We are delighted to invite you to the National Tax Law Conference & Awards 2025, a premier gathering of tax law experts, policymakers, corporate professionals, and legal practitioners.

Date: 21st August 2025
Venue: Hotel Eros, New Delhi

Join us for an insightful event featuring expert discussions, regulatory updates, and networking opportunities with industry leaders. The conference will explore key developments in taxation, legal frameworks, and global best practices, followed by an awards ceremony recognizing excellence in tax law.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with the brightest minds in the industry!

Benefits of attending:

• Expert Insights
• Networking Opportunities.
• Practical Case Studies & Compliance Strategies
• Updates on GST, Direct & Indirect Taxes
• Access to Thought Leadership & Panel Discussions

Who should attend:

• Tax Professionals & Consultants
• Chartered Accountants (CAs)
• Transfer Pricing Experts
• Tax Lawyers & Advocates
• Litigation Experts handling tax disputes
• Corporate & Finance Leaders
• Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)
• Financial Controllers
• Heads of Taxation & Finance
• Representatives from Tax Authorities (Income Tax, GST, Customs, etc.)
• Import-Export Professionals dealing with Customs & International Taxation
• Professors & Researchers in Tax Law and Finance

Agenda:

09.30 AM - 10.00 AM
Registration and Tea/coffee

10.00 AM - 10.30 AM
Theme Address

10.30 AM - 11.30 AM
Session 1: (Panel Discussion)

International Tax Landscape 2025

• Pillar II – Recent Developments & Taxation of Digital Economy
• OECD Pillar II global minimum corporate tax rate and potential impact on developing countries
• Key Issues- Revenue, Investment, Tax Competition, Tax Base, Income Conclusion Rule and Switchover Rule
• Implication of these proposed rules through changes in domestic tax rules and bilateral or multilateral agreement
• Managing the Tax Compliance Process

11.30 AM - 12.00 Noon
Tea/Coffee Break

12.00 Noon – 01.00 PM
Session 2: (Panel Discussion)
The Road Ahead for GST (Panel Discussion)

• Taxability of corporate guarantee in light of recent amendment on its valuation
• Distribution of input tax credit through ISD and relevance of cross charge in today’s time
• Current trends of GST litigation (Online gaming, development rights, ITC on construction) and way forward
• Navigating disputes of ITC admissibility in case of vendor defaults

01.00 PM- 01.45 PM
Session 3: Key Amendments in Indian Taxation

• Key controversies and cross-border issues
• Beneficial Ownership (BO)
• Tax Residency Certificates (TRC)
• Principal Purpose Test (PPT)
• General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) with case studies
• Recent rulings/jurisprudence.

Tax Technology and Generation AI

• Leveraging Gen AI, future implications for tax managers, expectations and challenges for the new-age CFO

01.45 PM - 02.30 PM
Lunch Break

02.30 PM - 03.15 PM
Session 4: Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2025

• • Analysis of inbound and outbound investment structures.
  • Tax Issues common to inbound and outbound investments

03.15 PM - 04.00 PM
Session 5: (Panel Discussion)
Approaches to take with tax Disputes and Reviewing your Disputes Strategies

• Key factors that would help avoid tax risks and disputes - Assessing recent initiatives on dispute prevention and Managing expectations when going through litigation
• Return Scrutiny, Audit Assessment, Search & Seizure under GST Act – How to face audit
• Investigations, Audits, and Assessments - a closer look at the provisions / Taxpayers’ rights
• Recent decision of Supreme court on arrests under GST, etc.
• Multiplicity of Proceedings - the Judicial Landscape
• Increased relevance of writ petitions especially due to recent amendments and tax ecosystem, especially in light of retrospective tax amendments
• Exploring various tax dispute resolution strategies to manage controversy
• Considerations for better representation before CIT(A) in faceless regime and ITAT
• Aligning your controversy management strategy to align with tax authority’s enforcement
• Impending challenges of recent Supreme Court judgements on taxpayers and Risk Management Strategies

04.00 PM - 04.30 PM
Felicitations and Recognition

04.30 PM
Closing Remarks

Award Categories:

National Tax Law Awards are introduced to recognize achievement in the domain of Tax in the following categories:

• Tax Law Firm of the Year
• Best Tax Litigation Firm
• Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
• Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
• International Tax Firm of the Year
• Best Tax Compliance and Advisory Services
• Tax Lawyer of the Year
• Rising Star in Tax Law
• Transfer Pricing Expert of the Year
• Best Tax Team in Financial Services
• Excellence in Tax Technology & Digital Transformation
• Best Use of AI in Tax Compliance
   

You are requested to solicit your nomination by filling in the details in the attached form and send back to us.

Steps we follow post submission of the form:

• We accept only first 4 – 5 Nomination forms for one award category.
• With the nomination form we require the document which shows your achievements and about you.
• We sent the form to the Panel of Jury members, they evaluate, analyses and decides the winner for that category within 10 working days.
• Once we receive the winner against that category, then the winner has to pay Award Nomination Processing Fee in advance.
• We offer two delegate passes to attend entire day seminar along with the winner.

Award Nomination Fees: INR 25,000 + 18% GST

Thought Leaders:

• Priya Tandon
  Senior Associate
  AZB & Partners
   
• Lalitendra Gulani
  Partner
  Anantham Legal

• Deepak Arora
  Director-Head of Tax
  FarEye

• Pushpendra K Dixit
  Vice President and Global Taxation Head
  PVRINOX Limited

• Mahesh Jain
  Asia Pacific - Tax & T3 PCO Lead
  Corteva Agriscience
   
• Chandrika Choudhry
  Regional Head Taxation Asia Pac and South Asia
  Intertek India
   
• Mohd Haroon Qureshi
  Senior Tax Advisor
  Genpact