Gaurav Sharma

• Merger & Acquisitions, including Acquisition and Sale of 6 Targets, Deal closure on equity infusion of ~Euro95M with Norwegian Soverign Wealth Fund in 2 Energy Project,
• Evaluation of Investment Structures in India for RE Business (including InvIT), Repatriation Modeling using Capital Reduction and Buy Back
• Bidding & Tax Optimization for RE Generation Projects, BESS and Smart Metering Projects, Acquisition of Discoms
• Negotiation / Discussion with External Stakeholders such as MNRE, SECI, CBDT (APA), DGGI, Sr Legal Counsels
• Strategizing and Managing India Tax Function for Litigation and Compliances
• Tax Optimization in projects using GST cost reduction, discussions with Vendors
• Leading Overseas Tax functions in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea

International Tax, Transfer Pricing and Direct Tax

• Business Expansion in Bangladesh by establishing BOs (2020): Evaluation and setting-up of tax optimal structure, liaison with Govt. Authorities (BIDA)
• Setting up Global International Design Centre in India (2021)
• Overseeing Tax Function of 15+ entities including 3 JVs, 50+ PEs of 4 FCos, 2 WOS, 3 AOPs (Tax returns, SFTs, CbCR/ Master File, Form 3CEBs, etc.);
• Liaison for Tax Refunds and Lower TDS Certificate u/s 197
• Strategizing & Managing Litigation (High Court, Tribunals & CIT(A)) & Prosecution Proceedings

Bids Evaluation for Tax Optimisation

• Review of agreements / RFP to evaluate GST, Personal Income Tax on Expats, Income Tax, Professional Tax, AOP exposure, PE Exposure, etc.
• Risk Mitigation for Consortiums / JVs arrangements
• Evaluation of PE Exposure, TP & BEPS Implications on Cross Border Transactions

Goods and Service Tax

• GST Implementation, Managed Anti-Evasion and Service Tax Assessments, Obtained one of its AAR for Engineering Industry

In PwC as Assistant Manager from Sep 2015 till Feb 2017

KPMG as Assistant Manager / Sr Associate from Sep 2012 till Sep 2015

• Preparation, review and strategizing the Advance Pricing Agreement (‘APA’) negotiation and arrangements
• Representation, Preparation and Assistance of appeals with High Court / Tax Tribunals along with providing factual briefing to Counsels, Strategy making for litigation and appeals
• Formulating / revising TP models, review / writing TP reports
• Analyzing the trigger points for establishment of permanent establishment (by way of project offices etc.) and devising methodology for Profit attribution of various kinds
• Transactional Review of Cross-Country transactions in light of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements
• Analyzing the re-organization/ restructuring of business or set-up of new activities from transfer pricing perspective; Structuring of Supply Chain Management
• Mentored team members to enhance professional development and accountability in workplace.
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