restaurant
Must visit
Venue & facilities
Getting there
Hotel
Hotel relationship
manager
Weather
guidelines
Facilities
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
The overwhelming response from our
delegates at the last Tax workshop has
brought us back to the beach capital
of India “Goa”, located on the western
coast of India. Renowned for its beaches,
picturesque locations and world heritage
architecture, the city, is visited by large
numbers of tourists, from across the world.
Goa is also known for its vibrant culture
and night life.
Venue 4
Session briefs
Agenda
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
Workshop hotel relationship manager
Rajesh Radhakrishnan
Grand Hyatt Goa
P.O. Goa University, Bambolim, Goa 403206, India
+ 91 832 301 1655 |
+ 91 738 705 2792
Email ID - rajesh.radhakrishnan1@hyatt.com
Mark a CC to workshop ID - EY.Indiataxworkshop@in.ey.com
Must visit
Venue & facilities
Getting there
Hotel
Hotel relationship
manager
Weather
guidelines
Facilities
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
The overwhelming response from our
delegates at the last Tax workshop has
brought us back to the beach capital
of India “Goa”, located on the western
coast of India. Renowned for its beaches,
picturesque locations and world heritage
architecture, the city, is visited by large
numbers of tourists, from across the world.
Goa is also known for its vibrant culture
and night life.
Agenda
Venue 5
Session briefs
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
Weather guidelines
In September, the average temperature in Goa starts off at 28°C, created
by highs of 30°C during the daytime and lows of 26°C after dark. Goa
experiences light breeze around this time of the year.
Must visit
Venue & facilities
Getting there
Hotel
Hotel relationship
manager
Weather
guidelines
Facilities
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
The overwhelming response from our
delegates at the last Tax workshop has
brought us back to the beach capital
of India “Goa”, located on the western
coast of India. Renowned for its beaches,
picturesque locations and world heritage
architecture, the city, is visited by large
numbers of tourists, from across the world.
Goa is also known for its vibrant culture
and night life.
Session briefs
Agenda
Venue 6
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
Facilities
• Shamana Spa
• 7 F&B Outlets
• Outdoor free-form pool
• Indoor lap pool
• Camp Hyatt for kids
• Calangute, Baga and Candolim beaches nearby
• 1,150 sq.m pillarless Grand Ballroom
• Indoor and outdoor event venues
• Car rentals and excursions upon request
• 15% Discount on Internet Packages
Must visit
Venue & facilities
Getting there
Hotel
Hotel relationship
manager
Weather
guidelines
Facilities
13th Annual
Delegates
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
A
•Accenture
Arghya Das
•Accenture Services Private Limited
Narendra Telang
•Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited
Rakesh Gupta
•Adobe Systems (India) Private Limited
Ankur Sharma
•Aequs
Sourabh Mittal
•Air Liquide Engineering India Private Limited
Anil Mehra
•Air Works India Engineering Private Limited
Anand Bhaskar
•Aker Powergas Private Limited
Smriti Vijay
•Ambuja Cements
Satish Jain
Shankar Pawar
Agenda
Session briefs
Venue & facilities
Delegates
•American Express (India) Private Limited
Suresh Nagpal
•Bennett, Coleman & Co Limited
Sanjay Gangwar
•American International Group Inc.
Manish Gupta
•Bharat Forge Limited
Vikram Munje
•Apollo Tyres Limited Rahul Verma
•Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited
Tushar Kotecha
•Appirio India Cloud Solutions Private Limited
Nandan Shah
•Bodyline (Private) Limited
Preneth Rupesinghe
•Aspada Investment Advisors Private Limited
Kushal Agrawal
•Boehringer Ingelheim India Private Limited
Thomas Wilmesmeier
Pritesh Rajpurkar
•AT&T Communication Services India Private Limited
Raj Kumar Prajapat
•Bunge India Private Limited
Amit Salvi
B
C
•BAE Systems India (Services) Private Limited
Rajiv Roy Choudhary
•Caterpillar Logistics Services India
Private Limited
Manish Agarwal
•Beam Australia
Vinita Christie
•Amcor Flexibles India Private Limited
Sanjeev Dhiman
•Beam Global Spirits & Wine (India) Private Limited
Puneet Singhal
•Amdocs Development Centre India Private Limited
Mangesh Deshpande
•Beam India
Raman Chawla
Delegates
Speakers
•Citigroup Services India Private Limited
Rajeev Lochan
•CLP India Private Limited
Samir Ashta
•Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
Nageswararao Chaluvadi
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
•Credit Suisse Securities (India) Private Limited
Bhavesh Dharod
•Crompton Greaves Limited
Susheel Todi
•Cvent India Private Limited
Varun Sareen
D
•Dell India Private Limited
Amit Gupta
•Delta India Electronics Private Limited
Alok Gupta
•DHL Express (India) Private Limited
Varun Dhawan
•Diebold India Private Limited
Yogesh Kulkarni
•DSV Air & Sea Private Limited
Rajesh Seshadri
Agenda
Session briefs
•Fedex
Parikshit Vyas
•Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private
Limited Vikesh Nandu
•First Advantage Global Operating Center Private
Limited
Deepak Jain
•Herman Miller Furniture India Private Limited Tarun Jain
•Faber Castell
Mayuresh Jambunathan
•Fugro Survey (Middle East) Limited
Shraddha Modi
G
•GE India Technology Centre Private Limited
Nagesh Bailur
•GlobalLogic India Limited
Ashutosh Gupta
•GlobalLogic India Limited
Mandeep Mehta
•Eaton Technologies Private Limited
Nitin Deshmukh
•Goldman Sachs Services Private Limited
Akbar Amin
Ramkrishna Kataruka
Delegates
Delegates
H
E
•Elecon Engineering Company Limited
Rajat Jain
Venue & facilities
F
•GMS Group Pte Limited
Nancy Yeo
•Edelweiss Capital Limited
Ravi Tela
Speakers
•Google India Private Limited
M Hari Raju
•Helion Advisors Private Limited
Natarajan R
•Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited
Sridhar
•Honda Cars India Limited
KL Gupta
•Honeywell International India Private Limited
Nisha Gupta
•Honeywell Technology Solution Lab Private Limited
Sankara Narayanan
•Huawei Telecommunications
Gaurav Chadha
I
•IDFC Alternatives Limited
Manish Jindal
•IGATE Global Solutions Limited
Percy Kaikobad
•Inabensa Bharat Private Limited
Deepak Jain
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
Agenda
Session briefs
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
•Indiacast Media Distribution Private Limited
Sanjay Jain
K
•Lockheed Martin India Private Limited
Ritesh Sharma
•Indian Hotels Co. Private Limited
Kunal Reshamwala
•Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. (Coal Sales)
Limited
Manoj Kumar Jain
•Lupin Laboratories Limited.
Ramesh Khaitan
•Infinera India Private Limited
Surendra Singhal
•Infosys Limited
Mayank Manot
•InterGlobe Enterprises Limited
MP Singh
J
•JK Seeds
Amit Agarwal
•Johnson & Johnson Limited
Priyanka
•Johnson Control India Private Limited
Tarun Goyal
•Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants (India)
Private Limited
Karthik S
•JPMorgan Asset Management India Private Limited
Sheetal Shetty
Delegates
•KGK Diamonds (I) Private Limited
Amit Ghiya
M
•Kohler India Corporation Private Limited
Pankaj Jain
•Macquarie Global Services Private Limited
Pawan Gupta
Vivek Chopra
•Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
Chetan Desai
L
•L&T Infrastructure Development Projects
Limited
R G Ramachandran
•Manhattan Associates (India) Development
Centre Private Limited
Subramanian Srinivasan
•Marvell India Private Limited
Vikram Mangharam
•MaxHeap Technologies Private Limited
Subramanian Ramachandran
•Lexmark International India Private Limited
Anoop Kumar Jain
•McCormick India (Kohinoor Speciality Foods)
Amit Mehta
•LGC Petrochemical India Private Limited
Byungsoo Ko
•Mead Johnson Nutrition (India) Private Limited
Kishore Vora
•LGC Petrochemical India Private Limited
Sohan Kumar Jha
•Mercedes-Benz India Private Limited
Anantharaman T
Manfred Ausweger
•Lifestyle India Private Limited
Vidya Sarathy
•Lifestyle India Private Limited
Anand Kumar Agarwal
•Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India
Private Limited
Martin Eisenmann
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
•Michelin Group
Hardeep Lamba
Kannan Natarajan
•Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited
Ajay Malhotra
•Midland Credit Management India Private Limited
Sandeep Gupta
•Murugappa Group
N.Srinivasan
N
•Neptune Orient Lines Pte Limited
Allison Cheung
•Nokia India Private Limited
Surendra Raheja
•Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Limited
Ankur Gupta
•Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Vikas Aggarwal
•NTT Data Global Delivery Services Limited
Subramanian Krishnaswamy
Agenda
P
•PayPal India Private Limited
Mohit Kapoor
•Pearson Education (Singapore) Pte. Limited
Vijay Chettiyar
•PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited
Vaibhav Mangal
•Perfetti Van Melle India Private Limited
P Venkatesan
•Pfizer Limited
Ketan Palan
•Pilatus Aircraft Limited
Prashanth Rajanna
Q
•Qualcomm India Private Limited
Premachandran Duraiswamy Reddy
Prem Nivasa
Sanjay Somani
R
•R G A Services India Private Limited
Shalet Cardoso
Delegates
Session briefs
•Red Hat
Rajkumar Kanoji
•Regus
Vandana Baijal
Speakers
Venue & facilities
Delegates
•Rexel India
Abhijit Patwardhan
•Roche Products (India) Private Limited
Patrick Watkins
S
•SABMiller India Limited
M.Sathyanarayana
Vandana Natarajan
•Safex Chemicals India Private Limited
Piyush Jindal
•Samsung India Electronics Private Limited.
Ashutosh Mahajan
•SBI Cards & Payment Services Private Limited
Amandeep Singh
Ankush Goel
•Schlumberger Asia Services Limited
Ajay Malhotra’s
•Serum Institute of India Limited
Satish Deshpande
•Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited
Rakesh Pai
•Shelf Drilling
Vikas Chandak
•Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited
Ashok Chawla
•SPAN Infotech India Private Limited
Jawahar Ramanathan
13th Annual
EY India Tax Workshop 2015
•SPE Films India Private Limited
Lalit Chatnani
Manoj Khatri
•Star India Private Limited
Deepak Dhanak
•Sumitomo Corporation
Kuldeep Kumar Kataria
•Sun Life India Service Centre Private Limited
Chandan Barve
Animesh Vadehra
•Symantec Software India Private Limited
Shekhar Dhore
•Symbol Technologies India Private Limited
Santhosh Kumar
T
•Tata Chemicals Limited
Prashant Kumar Ghose
•Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Sanjeev Galvankar
Vijay Pandya
Pauroos D Karkaria
•Tata Consulting Engineers
Rishweshwar Prasad
•Tata Sons Limited
Santosh Rangnekar
Delegates
Agenda
Session briefs
Speakers
Venue & facilities
•Tata Teleservices Limited
Sanjay Chopra
•UPS Jetair Express Private Limited
Mahesh Saroj Jhunjhunwala
•Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited
Sanjay Jain
V
•Teradata Corporation
Anil Kohli
Delegates
•Varian Medical System
Pradeep Khanna
•Teradata India Private Limited
Bhaskar Dave
•VFS Global Services Private Limited
Vijayashree Ranganathan
•The Royal Bank Of Scotland
N.V. Keshav Loyalka
•Vodafone Holding Company
Pankaj Vasani
•Thomson Reuters
Anil Kumar Veerepalli
•Vodafone India Limited and Associated entities
Rohit Agarwal
•Thomson Reuters India Private Limited
Kumaran Dayalan
Ojas Choksi
•Volkswagen Financial Services Private Limited
Maheen Lampwala
•Tishman Speyer India Private Limited
Satish Maheshwari
•Towers Watson India Private Limited Ritesh Goyal
U
•UBS AG
Anubhav Agarwal
•United Technologies Corporation India Private Limited
Vanita Bansal
•UnitedHealth Group Information Services Private Limited
Anuj Jain
•Volkswagen India Private Limited
Burkhard Gross
Sanjeev Dahiya
W
•Watson Pharma Private Limited
Vishal Kulkarni
•Wells Fargo India Solutions Private Limited
Rakesh Singhania
•Wieden + Kennedy India Private Limited
Ruchika Aggarwal
•Wockhardt Limited
Manas Datta