Exclusive Knowledge Partner - Taxsutra · Orchid Eco-Tel Hotel, Near Domestic airport, Nehru Road, Vile Parle – East, Mumbai - 400099 DELHI 23rd Jan., 2015 Hotel The Royal Plaza,

3 City Conference on all aspects of Permanent Establishment

Mumbai Delhi Hyderabad

: 17th January, 2015, Orchid Eco-Tel Hotel : 23rd January, 2015, Hotel The Royal Plaza: 30th January, 2015, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel - Banjara Hills

o360 PERSPECTIVE ONPERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT [PE]

o360 PERSPECTIVE ONPERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT [PE]

Exclusive Knowledge Partner

A permanent establishment (PE) is a fixed place of business which generally gives rise to income or value added tax liability in a particular jurisdiction. Taxsutra in association with Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan as Exclusive Knowledge Partner is presenting a 3 city Conference on 360* perspective on Permanent Establishment (PE).The workshop aims to facilitate interactive dialogue between the experts and delegates on significant controversies revolving around permanent establishment (PE). The analysis and debate would be comprehensive covering various legislations i.e. Income Tax, Transfer Pricing and Indirect Tax (VAT and Service Tax).

FOCUS AREAS

F Emerging Trends and Key rulingsF Company law and FEMA ImplicationsF Transfer pricing – profit attributionF POPS, RCM & Establishment under Service Tax & VAT

F Panel Discussions F Q & A with experts F Technical discussionsF Meet and exchange views with the senior decision makers

BENEFITS

V Lakshmikumaran

V. Lakshmikumaran is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (L&S).Lakshmikumaran was part of the Indian Revenue Service for about ten years and was instrumental in devising certain key tax policies of the Indian government. He established the law firm Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (L&S) in 1985 and has developed the practice in Tax, International Trade, Intellectual Property (IP) and Corporate laws. The firm has over 260 professionals and offices in nine cities across India. The firm’s Europe office is in Geneva. L&S is well-known for its high ethical standards, quality work and transparency in all its business dealings.

V Sridharan

Sridharan is the co-founder of Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan (L&S).His areas of practice include indirect taxes such as Customs, Excise and Service Tax, Sales Tax and Value added Tax (VAT), International Trade laws, Income Tax Laws and Corporate laws.Sridharan is a Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court and has successfully litigated on tax matters for nearly two decades at various judicial and quasi-judicial fora like the CESTAT, High Courts and Supreme Court. Many of the cases argued by him are landmark legal cases.

Raghavendra RaoH Raghavendra Rao is the Country Head of Direct Tax Practice at Lakshmikumaran &

Sridharan and is based in New Delhi. He has more than 30 years of experience in the

field of Direct Taxation and Constitutional matters and has appeared in various Courts

including Tribunal, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. He has to his credit,

appearances as an active litigator in various judicial fora.

L Badrinarayanan

Badri Narayanan specializes in advising technology companies on corporate, commercial, intellectual property and tax laws. Prior to joining L&S, Mr. Narayanan practised in the United States as a patent attorney.

Since joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Narayanan has handled several projects for technology companies entering, collaborating and operating in India. He has advised the companies on structuring investments into India, on availing tax benefits and on complying with the regulatory scheme in India and on issues relating to intellectual property and enforcement. He has also represented several cases before various judicial bodies in India.

He has represented several major companies before various courts and quasi-judicial bodies in India.

PROMINENT SPEAKERS

N Mathivanan

Mathivanan is a Principal Partner and Country Head in Delhi office of L & S. He heads the Service Tax & VAT

Consulting Groups in Delhi office. Besides advising several big companies and service providers,

Mathivanan is also involved in training of corporates in service tax, VAT, Cenvat Credit Rules and Income

Tax provisions.

Before joining L&S in 2002, Mathivanan worked as Director in the office of Comptroller and Auditor

General of India.

R RaghavanRaghavan is a Partner & Practice Head in Chennai office of L&S. He is responsible for drafting opinions, appeals and writs and actively involves himself in litigation before High Court, VAT Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and various other fora. He has imparted knowledge in various forums, seminars and training programs to participants from esteemed organizations with varied businesses and interests related to production and services. Raghavan is a Chartered Accountant & Advocate.

Karan Talwar

Karan Talwar is the Branch Head of Hyderabad office of L & S. He advises clients on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, foreign exchange laws, SEZ laws, securities laws, direct and indirect tax laws. He has been actively involved in the drafting of legal documentation, negotiations and conducting of due diligences. He has also represented a number of clients on behalf of the firm before the Supreme Court, High Courts, CESTAT, Civil Courts and SEBI.

OTHER SPEAKERS

R Nambirajan Nambirajan heads the Excise and Service Tax team in Mumbai. He is responsible for litigation and consulting activities in the aforesaid areas. He leads teams of attorneys and chartered accountants in litigation and consulting groups in Mumbai office of L & S. Before joining L&S in 1991, Nambirajan served in the Department of Revenue, Government of India for 9 years. As an experienced litigator for over 17 years, he has successfully argued several cases before Supreme Court, High Court and Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal and before various tax authorities throughout the country.

Sumeet Khurana

Sumeet Khurana is a Director and Practice Head of Direct Tax in L&S. He is Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has over 14 years of extensive experience in Direct tax matters.

He has handled variety of direct tax litigation matters of leading companies in different sectors e.g. telecommunication, software, financial and manufacturing sector. He represents clients before appellate authorities including Income tax Appellate Tribunal.

Session Topic

9:30 am to 11.30 am

Income Tax PE Concepts, Emerging Trends and Key 5 rulings PE – Yes! So what next? Income Tax Compliances (Registration, TDS) Employee Tax Implications Company law and FEMA Implications

1130 pm to 12 noon Tea/Coffee Break

12 noon to 1.30 pm PE – Transfer pricing – profit attribution – Is attribution required? If yes, applicable compliances

1.30 – 2.30 pm Lunch

2.30 pm to 3.30 pm

Discussions on concept of establishment for Indirect Tax

· Place of provision and reverse charge mechanism implications under Service Tax.

To be continued after tea/coffee break.

3.30 pm to 4 pm Tea/Coffee Break

4 pm to 5 pm

Discussions on concept of establishment for Indirect Tax

· Relevance of establishment under VAT Laws.

· Discuss 5 key rulings

AGENDA

Launched in 2011, B2B portal - Taxsutra.com is a trusted online resource for

corporate tax directors, policymakers and practioners.

Taxsutra’s instant news alerts & incisive analysis on both domestic and

international tax, coupled with unique features like tax ring, Taxsutra Insight,

Litigation Tracker, Taxsutra TV and blogs make it a “must-have” for every tax

professional.

Given the increasing focus of tax administrations on Transfer Pricing,

www.tp.taxsutra.com was launched in October 2011, as India’s first exclusive

portal on TP. Apart from a comprehensive database of over 1000 Indian TP

cases, the portal offers several new editorial features including Case Tracker,

International Rulings, APA Space, TP Talk, Expert Corner, TP Personalities and

‘Around the World’. Taxsutra’s thought leadership and continuous

engagement with tax professionals has been on display through several unique

initiatives / microsites / special coverage on burning tax issues, controversies

and important developments, be it APA, the $2bn Vodafone tax case, BEPS, our

road blocked coverage of Union Budget and even some light tax banter with

our microsite on Soccer World Cup & tax!

Taxsutra has also championed various niche events and workshops. In 2013,

Taxsutra also launched the portal on Central Indirect Taxes -

www.idt.taxsutra.com

About Taxsutra

F Chief ExecutivesF Finance ProfessionalsF Head of TaxF CFOF Tax teams of Multinational Companies

TARGET AUDIENCE

F Practical case scenarios and presentations F Panel Discussions and Q & A sessions F Case Studies and Discussions F One-0n-One Meeting and Speed Networking

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

MUMBAI 17th Jan., 2015Saturday

Orchid Eco-Tel Hotel, Near Domestic airport, Nehru Road, Vile Parle – East, Mumbai - 400099

DELHI 23rd Jan., 2015FridayHotel The Royal Plaza,

19, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110 001

HYDERABAD30th Jan., 2015

FridayRadisson Blu Plaza Hotel 409, Rd No. 6 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034.

VENUE DETAILS

REGISTRATIONProfessionals working with corporate tax teams/ CFO’s and Executives can send an email from your corporate email account to [email protected] :

Exclusive Knowledge Partner

Consultants and professionals can enquire for costs for attendance by sending a mail to [email protected] or call Asif on 09930033446.

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