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Our Expertise / International Services / India Desk

Your client has an India question.
We provide the India perspective.

Puneet Puri & Company works with international lawyers, CPAs, tax advisers, family offices and corporate teams when a client, transaction or structure requires Indian tax, regulatory, accounting or financial-reporting input.

One matter. Multiple jurisdictions. Connected advice.

Discuss an India matter
International financial district architecture representing India connected globally

An India desk for international professional advisers.

Cross-border matters rarely belong to one adviser or one jurisdiction.

A transaction may be led by an overseas lawyer. The financial reporting may sit with a foreign CPA. The client may be managed by a family office. The underlying investment or transaction may nevertheless create important consequences in India.

We provide the India-side perspective while working alongside the client's existing professional advisers.

Your adviser does not need to be replaced.
They may simply need the right adviser in India.

Abstract cross-border transaction network
01International law firms

Indian financial, tax and regulatory input within a wider legal matter.

  • Indian tax consequences of transactions
  • FEMA / foreign-exchange considerations
  • ODI / FDI matters
  • Financial and accounting analysis
  • Transaction support
  • Reconciliations
  • Tax positions
  • Indian reporting requirements
  • Coordination on implementation

We complement legal counsel. We do not present ourselves as a law firm.

02CPAs & accounting firms

India-side support for your international client.

  • Indian corporate taxation
  • International tax
  • Transfer pricing
  • Financial reporting
  • Indian subsidiary matters
  • Group reporting
  • Inter-company reconciliations
  • Cross-border transactions
  • Regulatory compliance
  • India-related financial information
03Family offices & private client advisers

Indian perspective for internationally connected wealth.

  • Indian tax residency considerations
  • Indian assets and investments
  • Foreign income with Indian implications
  • Overseas assets held by Indian persons
  • Capital transactions
  • Family financial arrangements
  • Remittance and repatriation considerations
  • Reporting obligations
  • Coordination with legal and investment advisers

We do not provide investment-management services.

04Foreign corporates & finance teams

Doing business in India without treating India in isolation.

  • India entry
  • Indian subsidiary matters
  • FDI considerations
  • Corporate tax
  • Transfer pricing
  • Inter-company transactions
  • GST
  • Financial reporting
  • Group reporting
  • Repatriation
  • Continuing compliance

Where we fit

One transaction can require several professional perspectives.

ClientTransaction
Legal counselIndia adviserOverseas CPA / tax
Implementation
Indian taxFEMATransfer pricingAccountingFinancial reportingCompliance

Collaborative by design.

01

Understand the matter

We begin with the transaction, structure and commercial objective.

02

Define the India questions

We identify the Indian tax, regulatory, accounting and reporting issues requiring analysis.

03

Work with the existing advisory team

We coordinate with lawyers, CPAs, tax advisers and finance teams rather than duplicating their roles.

04

Deliver the India perspective

We provide clear India-side analysis and assist with implementation where appropriate.

From the world into India

Entering India is a business decision before it becomes a compliance exercise.

We assist overseas businesses and their advisers in understanding the Indian implications of establishing, investing, employing, funding, transacting or reporting in India.

  1. Entry
  2. Structure
  3. Investment
  4. Tax
  5. Transfer pricing
  6. Accounting
  7. Compliance
  8. Repatriation

From India to the world

International expansion begins before incorporation.

We advise Indian businesses, promoters and HNIs on the Indian implications of establishing, investing and transacting overseas.

  1. Business model
  2. Ownership
  3. Funding
  4. FEMA / ODI
  5. International tax
  6. Transfer pricing
  7. Reporting
  8. Repatriation

Where an India perspective may be required.

  • A US lawyer advising on a transaction involving an Indian shareholder.
  • A UK CPA whose client has established an Indian subsidiary.
  • An international group reviewing transactions with its Indian company.
  • A family office advising a globally mobile family with Indian assets.
  • A foreign business considering its first investment into India.
  • An Indian promoter establishing or funding an overseas company.
  • An overseas adviser requiring Indian tax or financial information as part of a wider transaction.
  • A multinational group requiring India-side transfer-pricing support.

Examples of the type of matters the practice addresses, not a record of specific completed engagements.

Clear communication across jurisdictions.

International advisers need more than technical answers.

They need the Indian issue identified clearly, the relevant facts organised properly and the implications communicated in a way that can be understood by advisers working in other jurisdictions.

Our objective is to make the India component of a wider matter easier to understand, coordinate and implement.

Related capabilities

India / International perspectives

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A clear Indian perspective.

For international businesses and professional advisers requiring an Indian tax, regulatory, accounting or financial perspective.

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