Sai Kumar Ponugupati

Apac Taxation @Goldman Sachs

Hyderabad, IN

India and APAC Indirect tax:• Compliance - Reviewing GST returns & computations, finalizing tax positions and obtaining necessary approvals for tax payments in coordination with internal teams & Big 4 consultants for data and clarifications• Audit - Effectively managing audit proceedings conducted by various tax/enforcement/intelligence authorities and Statutory/Internal auditors by providing requisite data/clarifications and ensuring smooth site visits• Budgeting - Planning for tax consultant expenses, annual budgeting, monthly accrual & provisioning• Tax refund - Managing end-to-end tax refund cycle (and related litigation) involving data gathering, clarifications and regular tracking for early receipt of refund • Tax Technology -Evaluating existing manual tax processes; recommending ways to automate such processes to increase efficiency by participating in To-be design and UAT processes• Sox controls – Working towards rewamping tax related Sox controls and quarterly sign-off• Analysis and advisory -o Tax impact of complex investment banking deals, Mergers & Acquisitionso Tax impact of setting up new branch and new Forex business o Sorting out tax issues for smooth functioning of day-to-day business activities Mauritius tax:• Reviewing quarterly and annual income tax returns along with Withholding tax returns under the Mauritius tax laws • Reviewing the computation for monthly income tax provisioning• Advising on tax implications on investment and lending transactions including corporate governance for such transactions

Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

ICAI

Chartered Accountant