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Overview
Manoj Mehta & Co (MMC) is a professional organisation providing a gamut of corporate and legal services to a diverse
clientele. Our philosophy is to understand the needs of the client and provide appropriate optimal solutions promptly
and efficiently.

Our team of ethical professionals aspires to leverage research and knowledge to render their function in an efficient
and competent manner. We transform the profession of accounting and consulting into a science through meticulous
employment of knowledge and research targeted to obtain the most appropriate and effective solution for the client.

We focus on niche practice areas where significant effort, knowledge, research and application are obligatory in value
terms. We exploit state of the art technology, electronic equipment and fully automated systems and procedures to
extract an optimal balance of time and efficiency.

Our professional cohort includes senior consultants, junior consultants & assistants, paralegals having academic and
specialist qualifications from the accounting, legal, management, financial and information systems & technology
disciplines with exhaustive hands on skill sets.

“Quality of Services” ..... we take pride in the fact that MMC has been awarded the "Peer Review Certificate" by
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Peer Review is a verification process, conducted by another senior
professional firm, of the systems & processes of any firm to determine its quality and efficiency with regard to: (a)
compliance of Technical, Professional & Ethical Standards & Norms; (b) Quality of Reporting; (c) Staff Training; (d)
Office infrastructure; and (e) have in place proper systems, procedures & documentation to demonstrate the quality
of auditing, consulting and attestation services.

Our practice areas are broadly divided into domestic and international categories which are further elaborated into
specific functional areas.

Practice Areas – Domestic

Taxation (direct, indirect)
 Tax registrations, compliances, representations, assessments, tax litigations and special skill-sets on corporate
taxation vis-à-vis Income tax and GST (Goods & Service Tax);
 Advising, planning & structuring on complex issues and optimising vis-a-vis the tax regulatory framework;
 Tax structuring & optimisation in case of mergers, acquisitions, demergers, joint ventures, slump sale;
 Consulting, analysis & suggesting action plan for transfer pricing study, DTAA structuring, end-to-end structuring
with regard to regulations & norms prescribed under POEM, GAAR, BEPS-OECD, AML-FATF.
 GCC Vat – implementation of Vat Laws, registrations, filing returns, representations with federal authorities,
including planning, business restructuring for GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries like UAE, Bahrain, Oman.

Valuations
 Valuations of shares, valuation of business or industrial undertaking, valuation of real estate;
 Valuations required for mergers-demergers, acquisitions, joint ventures;
 Valuations for funding proposals including private equity, start-up, angel or seed funding, venture funding;
 Valuations of IPR or intangibles like brands, licenses, knowhow, patents, sports or media celebrities;
 Valuations in lieu of statutory stipulations under Tax Laws, FEMA (inbound or outbound investments) Laws

Due Diligence
 Due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, demergers, collaborations, joint ventures, sale of undertaking, sale of
business, financial due diligence, statutory or legal compliance due diligence;
 Verifying the efficacy of Corporate Policies, Business Policies, Operational Policies, Financial Policies, Risk
Policies and with respect of financial entities, due diligence review vis-à-vis AML-CFT (anti money laundering),
FATF (financial action task force), KYC (CDD-EDD) Policies.

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Corporate Laws
(Private-Public Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships, Non-profit (Sec. 8) Company, Producer Companies)
 Routine incorporations, compliances, amendments, representations, with regard to Registrar of Companies (ROC)
under the MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs), corporate litigation for statutory violations, management disputes,
minority oppression;
 Conversions – Private to Publics or Company to LLP and vice-versa, strike-off or winding-up of body corporates
including liquidation or insolvency matters;
 Advising & planning of corporate mergers, acquisitions, de-mergers, spin-offs or hive-offs, collaborations, joint
ventures;
 Consulting & compliances on SEBI laws, Stock Exchange regulations, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Laws & Foreign
Exchange Control (FEMA) Laws;

Audit & Assurance

 Statutory audits, internal audits, bank audits, excise audits, financial audits, investigation & forensic audits, tax
audits, risk assessments, systems audits & internal controls review; special purpose audits for merger, demerger
or acquisitions. Advising 7 drafting SOP’s (standard operating procedures);
 Risk assessments, resource optimisation, cost centre analysis, corporate governance review,
 Advising, interpreting, impact analysis, remeasurements, conversions and audit reporting vis-à-vis:
 IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards);
 Ind-AS (Indian Accounting Standards);
 GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles);
 IFRIC (International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee) norms;
 ISA (International Standards on Auditing) norms & SOX review.

Corporate, Investment Banking, Financial

 Corporate, financial or capital re-structuring, debt financing, private equity or venture capital funding, debenture or
securities placements;
 Investment banking consulting, advising & structuring for mergers, acquisitions, full or partial stake dilution or
cashing out proposals;
 Consulting, planning and assistance to foreign companies/businesses on FDI (foreign direct investment into India)
Policy for investing or setting-up business in India, and Indian companies/businesses on ODI (overseas direct
investment) Policy for investing or setting-up business in foreign countries.

Blockchain
 Conceptualise, analyse and advise clients to formulate blockchain strategies and its implementation at the
corporate level or in specified areas or processes;
 Audit of smart contracts, crowd funding, tokenising assets and fintech applications;
 End-to-end solutions on strategies for crypto currency business, consulting and setting-up of various crypto
businesses like Crypto Exchange, Crypto Wallets, ICO / STO, Crypto Funding etc.
 Advising & setting-up of Crypto Business, selection of Crypto friendly Offshore Jurisdictions, Licensing Policies,
Costs and Structuring vis-à-vis taxation and regulatory environment.

Practise Areas – International

Offshore, Mid-shore, Onshore Companies

 Incorporations of company, liaison office or RO, branch, freezone company, limited liability company, limited
partnership, trust for asset protection or inheritance planning and other optimal offshore vehicles.
 Advising on the optimal business or investment offshore structure for retail or wholesale trading, manufacturing,
asset protection, family inheritance, finance or investment entity, service provider, ecommerce business, IT
business.
 Planning & assisting on annual offshore statutory compliances like accounting, audit & filings, renewal of licenses
& residence permits, amendments to constitution and reporting on any lacunae.

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Foreign Investments (inbound, outbound)

 Advising on FDI (foreign direct investment into India) Policy including planning, incorporations, statutory
compliances, representations with regulatory authorities, optimal structuring & hand holding, of foreign
companies/businesses, to register a suitable entity & set-up business in India.
 Advising on ODI (overseas direct investment) Policy including planning, offshore incorporations, statutory
compliances, representations with overseas regulatory authorities, optimal structuring & hand holding, of Indian
companies/businesses, to register a suitable entity & set-up business overseas.
 Advising & implementing entry/exit strategies, regulatory framework & compliances, tax optimisation and
structuring vis-à-vis DTAA interpretations & cross border international regulations.

Cross Border Structuring

 Advising and setting-up offshore vehicles in a tax neutral or non-tax neutral jurisdictions, selection of the country
or jurisdiction, type of offshore vehicle vis-à-vis the process, documentation & costs, and bank account set-up;
 Consulting and cross border structuring for the most optimal offshore vehicle vis-à-vis international taxation,
company regulations, regulatory environment and any specific compliances.
 Structuring – Analysis with regard to domestic and international norms and promulgations for Economic
Substance, OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development), BEPS (Base Erosion & Profit
Sharing), AML-CFT (Anti Money Laundering), FATF (Financial Action Task Force), GAAR (Anti-avoidance Rules),
DTAA (double taxation avoidance agreements), Transfer Pricing & Safe Harbour Rules, POEM (place of effective
management) rules, PE (permanent establishment) norms;
 Advising & drafting Transfer Pricing documentation, drafting of MAP (mutual agreement process) or APA (advance
pricing agreement), assistance in establishing Economic Substance, obtaining tax residence and establishing a
PE in offshore jurisdiction including management, business operations & banking analysis.

Client Matrix
Client Categories
 Listed, Unlisted Companies
 Public, Private Companies
 Venture Capital Funds, REIT’s, Banks, NBFC’s
 Overseas or Indian Subsidiaries
 Limited Liability Partnerships, Firms
 Non-profit & Producer Companies
 NGO’s, Trusts, Societies
 HNI’s, NRI’s, Foreign Nationals
 MNC’s, Branch, RO, JV of Overseas Promoters
 Offshore SPV’s, Branch, RO of Indian Promoters
 Semi Govt. Organisations, Local Authority

Industry Segments
 Textile, Garments & Fashion Wear  Entertainment, Films, TV Shows, Online & Mobile
 Furniture & Home Décor Audio-Video Content
 Steel, Metals, Aluminium Profiles, Mining  Food & Beverages, Confectionery, Fast Food
 Industrial Chemicals & Lab Chemicals Chain
 Pharmaceuticals, Bulk Intermediaries, API,  Logistics, Domestic & Overseas Warehousing,
Formulations, Herbals Supply-Chain
 Healthcare & Health Tourism, Hospital, Health,  NBFC, Investment & Merchant Banker, Venture
Health Insurance, Supplements Capital
 Hotels, Resorts & Hospitality  Capital Markets, Equity/Commodity Brokers,
 Electrical & Electronics, Hardware, Switchgears, Traders
Led Lighting  Agricultural Commodities, Plantations, Dry Fruits,
 Information Technology, Software, Mobile Apps, Herbals
Cloud Computing, Blockchain  Event Management, Trade & Consumer Fairs,
 Ecommerce, Online Portals, Retailers Promotion Events
 Studded Jewellery, Gold & Diamond Polishing  Education, School, College, Coaching Institutes,
 Construction, Real Estate Development, Online Courses
Commercial, Malls  Research & Development, Labs, Centres
 Travel & Tourism, Holiday & Business, Tradefair  Crypto Trading, Exchange, Wallet Hiring
Tours

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