ASSOCHAM 10th INTERNATIONAL TAX CONFERENCE 21 - 22 October 2013. The Imperial, New Delhi

Chief Guest: Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister

ASSOCHAM has always aimed to enhance awareness of topical issues that confront today’s business enterprises. Issues such as the effects of the current tax regimes on levels of foreign investment, the problems involved in integrating domestic tax reforms with existing international tax treaties and arrangements, international tax avoidance and efforts to prevent it; the existence and impact of tax havens and other low-tax jurisdictions are all of utmost important. We, as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, need to take into account how various International taxation issues will affect us.

Therefore to present a wider perspective of contemporary international taxation typical issues and procedures and offer insight into issues that impinge the growth of international trade and commerce, ASSOCHAM is organizing the 10th International Tax Conference on the 21st and 22nd of October 2013 at The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi.

Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister has already agreed to be the Chief Guest and Inaugurate the Conference. We have requested Dr. Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, CBDT and Shri N.C. Joshi, DGIT – International Taxation to share their views with the industry. Beside them, the conference will also be addressed by other renowned Speakers across the globe as well as eminent expert from India.

The 10th International Tax Conference of ASSOCHAM envisages providing a platform for the tax payers, tax professionals and policy makers to understand each other’s perspective in respect of legislation affecting international transactions. The bringing together the best minds to evaluate contemporary matters within finance and taxation

DATE, TIME & VENUE

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

• APA - Experiences and way-forward
• Safe Harbour Rules – Implications
• Transfer Pricing Controversies and Issues
• Transfer Pricing and Attribution of Profits- Emerging Global Trends and Indian approach
• Panel Discussion on Transfer Pricing
• Panel on Emerging International Tax developments
• Panel Discussion on Tax Controversies- International Tax
• Contentious issues under indirect tax laws
• Challenges in cross border transactions under service tax law
• Audits under Indirect Tax laws

CHIEF GUEST

Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Adviser to Finance Minister & Head - Tax Administration Reform Commission

SPEAKERS INVITED FROM GOVERNMENT

• Dr. Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, CBDT
• Shri N. C. Joshi, DGIT International Tax
• Shri Akhilesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary, FTD-I
• Shri P.K. Mohanty, Joint Secretary (TRU-I), CBEC
• Shri S.Dutt Majumder, Ombudsman, Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, Delhi
• Shri Peeyush Jain, Department Representative (TP bench)
• Shri M. S. Ray, Director of Income Tax (International Taxation)-I, Delhi
• Shri Kamlesh C. Varshney, Commissioner Income Tax- APA

OTHER EMINENT SPEAKERS

• Dr. Rana Kapoor President, ASSOCHAM
• Mr. M. Lakshminarayanan, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on International Tax
• Mr. Rahul Garg, Co-Chair, ASSOCHAM National Council on International Tax & Direct Tax
• Mr. J K Mittal, Co-Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Indirect Tax
• Ms. Bela Mao, Country Tax Head, Shell India
• Mr. Deepak Dhanak,VP & Global Head Tax, EXL
• Mr. Girish Dave, Advocate
• Mohd. Haroon Qureshi, Head of Tax - Asia Pacific, Genpact
• Mr. Naveen Jain, Head Taxation, Cairn Energy
• Mr. P. V. Srinivasan, Senior Vice President – Wipro
• Mr. Rohinton Sidhwa, Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. R. Muralidharan, Executive Director, PwC
• CMA S C Mohanty, President, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India
• Ms. Saloni Roy, Senior Director, Deloitte
• Mr. Samir Gandhi, Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. S. P. Singh, Sr. Director, Deloitte
• Ms. S. Nageswari, Vice President-Finance, Tata Communications Limited
• Mr. Sandeep Puri, Executive Director, PwC
• Mr. Sanjay Tolia, Executive Director, PwC
• Mr. Tarun Arora, Senior Director, Deloitte
• Mr. Vijay Iyer, Partner, Ernst & Young
• Mr. Vijay Mathur, Sr. Adviser, PwC
• Mr. Vishal Anand, Executive Director, PwC

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The conference is targeted at: CEOs, CFOs, Tax Experts, Middle & Sr. Level Officers dealing in Taxation in the corporate world as well as practicing CA, CS, CMA and other related professionals, Trade & Industry, Government, Public Sector Units, Consultancy Organizations, Funding Agencies, Corporate Lawyers, Banks & Other Financial Institutions, FTOs.

REGISTRATION FEE

Rs. 5,000/- per delegate per day

Rs. 8,000/- per delegate for two days

(10% discount for two or more persons from the same organization)

The fee is inclusive of Service Tax, refreshment, lunch & course material.

FOR REGISTRATION

Kindly fill the attached registration form and send to us at [email protected] at the earliest. Since the seats are limited therefore shall be made available on first-come-first served basis. You are requested to register yourself and also nominate your colleagues for the same.

FOR DETAILS PLEASE SEE ATTACHED BROCHURE AND AGENDA

For details please contact:

Avinash Sharma         (09811524976)         [email protected]

Ankit Raghav              (09999068767)         [email protected]

Akshat Agarwal           (09873847923)        [email protected]

Krishan Sharma          (08512072265)        [email protected]

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

ASSOCHAM Corporate Office:

5, Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, INDIA

Tel : 011-46550555 (Hunting Line) ● Fax : 011- 23017008/9

E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] 

Website: http://www.assocham.org

AGENDA

REGISTRATION FORM

International tax conference addresses APAs, safe harbour rules, transfer pricing, dispute management and cross-border indirect tax challenges. The conference focuses on practical and policy responses to international taxation issues, centring on Advance Pricing Agreements (APA), Safe Harbour Rules, transfer pricing controversies and attribution of profits, alongside panels on emerging international tax developments and tax controversy management; separate sessions examine contentious indirect tax rules, cross-border service tax challenges and audits, and the event convenes government revenue officials and private sector tax practitioners to facilitate dialogue and technical exchange.