Nikitha Sharma

Senior Associate

Price Waterhouse Coopers

09.2022 - Current

Led the preparation and review of transfer pricing documentation, including Master Files, and Country-by-Country Reports (CBCR), ensuring compliance with global and local tax regulations for multiple clients across industries, ensuring compliance with BEPS and local tax regulations.
Prepared Tax Transparency Reports (TTR) for multinational clients, ensuring robust reporting of group-wide tax positions.
Contributed to the negotiation and implementation of Advanced Pricing Agreements (APA) and Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs) for cross-border dispute resolution.
Conducted benchmarking studies using databases like Bloomberg, and Capitaline to establish arm’s length pricing for intercompany transactions.
Supported multinational clients in transfer pricing planning and implementation, including structuring models for intangibles, intra-group services, and supply chain optimization.
Managed client portfolios, serving as key point of contact for queries, regulatory updates, and ongoing advisory, ensuring high client satisfaction and repeated business.
Assisted partners and managers in preparing submissions, and responses to tax authorities during transfer pricing audits.
Coordinated workflow and contributed to team training initiatives, mentoring new joiners in TP methodologies and best practices.
Drafted and reviewed intercompany agreements to ensure alignment with global tax strategies and compliance with local statutory requirements
Perform functional and financial analyses for intercompany transactions, leveraging benchmarking studies and economic modeling.
Support planning and negotiation of advance pricing agreements (APAs) and transfer pricing audits
Act as a single point of contact for clients on day-to-day delivery, providing strategic advice on transfer pricing matters and risk mitigation
Liaise with accounting, finance, and legal teams to ensure thorough documentation and alignment of business and tax objectives
Contribute to the development and rollout of transfer pricing models and implementation of BEPS requirements
Conducted extensive Functional Interviews across multiple sectors and geographies, gaining deep insights into Client Businesses.
Preparation of Country-by-Country Report for India outbound group as per the OECD guidelines & MAP applications for US clients having transactions with Associate enterprises in India.
Revenue and expense MIS reporting, carefully analyzing variances and presenting quarterly reports to the Partner