Founder Member

Mr. Bhaskar Thakkar

Bhaskar Thakkar

Chief Planning Officer
BT Associates, India

thakkar@btassociate.com

Career history Seventeen years of experience in Indirect Tax practice. Before moving to BT was heading eastern India Indirect Tax Practice of Ernst & Young from Kolkata office
Education Chartered Accountant
Specialty areas Structuring & Planning under Indirect Tax including foreign trade Policy; Litigation at various levels till Tribunal & Planning oppourtunies under SEZ & EOU Schemes
  • Advisory services with regard to applicability of the taxes & duties, as well as procedural compliance such as registration, assessments, to name a few
  • Review of contracts and agreements to help mitigate the overall incidence of taxes & duties
  • Contributed thought leadership on technical papers as member of Indirect Tax Committee at various chamber of Commerce
  • Prolific speaker at various institutes, chambers, public gatherings
  • Conducting health checks in order to determine tax implications on client operations, gauge compliance with legal provisions and suggest tax planning opportunities
  • Advisory services relating to various aspects of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax law and applicable regulations - covering rates of duties, exemptions, valuation planning, classification assistance and assessments
  • Assisting clients on the policies and procedures set down under the Foreign Trade Policy.
  • Providing the right guidance to enable clients to make the most of duties & taxes by setting up of EOU/SEZ