Sales High
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KARTHIK RANGANATHAN
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New Jersey, New Jersey 08854
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BAR STATUS
Plan to sit for the New York State Bar Examination, July 2011
Member, Madras High Court Advocates' Association, Chennai, India, March
2005
Member, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, Chennai, India,
September 2004
Education
New York University School of Law, New York, NY
LL.M. in International Taxation, May 2011
JSS Law College, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
BAL LLB (Bachelor of Academic Laws and Bachelor of Laws), May 2004
Rank: 6 and 7 out of 600 students in the University in BAL and LLB -
Top 1% of University
4 out of 98 students in class - Top 5% of class
Honors: Second, National ICSI (Institute of Company Secretaries of
India) moot court competition
Activities: President, Moot Court Society
Presented seminar on 'Independent Directors' at Students' National
Conference conducted by ICSI
Legal Experience
KPMG, Chennai, India
Senior, November 2009 - May 2010
Appeared and assisted senior colleagues before the income tax tribunal and
tax authorities. Filed submissions before tax authorities. Liaised between
clients and authorities on assessment proceedings. Coordinated in filing
writ petitions before High Court. Prepared and filed corporate tax returns.
Advised clients on international tax issues such as cross border taxation,
withholding taxation, permanent establishment, Double Taxation Avoidance
Agreements, transfer pricing, etc. Advised and computed corporate taxes for
clients considering tax benefits available to them. Advised on transfer of
assets from companies to trusts and LLPs. Prepared several tax audit
reports on tax provisioning while preparing final accounts for multi
national companies. Prepared tax computation memorandums for Audit clients.
Ernst and Young, Chennai, India
Consultant, July 2007 - September 2009
Computed income tax and other taxes, provident fund contribution and
prepared tax returns for U.S. expatriates working in India. Prepared
submissions, appeals, writs, etc before various forums on central excise,
customs, service tax and value added tax issues. Advised clients on
indirect tax and regulatory implications on setting up of new companies,
suggested various business models for domestic and international sales.
Conducted due diligence on takeovers and mergers.
The Honorable Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, Madras High Court, Chennai, India
Advocate, January 2005 - July 2007
Drafted pleadings and other submissions before the High Court and other
courts. Appeared before High Court for matters relating to writ
jurisdiction, indirect tax laws, corporate laws, civil laws and arbitration
laws. Appeared before arbitral proceedings representing the Union
Government of India. Vetted and drafted various property related documents.
Provided various legal opinions.
Holla and Holla, Patil and Nettar, Advocates, Bangalore, India
Legal Intern, January 2003- February 2003
Attended Bangalore High Court and arbitral proceedings and involved in
legal research.
Additional Information
Professional Association: Company Secretary, ICSI, Chennai, India, March
2008
Other Association: Student Member, Institute of Cost and Works
Accountants of India, Chennai, India
Publications: Three articles on tax laws published in KPMG Flash
News & Students' Chartered Accountant Magazine
Arguments placed before the Madras (Chennai)
High Court reported in two renowned law journals
Seminar presented at ICSI Students' National Conference
published as booklet
Other activities: Participated in six national moot court
competitions conducted by prestigious organizations
Judged several national moot court competitions conducted by
ICSI
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