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Our Team

Our Team

Founder


Kirti Oswal (Founder)

Chartered Accountant, B.Com From Mumbai University

Kirti Kantilal Oswal, a seasoned professional with nearly two decades of experience in the dynamic landscape of Big 4 consulting firms. Kirti embarked on his entrepreneurial venture in 2024 after making significant contributions as a Partner at B S R, where he honed his expertise across diverse sectors including Life Sciences, Insurance, IT/ITES, EPC, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, and Real Estate.
Beginning from the year 1999, Kirti started his professional journey as an article trainee at A R Krishnan & Co. where he worked in diverse areas including Audit and Tax Compliance. Post qualifying in the year 2003, Kirti started his journey in Big 4 by working as an Indirect Tax professional in EY. Later he moved to RSM, PwC and then served in KPMG for almost 14 years, working across divergent areas including advisory, compliance, and litigations. During his tenure at PwC, he was on short secondment with the Global Indirect Tax Leader in Belgium, showcasing his global perspective and expertise in the international arena.
Kirti's rich experience includes intricate structuring and due diligence in numerous large-scale M&A transactions, ensuring clients navigate the complexities seamlessly. Kirti has played a pivotal role in guiding clients through significant transitions, notably during the VAT regime and more recently, in the era of GST. His proficiency extends to assisting clients in obtaining various Indirect tax benefits from both Central and State Governments, such as PSI, PLI, and other benefits under FTP. Also representated before Central and State Governments on policy matters.
Kirti's impact extends beyond the boardroom as he has been at the forefront of handling complex litigations in Indirect tax, collaborating with some of the top Senior Counsels in India.
A passionate advocate for knowledge sharing, Kirti has conducted numerous training sessions on GST, and other Indirect Tax areas across various companies, industry forums, and study circles in cities nationwide. His commitment to thought leadership is evident through articles published in several newspapers and his significant contribution to KPMG’s Service Tax Publication over several years.

Mr. Ranjeet Thakur (Co - Founder)

Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, M.Com. From Mumbai University

Ranjeet Thakur, a seasoned indirect tax professional and a firm believer of nurturing long-term relationship with clients & other stakeholders, has 18 years of rich experience in providing advisory, compliance and litigation support services in entire gamut of Indirect taxes including GST, Customs, FTP, State / Central incentives and earlier taxes such as VAT, service tax, excise, LBT. With a vision to be a reliable and trusted business partner in indirect taxes arena and fulfill our entrepreneurial aspiration, co-founded the firm in the year 2024 with our leader.

During last 18 years of journey, have worked both in Industry and Consulting. Started career with one of India’s largest private sector company i.e. Reliance Industries, later moved to PwC and then with KPMG (for last 14 years). During this period, Ranjeet has served multiple corporate clients in various areas such as FMCG, Pharma, Industrial Goods, Insurance, NBFC, Banks, Real Estate, Construction, Certification, etc. Ranjeet has been instrumental in GST impact assessment and implementation for various large corporate clients having multi-state operations. Further, thereafter lead clients in all India GST compliance, assessments, audits, refund, litigation assistance, health check and advisory support. Ranjeet has been instrumental in obtaining various benefits / incentives under customs and FTP such as refunds, Bonded warehouse license, EPCG, Advance license, Drawback, concessional rate under FTA, AEO and RODTEP. Also, assisted / represented clients in litigations, SVB proceedings and other departmental proceedings. Ranjeet has also been involved in various advisory and due diligence assignments for multi nationals as well as Indian companies for business restructuring in the context of indirect taxes.

Our team

Our dedicated team comprises of competent people with extensive knowledge and experience. Our professionalism and expertise help us to service our clients to their satisfaction our firm members are:

Mr. Mohit Jain

Mohit is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 8 years of experience in the field of Indirect Taxation. He has completed his 3 years of articleship with KPMG and post qualification was a part of B S R & Co. LLP (affiliated to KPMG) and PwC’s Indirect Tax Practice.
He has worked on various areas of Indirect Taxation ranging from routine compliances and GST refunds, GST advisory, PAN India litigations, GST process audit, GST health check , due diligence and Customs advisory.

Mr. Arun Jain

Arun is a Tax Attorney with over 12 years of experience in the field of Indirect Taxation. He has worked for more than 9 years with Lumiere law Partners (formerly PDS Legal). He has been regularly appearing before the Courts and Tribunals across the Country.
He is actively involved in dispute resolution relating to direct, indirect tax and other commercial law. He has handled some of the complex litigations and also involved in advisory, drafting and representation assignments.

Mr. Pratik Jain

Pratik is a qualified Chartered accountant with over a decade of experience.
He has been in practice from beginning and focusing on direct, indirect tax and corporate law compliance. Working on several MSME and Indian Corporates

Mr. Shubham Periwal

Shubham is a Chartered Accountant with over 6 years of experience in the field of Indirect Taxation. He has completed 3 years of his internship with B S R & Co. LLP (affiliated to KPMG) in the field of Indirect Taxation.
He has worked on various areas of Indirect Taxation like GST compliances, tax advisory and litigation matters, GST process audit, due diligence assignments and Customs advisory.

Mr. Jatin Jain

Jatin is a Chartered Accountant having wide range of experience in the field of Indirect Taxation. He has completed three years of his internship with B S R & Co. LLP (affiliated to KPMG) in the field of Indirect Taxation.
He has majorly worked on various due diligence assignments spanning across several industries focused on analysis of existing and potential Indirect Tax liability that may arise due to non-compliance of Indirect Tax Laws.

Mr. Sherwin D'souza

Sherwin has more than a decade of experience in the field of Indirect Taxes. He has worked in B S R & Co. LLP (affiliated to KPMG) for more than 8 years.
He has handled some of the complex GST compliances and assisted in obtaining refunds and completing assessment/Audit successfully.

 
     
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