Mr Rohan Solapurkar
Partner, Deloitte Singapore
With more than 20 years of experience in international tax, Rohan has a deep understanding and knowledge of the Indian tax and regulatory framework and has been advising multinationals on various aspects such as entry strategies, cash repatriation strategies and tax minimisation strategies. His advisory work encompasses companies in diverse sectors such as IT, hospitality, infrastructure and media. During his career with several Indian companies, he has assisted them in their outbound strategies, minimisation of the effective tax rate and etc.

Rohan is a Chartered Accountant from India and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Bombay University. He has worked in another Big Four firm in Hong Kong and London prior to Singapore and is an Accredited Tax Advisor with the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals.

In the competitive economic climate of today, many companies expand overseas, eager to tap into the opportunities of new markets offer. Many have ventured into India, some with much more success than others. What does it take to expand successfully into India? Do you know what points of consideration you, as an employee or tax advisor, should be highlighting to management or client in the area of tax in the initial phrase of venturing into India?

Join in this session and tap on the expertise of Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Rohan Solapurkar of Deloitte Singapore. Returning from India after two years advising a myriad of businesses in the complexities of India taxation, Rohan will share on the multi-faceted aspects of tax and the differing strategies between SMEs and MNCs that may be adopted to successfully gain a strong foothold in India.

Comprehend the various forms of tax treatment in India such as corporate tax, withholding tax as well as tax credits back in Singapore. On a wider scope, grasp the impact of the general anti-abuse rule (GAAR), tax strategies to be adopted, transfer pricing issues, new safe harbour rules as well as new tax circulars on research and development