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Importance of a Tax Consultant

by Aiden Goh Author
Summary: 

The tax consultant leverage in-depth knowledge, experiential insights and the best practices to simplify tax returns, bring down tax liabilities, ensure smooth transactions, and more. 

Death and taxes are unavoidable. That’s a fact of life and it’ll remain so, forever. 

Tax laws are complicated, confusing, and constantly changing. So, individuals and businesses often find tax issues hard to navigate. But still, they should be navigated or else ramifications loom. For, tax evasion attracts a hefty 10% penalty and up to 7 years sentence under IPC. 

When stakes are this high, roping in tax and GST consultants in India makes sense. They take the hassle out of tax planning and restrict tax outgo. How? Well, that’s what we discuss here. 

Filing Tax Return: 

Tax filing is cumbersome, taking a toll on your time and effort. You not only need to stay current on the changing tax laws but also gather and look into paystubs, financial statements and other documents. Let tax and GST consultants in India handle this while you can focus on developing business lines and attending obligations that may otherwise slip through the cracks. 

The tax consultants provide end-to-end, personalized tax filing assistance. They’ll go through your books to determine the total tax liability, gather all required documents, fill in the relevant ITR forms and schedule tax payments. They do it all within deadlines to help ward off penalties. 

Tax Planning: 

Every business decision you make involves some complex tax consequences. The complexities escalate further if your business operates internationally. Dealing with such a mess of a situation might be tough for you but not for tax consultants. They do it day in and day out.  

The corporate tax consultants work with you to know your financial needs. They monitor your cash flow and expenses and perform a GST audit. Based on the inputs, they’ll develop a long term strategy for tax deductions, helping you restrict your tax liabilities significantly.   

Mergers and Acquisitions: 

Mergers and acquisition are now a staple growth strategy for companies across sectors and geographies. Is a merger or an acquisition on the cards for you too? If yes, then having a tax consultant by your side helps. The professional blends in-depth understanding of M/A tax laws, your tax obligations and deal experience to optimize your cash flows post-transaction.  

From accessing your tax liabilities to providing procedural advice, the tax consultant is imperative for a smooth, regulatory compliant and profitable merger or acquisition. Plus, the consultant undertakes due diligence to devise tax strategy to your transaction goals, identify the target’s tax health to know the related risks and ensure post-deal integration. 

Tax credit: 

Assumingly, you into an innovative, R&D-driven sector like renewable energy or life sciences. 

The Government provides tax credits to promote such businesses. That means you can simply offset a given amount against your tax liability to reduce your tax outgo. The savings thus made can be utilized for technology acquisition, improving processes and systems and boosting R&D. 

Tax credits can be a major enabler for business. Yet most businesses fail to capitalize on them due to lack of knowledge. A tax consultant comes to your rescue here as well. The specialist stays on top of tax credit policies and helps you make the most of them.          


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