Saurabh Gupta

Head of Tax

Role
Head of Tax - India at Trafigura
Location
Mumbai, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Saurabh Gupta

Total 20+ years of experience in Taxation, Contracting and Legal matters as under: 6 years of rich experience as an advocate in the field of Indian Indirect tax laws especially CST/VAT/Entry Tax, Excise and Service Tax with vast experience on the business modeling and transactions restructuring, appearance in more than 200 assessments and 50 plus appeal matters up to tribunal level. 2 years of very promising career at Broadway Enterprises wherein I honed my skills in other aspects of business such as legal compliances, M&A, finance, MIS, direct/indirect tax etc. 8 years At Cairn India Limited, responsible for all tax related matters such as advice to the compliance/commercial and sales team. Fully engaged and responsible for all direct and indirect tax related litigation of the company at all levels viz. first level appellate authority, CESTAT/Tribunal(s), High Court(s)and Supreme Court. Also responsible for advisory function to Contracts and Procurement department on variety of contracts (EPC/Supply/Services/Software etc.) on transaction re-structuring, tax optimisation and availment of various excise/customs and other tax benefits. Well versed with direct tax and all Indirect Tax laws in Sri Lanka also and responsible for Sri Lanka tax compliance of the Company. Enriched experience of dealing with Anti Evasion, DRI and SVB departments of excise and customs. Also, responsible to manage the relations with various tax authorities, advisors (including big 4), Senior advocates etc. Specialties: Goods and Services Tax (GST)- India. Sales Tax/Value Added Tax (VAT)/Entry Tax including compliance and litigation- India. Service Tax, Excise and Customs including SVB - India. Income Tax matters including compliance and litigation- India. International Taxation, transfer pricing etc. Direct Tax and all Indirect Tax compliance and litigation- Sri Lanka Contracting Process and allied Laws. Liaison with various tax authorities and departments. Advocacy at CBEC/MoF etc.

Experience

  1. Head of Tax - India

    Trafigura

    Jun 2020 — Present · IN

Education

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

    Certificate Cource in International Taxation, International Taxation, Transfer Pricing, Interpretation of DTAA's

    2010 — 2010

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

    ACA, Accounts, Law, Management, Taxation

    1998 — 2003

  • Agra University Arga

    LL.B., Laws of Land including Taxation Laws

    1994 — 1997

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