As Chairman, Direct Taxes Committee of PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry, our Managing Partner Mr. Anil K Chopra chaired the Direct Tax Session of the Post Budget Interactive Session on “Implications of Union Budget 2016” on Thursday, 3 March 2016. Dr. Hansmukh Adhia, Secretary, Revenue, Government of India was the Guest of Honour at this session which provided a platform for an interesting & meaningful discussion between senior tax practitioners, members of industry & government officials.

In his capacity as the Chairman, Direct Tax Committee, PHD Chamber, our Managing Partner, Mr. Anil Kumar Chopra was the Convener of the “PHD International Tax Conference – Global Issues & Recent Developments.” The Conference initiated an informed dialogue on important issues of International Taxation and Indian Tax laws to propagate a more effective, clear, stable and efficient tax regime that would promote Foreign Direct Investment and Cross Border Trade. The two-day Conference served as a premium platform for sharing and exchanging knowledge and was well attended by Senior Government Officials, Eminent Tax Experts and Professionals. Representatives of Embassies & High Commissions including USA, Japan, Russia and Australia as well as eminent tax experts from Singapore & Hong Kong spoke at the conference addressing global issues.

There was an in-depth discussion on important tax issues of current interest including Transfer Pricing, Cross border Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions , Base Erosion Profit Shifting, Exchange of Information and Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income & Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015. Mr. Anil Chopra chaired two key sessions of the conference being “Black Money and Imposition of Tax Act’ 2015” and “Vision for India from a tax perspective to make India a preferred investment destination.

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As Chairman, Direct Tax Committee, PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Mr. Chopra played an instrumental role in organizing an Interactive Session to understand the Implications of the Union Budget 2015.

A snapshot of Mr. Chopra from the PHD International Tax Conference – Recent Trends & Key Developments held at New Delhi. Mr. Chopra was the Convenor / Chairman of Direct Taxes Committee of the PHD Chamber, which organized this prestigious event. The Conference aimed to promote an informed dialogue on important issues of International Taxation and to analyze and debate on Indian Tax laws for a more effective & efficient tax regime that would facilitate & promote FDI & Cross Border Trade.

A Post Budget Interactive Session was organized on Implications of Union Budget 2014 to facilitate a meaningful discussion between senior government officials, industry leaders & senior tax professionals on the first budget presented by the new government.

The seminar saw various professional experts come together with key government officials to share opinions & discuss the law relating to Survey, Search and Seizures and to highlight the various legal issues and practical complications faced by the assesses in India.

The Transfer Pricing regulations were introduced in India about a decade ago. In this period, the pace of reforms had never been as dynamic as the last one year. With retrospective clarifications, expansion of scope of transfer pricing to domestic companies, and introduction of safe harbours and Advance Pricing Agreements mechanism, taxpayers needed to re-evaluate their transfer pricing positions. Against this backdrop, PHD Chambers arranged a one day conference to discuss the various related issues of Transfer Pricing.

Issues related to Tax Deducted at Source such as those related to TDS on Salaries & Interest, TDS on payments to contractors & sub-contractors, Assessee in default, Interest and Penalty etc. were discussed in detail.
 

Senior Government Officials, Industry leaders & professional participants had a deep & meaningful discussion on various proposals made during this Budget 2013