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Tax
AZB & PARTNERS
Praised for being ‘very commercial and easy to work with’ the tax practice at AZB & Partners assists its clients with tax advisory, litigation, corporate tax planning and international tax matters. The firm has a particularly strong market presence in tax litigation and is regularly tasked with matters before the ITAT, the High Courts and Supreme Court. The team is co-led by Ajay Bahl, Deepak Chopra and Suresh Varanasi. Bahl is well regarded for his expertise in transfer pricing issues, while Chopra is a key name for tax disputes and Varanasi is the contact for indirect tax matters. Shreya Rao is the main contact for the Bangalore office. Aditya Singh Chandel, Abhinav Ashwin and Harpreet Singh Ajmani are also key partners to note. Since publication, the team welcomed Shruti KP in its Mumbai office.
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Testimonials
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‘AZB's tax team were completely integrated between contentious and non-contentious members. Their advice and work product was top-drawer. They were very commercial and easy to work with. ’
‘The first-rate Shreya Rao is a delight to work with. Her advice is excellent and clear. She handles the most difficult, emotional and intellectually challenging issues with grace and apparent ease.’
Key clients
- Boston Scientific Group
- LF Investment Group
- Alliance Bernstein India Growth (Mauritius)
- Golden State Capital
- Softbank Vision Fund
- Lintas India
- Tenable Network Security Ireland
- Indus Tower
- Aedas
- Applied Research International
- Benetton India
- Genpact India
- Xiaomi
- Oppo
- Coperion Ideal
- Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies
- AllianceBernstein
- Toshiba Corporation
- General Electric Power
- Airinc
- Bechtel
- Accion
- Schneider Electric
- One 97 Communication (Paytm)
- Clifford Chance
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
- Galactus Funware Technology (Mobile Premiere League)
- Orange
- Amazon
Work highlights
- Represented Xiaomi Technology India before the High Court of Karnataka in the provisional attachment of fixed deposits.
- Represented ANI Technologies before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in its appeal against withholding tax default order.
- Represented Google India before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal on the issues of characterisation of payments made for purchase of online advertisement space as royalty.
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Ajay Bahl, Deepak Chopra, Suresh Varanasi