Our Team

Arun Kumar Jain Profile

Mr. Arun Jain is the founder and Principal partner of the firm, leading the Direct taxes regulatory and compliance division along with Audit and Assurance division. He has been appearing before various tax authorities in respect of litigation matters of various clients and leading a hard-working and dedicated tax litigation team.

Mr. Arun is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, having vast experience of 35 years in conducting Statutory & Tax audit, carrying out Bank Audits and providing services in the field of accounting.

Areas of Expertise:

• Managing Client's regular assessments such as self-assessment, scrutiny assessment, reassessment;
• Providing strategic tax planning to corporates, to make sure they're as tax-efficient as possible;
• Designing / restructuring salary structure to minimise tax burden;
• Timely updation of Account books along with adherence to the compliance requirements of GAAP, IFRS and Accounting Standards;
• Providing consultancy on various issues regarding whether to set up a Liaison Office, a foreign Branch office or a Company;
• Assistance and tracking for filing quarterly, half yearly and annual returns of advance tax and TDS;
• Drafting, filing and pleading before Income tax authorities and before Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
• Conducting audits of Trusts, Multi-state Co-operatives etc.
• Conducting audits as directed by C&AG or Reserve Bank of India

Mr. Arun have qualified ISA Examination of ICAI and is also a member of Tax Consultant Association and Rajasthan Tax Consultant Association. Mr. Arun is also an empanelled member under the list of SEBI Arbitration Panel

Ajay Shah Profile

Mr. Ajay Shah is the founder and Principal partner of the firm, leading the Audit and Assurance division along with Indirect taxes regulatory and compliance division. Ajay is a Fellow Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, having vast experience of 35 years in conducting the clients audit with a deep and broad understanding of their business, the industry in which they operate, and the latest regulatory standards. He has experience of handling corporate affairs in different areas for over a decade.

Apart from above, Ajay holds an expertise in:

• Rendering advisory to clients in running their business more efficiently, cost-effectively and assist in improving client's cashflow using some careful tax planning;
• Providing certification for repatriation of income/assets from India;
• Inbound and Outbound Investment advisory including entity set up Holding company structures;
• Developing a business model taking GST into consideration;
• Conducting Health Check/Credit reviews to identify planning opportunities available and optimizing the overall Indirect Tax incidence;
• Analysing the client's business and providing registration under the GST law with monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual GST returns filing;
• Anticipating the impact of regular policy changes that occur in GST on the clients business and providing them proper remedial measures;
• Providing consultation with respect to eligibility and claiming of Input Tax Credit under GST;
• Audit & Review of all compliances pertaining to GST

Mr. Ajay have qualified ISA Examination of ICAI and is also a member of Tax Consultant Association and Rajasthan Tax Consultant Association. Ajay is known for his timely delivery and value added advisory services to clients. He focuses on the substance of the underlying business as a whole rather than just the financial statements.

Akshay Shah Profile

Akshay is a partner with Jain Shah & Co., leading the direct taxes and indirect taxes advisory and litigation matters. Engaged in providing consultancy, opinions on various transactions from domestic law to tax treaty view point. He is an alumnus of KPMG - one of the big four accounting firm of the world, where he has assisted in the practice of International and Corporate taxation. Akshay has served various international and domestic corporate clients in his career, providing them one stop solution to serve their purpose.

Akshay is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is graduated from Commerce College (University of Rajasthan). He has also done his LLB from University of Rajasthan and have obtained certificate of Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection recognized by ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India).

Areas of Expertise:

• Representing clients before Indian tax authorities and various appellate forum such as Commissioner (Appeals), Income Tax Appellate Tribunal with respect to direct tax litigation matters;
• Rendering advisories on cross border transactions and withholding tax implications arising out of payment made outside India;
• Advisories on tax implications arising on deputation of personnel;
• Handle issues related to taxation of Non-Residents with reference to Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements;
• Analysing the situations of double taxation and assisting the clients in claiming Foreign tax credits of such taxes;
• Advisory on eligibility of the employees for taking foreign tax credits and documentation required for claiming such tax credits from Indian income tax perspective;
• Providing consultancy in TDS related matters;
• GST advisory services on all matters such as stock transfers, valuation, input tax credits, job work, reverse charge mechanism, supply chain cost optimization, review of contracts from GST perspective, recommendations on tax clauses, and advising on day to day GST issues

Akshay is also a member of Tax Consultant Association and Rajasthan Tax Consultant Association and have also written articles on different topics of taxation that are Published on taxguru website.

Ankesh Jain Profile

Ankesh is associated with Jain Shah & Co., leading the Project financing division. Ankesh has an expertise in preparing comprehensive report incorporating market aspects, industry standards, risk analysis, sensitivity analysis and detailed financial analysis along with various return parameters.

Ankesh formulates plans and implement strategy for the businesses by doing a detailed analysis including customized market research & study, connecting with the right partner and doing due diligence to decide the best option as per your needs.

Areas of Expertise:

• Evaluating Financial Feasibility of the projects with respect to various assumptions, risk factors along with various sensitivities;
• In-Depth analysis of Investment appraisal of Companies;
• Analysis of complex range of economic factors before launching a new business venture;
• Preparation of CMA data and Project Reports for bank loans;
• Analysing investment opportunities in any other business sector along with legal adherence;
• Specializes in project funding with suitable types of funding options along with competitive interest rates;
• Building a business model to support business planning combined advanced technical resources with commercial awareness based in depth direct experience of specific industry sectors;
• Periodic review of existing business model and rationalizing it with respect to various technical, commercial and market situation and strategies.

Ankesh believes in providing end to end service i.e. from the initial assessment of the project, preparation of reports, to the finalization of the finances along with terms & conditions and necessary disbursements within agreed timelines.

Arjun Chaturvedi Profile

Arjun is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is a partner with Jain Shah & Co. Arjun mainly deals in International and Domestic taxation issues of the clients in relation to transfer pricing division and routinely represents clients in real estate transactions, including leasing and sale transactions. He is an alumnus of KPMG - one of the big four accounting firm of the world, where he has assisted in the practice of International and Corporate taxation. Arjun has served various international and domestic corporate clients and helped them cutting their complexities by providing them out of the box ideas which are practically implementable

Arjun is graduated from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (Delhi University) and also holds degree of LLB.

Areas of Expertise:

• Analysing the transactions that are subject to the International Transfer Pricing regulations (Arm's length pricing) and analyzing potential pricing methodologies
• Responsible for advising Transfer Prices to be established between two associated enterprises in International Transactions.
• Filing of audit report with the Indian tax authorities, assisting with a full array of documentation services, including function, asset and risk analysis, industry overview, bench marking study, preparation and issuance of accountant's report, customized to the clients need
• Planning the best business model for the clients for maximum tax benefit as per the Laws of transfer pricing and DTAA's between India and other countries.