GST is proved as a positive game changer for the economy. While the road to ‘One Nation-One Tax’ has been a topsy-turvy ride, the Government has put in best efforts to address various issues including political deadlocks, frequent amendments, clarifications and IT related chaos.According to an economic survey conducted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the implementation of GST so far has resulted in an increase in the number of unique indirect taxpayers by more than 50%. GST has pushed the economy one step closer to a common market i.e. free movement of capital and services.
RSA Legal Solutions, a committed law firm having expertise in Indirect Taxes is committed to providing advisory, litigation, and compliance services to businesses, and singularly focused on serving the needs of clients. The firm specializes in GST, Customs, Foreign Trade Policy, Special Economic Zones, Anti-dumping laws, FEMA and other erstwhile indirect taxes.
With its office located in Gurgaon, the firm is well-positioned to meet the demands of the entire industry. Having that perfect mix of attorneys, chartered secretaries, et. al., who have dedicated their careers to providing the highest level of services to clients, the firm finds itself in a position to effectively minimize risks and advance the clients’ short as well as long-term objectives. The firm has five partners including Managing Partner who come from renowned Law Firms and Big 4s.
Since its inception, the firm’s multi-layered approach to litigation as well as transactional services has been its cornerstone. Dealing in the niche area that GST / indirect tax is, RSA Legal has the uncommon experience of handling some of the most complicated issues and getting favorable orders for its clients.
The Competent and Proficient Leader of RSA
S.C. Jain is the Founder and Managing Partner of RSA Legal Solutions. This law firm came into existence in August 2014. He has an overall experience of more than thirty five years. As a part of his professional career, he has worked for twenty years as Customs and Excise officer in the Central Government which gave him the leverage to analyze the issues with much more practical approach and providing acceptable solutions. He also has an enriching experience of more than eleven years in an indirect tax law firm namely Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan, where he has served as a Partner. He has expertise in Customs, Goods and Services Tax, Central Excise, Foreign Trade Policy, Special Economic Zone, Service tax, VAT, Foreign Exchange Management Act, Anti-dumping and other allied laws.
Having experience on both sides i.e. as a regulator as well as an advocate for the industry,Jain has hands-on experience in providing effective practical and workable solutions for the clients.He can proudly boast of handling more than 350 clients which are majorly big MNCs from across the country.
Apart from the Managing Partner, the firm has four other partners namely Shweta Jain, Abhishek Jain, Rajat Dosi and Anshul Mittal. Shweta Jain Gupta has an experience of more than 10 years in indirect tax laws. Before joining RSA, she has worked in the law firm of Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan and PwC – Big4. She has extensively worked on GST and has also authored a book published by Taxmann. She has provided various opinions, advises, health check-ups, due diligence, indirect tax litigation including drafting of replies to show cause notices and appeals and representing before CESTAT and other adjudicating authorities. Abhishek Jain worked with KPMG for a couple of years in its indirect taxation team where he got exposed to variety of legal advisory and compliance related issues. He is well versed with Advisory as well as Litigation and Compliance in the indirect taxation and have a cutting edge knowledge and expertise in DGFT related work. Rajat Dosi has extensive experience in handling indirect tax matters specifically customs, GST, erstwhile indirect tax laws, SEZ scheme and provisions of the foreign trade policy. He has represented a number of clients for their indirect tax matters at various forums including the appellate tribunal, settlement commission, first appellate authority, lower adjudicating authorities, revisionary authority, etc. Prior to joining RSA Legal Solutions, he has worked as a part of the well-known Law firm of Lakshmikumaran and Sridharan and Trilegal. Anshul Mittal worked as a Professor of Law in Symbiosis Law University for a couple of years which gives her leverage to analyse and interpret law in a better way. She has work extensively on the the GST Law and is well versed with the GSTN Portal.
Distinctive Strategies and Services that Set RSA Apart
RSAprovides services in relation to the advisory, litigation, compliance, due diligence, retainership, DGFT compliance, representations before various forums/ministry, seminars, and conducting workshops for the clients. It also undertakes matters related to anti-dumping. To provide the complete handholding and round the clock service, it has also started implanting workforce at client’s premises for their regular and specific requirements who work under the guidance and support of RSA Legal only. In this manner, the clients get full support anytime and anywhere since they have one person from the team who is always available with them at their office and at their disposal.
RSA Legal Solutions started with a team size of four people andhas now grown into a mid-size law firm having seventeen staff members who specialize in indirect taxes, customs, and foreign trade policy related matters. The line of work includes all facets of indirect taxes such as litigation, advisory, and compliance. RSA has a very dedicated client base, being a very client-focused firm. Utmost care is taken to provide the most workable solutions to the clients. To provide more practical and workable solutions and to guide its existing workforce, this year, the firm has included one retired Assistant Commissioner of the Central Excise Department, as a part of its team.
Future Perception of the Firm
The future of GST consultants is very bright in India. Though, GST law appears to be simpler than the laws in the erstwhile regime yet it has its own set of complicacies.
The firm aims to become a tier one law firm in India in the next ten years and is progressively moving in that direction. As of now, the firm has big known MNCs as its dedicated clientele. In a very short span of time, the firm has managed to get most of the big companies as its clients through its best services. Today, RSA has managed to build a good name in the country. It has reached a position where everybodyrecognizes RSA Legal Solutions as a good law firm in indirect taxes in India. The firm also aims to open other areas of practices like the direct tax, corporate laws etc. and will have PAN India presence in near future.
Source :-The 10 Most Prominent GST Consultants in 2018
