Date and Time:
June 14, 2019 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Event Location:
Hotel Radisson GRT, Chennai, India
Description
Achromic Point would like to invite you for our “2nd National GST – Summit & Awards” along with “BDO” as our Knowledge Partner, “Cygnet Infotech” as our Associate Sponsor, “Advaita Legal” as our Corporate Sponsor “Oak Bridge” as our Publishing Partner and “CA Club India” as our Online Media Partner in Chennai on 14th June, 2019 at Hotel Radisson GRT.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) which has been implemented from 1st July 2017 has significantly impacted most businesses. It is going to have far reaching implications on business as indicated during last 18 months experience under GST regime.
Gearing up for such a change in the process, understanding the new legislation and redesigning the IT systems for being GST compliant is the need of the hour. With this background, Achromic Point is organizing a daylong summit to deliberate on the key GST issues, which will help in clarifying and understanding the GST implementation better.
Awards Categories:
The 2019 Achromic Point Indirect Tax Awards are being introduced to recognize achievement in the domain of Indirect Tax in the following categories:
| Award Categories | Conference Fees | Nomination Fees | Conference & Nomination Fees |
| Indirect Tax Consulting Firm of the Year (from Big 6?) | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Best Newcomer Indirect Tax Firm of the Year (less than 3 years old) | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Indirect Tax Innovator Firm of the Year | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Indirect Tax Technology Firm of the Year | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Indirect Tax law firm of the year | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Best in-house indirect tax team award | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Leading Tax Director of the year (in-house) | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Leading Tax Advisor of the year (Consulting) | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Leading Tax Litigator of the year | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Young indirect tax advisor of the year (less than 30 years) | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the year | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
| Young Knowledge Contributor of the year (2018-2019)- GST | INR 7,000 | INR 15,000 | INR 20,000 |
You are requested to solicit your nomination by filling in the details in the attached template.
Objectives:
- It intends to give an opportunity for discussion and exchange of ideas on GST and its practical application for effective implementation
- It provides an understanding of key GST concepts and the practical application of GST
- It will develop a network of professionals for knowledge interchange on GST
Benefits:
- This summit will take the participants through various practical situations and their likely solutions which will help the participants in smooth transition and implementation of the subject
- Continually track policy development regarding GST and update prepared scenarios
- Identify issues and concerns needing representation to the authorities and develop a strategy for effective advocacy
Target Audience:
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Program Outline (Indicative):-
Key Advance Ruling and Way Forward
- Cross charges
- Intermediary services
- Reversal of ITC
- How can it affect the businesses
Interplay of Customs, Transfer Pricing and GST Need for Harmonization
- How 3 are important and their need to know separately
Landscape of Tax Controversies: key anti-profiteering orders and writ petitions under GST
New Formats of GST Forms Compliance Process
- Additions, Deletions and uses
GSTN Contemporary Challenges and Issues
- Are all the clients tech savvy and know how to use GST?
- Government Expectations?
GST Audits and Assessments (Checklist, Rules & Applicability)
- Standard on Auditing useful for GST
o Checklist for GST Audit
- Common areas on non-compliance having a high risk exposure where auditees are likely to default
- Advisory role of an auditor- expectations and Limits
Speaker’s:
- Gunjan Prabhakaran
Partner – Indirect Taxes, BDO India LLP
- Raghunathan Parthasarathi
PAssociate Partner Tax & Regulatory Services, BDO India LLP - Sudipta Bhattacharjee
Partner- Tax Controversy Management and Contract Documentation, Advaita Legal - Neeraj Hutheesing
Managing Director, Cygnet Infotech
- Rajesh Kumar
Practicing Chartered Accountant - Sai Srujan Tayi
Advocate Partner, Giridhar & Sai
- Krithika K S
Manager, Tax & Regulatory Services – Indirect Tax, Ernst & Young LLP - Soumyaranjan Biswal
Director – Indirect Taxes, B S R & Co. LLP
- T. Sridharan, FCA
Partner, R. Venugopalan & Associates - Kasi Viswanathan V
Taxation Professional – Indirect - Raghavendran Subramanian
Director of Finance and Operations, Dariyal Games
- CA Sumit Kedia
Partner, A.K. Lunawath & Associates
- Senguttuvan Kuppusamy
Partner, SAPAA
*More speakers to join in from the industry.
