Member Profile

Gagan Kumar is a commerce graduate from Delhi University and a law graduate registered with the Bar Council of Delhi and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Over the years, he has advised a number of domestic and international companies on tax issues relating to Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Mergers and Restructurings, Value Added Tax, Central Excise, Custom, Service Tax, etc. He handles litigation matters at various levels up to the Supreme Court. He has advised on structuring options to various Private Equity funds. He has advised several companies on mergers and acquisitions including some of the Indian leg of global hive offs. In addition, he has advised on general tax and corporate matters.

The major areas of practice include Tax advisory and litigation, Transfer Pricing disputes, Advance rulings, Advance Pricing Agreements, Corporate and regulatory laws, Private Equity and Venture capital, Merger, Acquisitions and Insolvency.

Representing clients before various appellate authorities and courts on multi dimensional issues that impact the client’s business.

Assistance to draft replies to various show cause notices, appeals and writ petitions before the whole gamut of tax officers, authorities, commissioners, and the various judicial authorities and courts.

Extensive experience in litigation and advisory aspects of the tax practice.

Advised on tax issues relating to corporate tax, transfer pricing, mergers and restructurings, Value Added Tax (VAT), central excise, customs, service tax and others.

Advised on structuring options to various private equity fund.

Successfully represented various corporates before the Supreme Court, High Court and various other quasi judicial bodies.

Advised many not-for-profit organisations from a tax and regulatory laws perspective including compliance with the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act.

Gagan Kumar is a commerce graduate from Delhi University and a law graduate registered with the Bar Council of Delhi and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Contributed various articles to national and international journals like ABA India Law News , International Taxation, In house Lawyer and other online journals like International Tax Review,etc.

Tax Controversy leader by International Tax Review in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

India’s leading corporate tax lawyer by Who’s Who Legal in 2012.