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GCC & Foreign Company Engagements

Incorporation, compliance, repatriation, and full-lifecycle mandates.

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Dividend Repatriation & Advisory
USD 70MTreaty rate

How We Helped a US IT Major Repatriate USD 70 Million in Reserves From Its Indian Subsidiary

A large IT company's Indian subsidiary had built up substantial reserves over years of strong local operations. The US parent wanted to bring that capital back, and asked us to work out the best way to do it. The client's internal finance and legal teams had looked at a few options but hadn't settled on one, since each route carried a different tax cost, a different timeline, and a different level of regulatory scrutiny. SMACAS was engaged to recommend the right structure and then execute the transaction end to end.

The dividend was distributed and remitted to the US parent at the correct treaty withholding rate, with every reserve, resolution, and filing properly documented. The transaction cleared the bank without delay, since the FEMA documentation was complete before the remittance was initiated.

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Full Lifecycle GCC Setup
Day 1 compliant6 compliance tracks

From Incorporation to Full Compliance — Setting Up and Running an Indian Subsidiary for a US Parent Company

A US-headquartered company decided to set up an Indian subsidiary to access local talent and operate closer to its customers in India. Like most first-time entrants, the parent company had no on-ground team, no understanding of Indian regulatory timelines, and no appetite to build an internal finance and compliance function from scratch. They needed a partner who could take the company from zero to fully operational, and then keep it running. SMACAS was engaged at the incorporation stage and has continued as the subsidiary's outsourced finance, compliance, and governance backbone since.

The subsidiary was operational and board-compliant from day one, with no gap between incorporation and functioning governance. Treasury flows are documented and audit-ready. Every statutory filing has an owner and a due date inside our tracker, and the client has not faced a single compliance notice since we took over. Most importantly, the US parent has a single point of accountability in India for finance and compliance, instead of juggling a registration agent, a part-time accountant, and a payroll vendor separately.

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WOS Incorporation & Full Statutory Compliance
3 jurisdictions7 compliance tracks

Guiding a UK Parent Company Through Indian Incorporation and Full Statutory Compliance

A UK-incorporated company, whose shareholders were based in South Africa, decided to enter India by setting up a wholly owned subsidiary. The ownership structure spanned three jurisdictions before the Indian entity even existed, and none of the decision-makers had operated in India before. They needed a partner who could incorporate the entity correctly against that structure and then run every statutory function on the ground, while explaining each step along the way rather than simply executing silently. SMACAS was engaged from incorporation and has continued as the entity's compliance, payroll, and tax function since.

The subsidiary was incorporated with an accurate reflection of its full ownership chain from day one. Payroll, GST, TDS, PF, and ESI now run on a fixed monthly cycle with no missed deadlines. State level labour licences are in place ahead of any inspection risk, and the entity's transfer pricing position is documented annually rather than assembled reactively. The UK board now has a single, accountable partner in India who explains the compliance landscape as it evolves, instead of a set of disconnected local vendors.

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Tax Notice Cases

Tax Notices for Startups

How we resolved income tax, GST, and TDS notices for early-stage and funded startups across Hyderabad and India.

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Tax Notices for GCC & Foreign Companies

How we resolved income tax, TDS, and transfer pricing notices for Global Capability Centres and foreign-owned entities operating in India.

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Tax Notices for NRIs

How we resolved income tax notices, FEMA demands, and reassessment proceedings for Non-Resident Indians with assets and income in India.

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Tax Notices for Individuals

How we resolved income tax notices for salaried employees, freelancers, business owners, and investors across Hyderabad.

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Other Remarkable Case Studies

Complex, high-stakes, and unusual tax notice matters - including search & seizure, undisclosed income, and multi-year reassessments handled by SMACAS.

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