Practice 06 · Ask before · Cross-border Transactions

Where small errors become expensive. Every position written down.

Cross-border tax structuring, DTAA analysis, withholding-tax certifications, transfer pricing and taxation of non-residents under the Income-tax Act, 2025.

International TaxPage reviewed October 2026
Who it is for
Indian companies with foreign operations, NRIs and foreign nationals with India income, multinationals with related-party transactions.
Cycle
Certifications same day to 3 days; TP study 4 to 6 weeks; advisory case by case.
You receive
Written tax memos, certifications with reasoning, TP studies and documentation.
01 · DefinitionWhat it is

A quiet, document-first practice. Every non-routine position is written down before it is taken, every certificate carries its reasoning, every transfer-pricing file traces back to real comparables.

02 · TriggerWhen to consider it
  • A remittance abroad that needs a certificate this week.
  • A related-party transaction with a foreign group company.
  • An NRI or foreign national with India income and three different answers on how it is taxed.
  • A notice that questions a position nobody documented.
03 · RiskWhat goes wrong without it

A position that was never written down cannot be defended. Withholding applied at the wrong rate becomes the payer’s liability; a transfer-pricing file cloned from a template fails at the first scrutiny.

04 · MethodHow we do it
  1. DTAADecision-tree analysis for foreign remittances: residence article, beneficial ownership, MFN clause where applicable, TRC requirements. A written memo your CFO can hand to the assurance team or the tax authority.
  2. CertificationsWithholding-tax certificates for outbound remittances under the Income-tax Act, 2025, with the analysis documented, same day to three days.
  3. Transfer pricingStudy and documentation on real comparables and your actual transaction profile: benchmarking, master file, local file, CbCR where applicable.
  4. Non-residentsWhat is taxable, repatriation routes (NRO, NRE, FCNR), surcharge and cess interplay, worked alongside the FEMA team so the tax and regulatory answers match.
05 · OutputWhat you receive
  • Tax memo for every non-routine position.
  • Certifications with reasoning attached.
  • Transfer-pricing study and documentation.
  • One cross-border file where tax and FEMA agree.
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Questions

Asked before the first call.

How fast can you issue a withholding certificate?

Same day where the documents are complete; up to three days where a treaty position needs a memo.

Is your work updated for the Income-tax Act, 2025?

Yes. All advisory reflects the new code, not legacy section numbers.

Do you do transfer pricing for small groups?

Yes. A two-entity group with one related-party transaction still needs a defensible file; it is simply a shorter one.

What about FEMA?

It sits in the same practice. See Cross-border Transactions, FEMA.

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