Member Profile

Mr. Dilip B. Desai, the founder and chairman of DHC International, is a national scholar, gold medallist, thought leader, and visionary. His leadership journey started after a short stint with a global service company when he founded his firm with the aim of strengthening value systems, principles and ethics of reputed big organizations and developing the vision, drive and spirit of a passionate entrepreneur. He is acclaimed nationally and internationally for his competence and innovation. Besides being a prolific speaker, he has been associated with ICAI, leading Chambers, management schools, law schools and universities in various capacities.

DHC | Desai Haribhakti has successfully emerged as one of India’s leading accounting and consulting firms because of the quality service it provides to its clients. It provides tax and regulatory, accounting and consultancy services in assurance, risk advisory, corporate finance advisory and global knowledge services. It is a full service organisation backed by over 73 years of experience. It aspires to provide services that go beyond the international benchmark. It provides services to across 12 cities in India through its team of professionals which are more than 1300, situated in more than 20 offices in India and has been services to more than 16 sectors. It provides solutions related to tax and regulatory, risk and advisory, corporate finance advisory, assurance services, ESG advisory services, etc. To access the full service portfolio, refer to https://www.dhc.co.in/about-us/ 

• Retail & FMCG

• Health Services

• Engineering and Construction

• Telecom, Media & Entertainment

• Financial Services

• Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality 

• Textile Garments

• Power & Energy

• Pharmaceutical

• Infrastructure & Real Estate

• IT & ITES

• Manufacturing

• Aviation & Defence

• Professional Service

• Education

• Natural Resources and Renewables

• NGO/NPO/Trust

• Oil and Gas

• Logistics and Shipping

DHC | Desai Haribhakti has developed a global reputation as experts as international tax counsel, addressing their cross-border objectives for IP transfers, supply chain conversion, acquisition planning, repatriation and transfer pricing. It has been serving its clients with advisory and compliance services in relation to repatriation of funds, litigation support, and benchmarking services related to Global Transfer Pricing, Advance Pricing Agreement, ex-pats taxation etc. In addition to this, it has also developed assurance, risk and advisory services, including forensic audit, cyber security, tax and regulatory services, cost, internal and management audit, GRC and ESG services. The organisation possesses exceptional capabilities in corporate financial services, including mergers and acquisitions, insolvency advisory services, valuation services and Global Knowledge Services.

He has graduated from the Calcutta University and has qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). 

He is a prolific speaker, having participated in many National and International seminars and has been Keynote Speaker and Paper Writer. He has presented in 21st World Congress of Accountants, National Conference organized by Professional Development Committee of ICAI as a speaker, where more than 9000 Delegates from over 100 countries congregated. He represented India in the 56th World Congress of Taxation at Oslo, Norway. He has also been invited by the Government of India for delivering lectures on taxation to Revenue Officers. He has also been invited as a Panelist in Association of Corporate Advisers & Executives (‘ACAE’) Annual Conference 2023. 

He has been associated with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (‘ICAI’), leading chambers like ASSOCHAM, FICCI, etc., management schools, law schools and universities in various capacities. He has been associated with various humanitarian and animal welfare organizations such as Parasdham (Arham Yuva Seva Group (AYSG)), BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and other institutions.

He has been a state topper in the school days, ranked first in CA Entrance and CA Final Examinations in whole of eastern India and was awarded Gold Medal for his performance in CA Final Examination. He has been declared as “National Scholar” by the Ministry of Education & Culture, Government of India.