Practical notes on audit, tax, transfer pricing, cross-border structuring and US accounting — written for finance leaders managing the intersection of Indian and global compliance requirements.
A look at the most common gaps in transfer pricing documentation for captive service centres — and why the benchmarking range that satisfies a US parent's Section 482 study may not align with Indian TP regulations.
Dividend, royalty or management fee — the choice of repatriation route affects withholding tax, FEMA reporting, and the documentation your overseas finance team will need. A walkthrough of the considerations.
When an India subsidiary issues equity compensation linked to a US-listed parent's shares, two valuation regimes can apply simultaneously. How we structure a single deliverable that satisfies both.
Economic nexus rules continue to expand US sales tax obligations for companies with even limited US sales activity. A primer for India-based finance teams managing US-facing entities.
India subsidiaries audited as part of a larger group instruction face a different set of expectations than a standalone statutory audit. What to have ready before the group audit team's first request.
A perspective from the other side of the table — what credit committees actually focus on when assessing a working capital or term loan proposal, and how to frame projections accordingly.
For businesses expanding across states, GST compliance can multiply faster than the underlying business. Approaches to standardising the multi-registration compliance cycle.
Internal Financial Controls that work fine for a private company's audit often fall short of listing-grade documentation standards. What to look for, well before a listing timeline begins.
Historical FC-GPR and FC-TRS filings are among the first documents reviewed in funding-round due diligence. A look at how to keep this filing history clean as a company raises successive rounds.