Expat Taxation

Tax issues are extremely complicated when an employee is a permanent resident in one country and works in another country. In many cases, he may be double taxed. Being double taxed would mean paying tax on the income earned in the resident country, as well as in the country where he shall be working as an employee. Also, when working in India under further complicated arrangements like secondments, temporary placements, joint employment etc there may be an incidence of Service Tax also. We provide professional services to expats in India in the following areas:

• Tax Planning and Compliances
  We offer tax services for expats encompassing both Direct and Indirect Taxes as applicable in India. The services include advising clients on tax effective compensation structuring for their employees, advising client on the possible tax implications of his / his employee’s engagement in India, determination of residential status, planning the tax in most efficient manner, obtaining PAN / Service Tax registration, assistance in obtaining Tax Clearance Certificates, assistance in tax computation, filing of tax returns, estimation of advance tax and compliance thereof etc.
• Assessments and Appeals
  We provide assessment and appeal services including drafting replies to enquiries by the tax authorities or appeals, representation in relation to assessments and appeals, communication with tax authorities etc.

Withholding Tax Certificates and Advisory:
We provide services including withholding tax advisory for international transactions, evaluation of tax treaties to examine taxability and availability of tax treaty relief, representation in assessments and appeals, assistance in filing withholding tax returns, assistance in issuance of withholding tax certificates in prescribed form for foreign remittances etc.