Tax Litigations & Controversies

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With growing costs of tax litigation, there is an urgent need for adopting a new mind-set, focused on holistic tax controversy management, rather than relying solely on traditional litigation which is just one of the ways to resolving tax controversies. JKA has gained great recognition in representing clients before the tax and regulatory authorities. Our in-depth knowledge of our clients’ businesses and the applicability of tax laws to all aspects of their business has enabled us to attain one of the highest success rates in litigations and has made us one of the top CA firm for tax litigations. We strive to resolve tax disputes at the Revenue Audit stage itself. Given the legal labyrinth that taxpayers often face, a judicious cost-benefit analysis is imperative in deciding which issues are worthwhile to litigate and which issues are more viable to concede.

In this respect, below are the key service offerings by us: 

• Hand-holding from day one; strategising the best mode of pursuing the matter under litigation   

• Brainstorming alternative dispute resolution routes, including those under tax treaties, Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreements and the Advance Ruling route are some of the options that can be effectively leveraged to address tax controversies.

• Representations services before first appellate authority ie CIT(Appeals), Revisions by Commission of Income Tax, Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

• Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR): From preparation of advance ruling application to providing support for representation before the AAR to settle tax positions.

• Mutual Agreement procedures (MAP): Drafting and representing applications to the competent authority for MAP under tax treaties.

• Assistance to Counsels: We help legal counsels to represent the tax matter under litigation at High Court & Supreme Court due to our deep knowledge of law and client business.

• Search & Seizure Cases: Our tax litigation practice entails special focus on search and seizure cases. Our Senior Partners have first hand experience of smoothly handling the gruesome experience of such raids by Competent authorities. We hand-hold clients from the day one and assist in handling of matter in a professional way. Our alternate approach mechanism helps us in finding the middle way to reduce the cost of such raids through legal mechanism like applications to Settlement Commission etc.