Biography
Harsha Vardhan Achari is a Chartered Accountant specialising in direct taxation, litigation support, audit, compliance, and financial reporting. He advises corporate clients, including manufacturing groups, on managing tax and compliance risks while operating within complex regulatory frameworks.
His work includes evaluating internal financial controls, conducting audits in accordance with applicable standards, and preparing financial reports for corporate clients. Alongside his audit and compliance responsibilities, Harsha provides direct tax advisory services and supports clients in adapting financial reporting and control processes to meet evolving regulatory and tax requirements.
His practice combines technical tax expertise with practical experience in compliance, financial reporting, and dispute support, helping clients strengthen governance frameworks while effectively managing tax exposure.
Year joined firm: 2024
His work includes evaluating internal financial controls, conducting audits in accordance with applicable standards, and preparing financial reports for corporate clients. Alongside his audit and compliance responsibilities, Harsha provides direct tax advisory services and supports clients in adapting financial reporting and control processes to meet evolving regulatory and tax requirements.
His practice combines technical tax expertise with practical experience in compliance, financial reporting, and dispute support, helping clients strengthen governance frameworks while effectively managing tax exposure.
Year joined firm: 2024
Recent Matter / Case Highlights
- Acted in an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal dispute concerning fees for technical services under the India-UAE Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement for a UAE oil and gas engineering company. Matter value: approximately USD 40.5 million.
- Acted on the strategic defence of multi-section capital gains tax exemptions in high-value faceless scrutiny proceedings. Matter value: approximately USD 12.6 million.
- Acted in a Tribunal defence concerning the characterisation of expenditure as capital versus revenue in nature. Matter value: approximately USD 4.1 million.
- Acted on a multi-year search and block assessment defence for a director of a construction group.
- Acted on a cross-border withholding tax dispute involving the preservation of TDS credit entitlement in India-China equipment supply transactions. Matter value: approximately USD 3 million.
Key Practice Areas
- Corporate tax
- Direct tax advisory
- Tax consulting
- Tax controversy management
- Dispute resolution
- Litigation support
- Pre-litigation advisory
- Audit support
- Financial reporting
- Tax compliance
- Internal financial controls
- Withholding tax advisory
- Corporate tax matters
- Faceless assessment proceedings
- Tax audits
Sector Expertise
- Industrials
- Technology and telecommunications
Education / Alumni
- Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Bar Admissions
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI),
Address:
Tel:+91 90 3024 4900
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Website:https://steadfastconsultants.in/sbc-team/ca-harsha-vardhan/
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India
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