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Biography
Jaswanth Raju Pedada advises clients on indirect taxation, compliance, and related advisory services, with a primary focus on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and other indirect tax legislation. His practice encompasses tax strategy, compliance audits, litigation support, and regulatory advisory work, helping organisations manage their indirect tax obligations while maintaining compliance with evolving legal requirements.
He regularly assists clients with GST assessments, input tax credit reconciliations, and indirect tax structuring matters. Jaswanth also advises on the indirect tax treatment of cross-border transactions and represents clients before tax authorities in disputes and assessment proceedings. Through ongoing monitoring of legislative developments, he provides forward-looking tax planning advice designed to minimise tax exposure and support effective compliance management.
Year joined firm: 2023
He regularly assists clients with GST assessments, input tax credit reconciliations, and indirect tax structuring matters. Jaswanth also advises on the indirect tax treatment of cross-border transactions and represents clients before tax authorities in disputes and assessment proceedings. Through ongoing monitoring of legislative developments, he provides forward-looking tax planning advice designed to minimise tax exposure and support effective compliance management.
Year joined firm: 2023
Recent Matter / Case Highlights
- Acted on a comprehensive GST departmental audit resolution for a multinational consumer electronics company, successfully closing multiple issues across four financial years. Matter value: approximately USD 76.29 million.
- Acted on the defence of a multi-issue GST show cause notice for an SEZ software development centre involving foreign exchange gain taxability and reverse-charge exposure. Matter value: approximately USD 41.36 million.
- Acted on GST export refund litigation concerning cross-border netting of receivables and payables. Matter value: approximately USD 9.6 million.
- Acted on a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation defence involving a global electronics manufacturing supply chain.
- Managed pan-India GST compliance and SAP-integrated return governance for India’s largest television trader, with aggregate annual GST turnover of approximately USD 360 million.
Key Practice Areas
- Indirect tax
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Tax advisory
- Tax consulting
- Tax controversy management
- Dispute resolution
- Audit defence
- Audit support
- Litigation support
- Supply chain taxation
- Compliance management
- GST assessments
- Input tax credit reconciliation
- Cross-border transaction advisory
Sector Expertise
- Consumer goods and services
- Industrials
- Technology and telecommunications
Education / Alumni
- Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Bar Admissions
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
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Website:https://steadfastconsultants.in/sbc-team/ca-jaswanth-raju/
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India
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