Hemen Asher
Partner Direct Tax
Background
- Hemen is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a key member of the BSC Family focussing mainly on the Financial Services - Tax and Regulatory practice.
- Adept at helping his clients relate their business strategies to the tax & regulatory environment, Hemen puts to use his work experience of more than 23 years, towards tax planning & transaction structuring, both inbound & outbound.
- He has wide-ranging corporate work experience, having extensively worked in Big 4 firms like PwC and EY for over 19 years. Additionally, he has had two short stints, one with a law firm and one where he had his own practice.
Skills
Hemen specializes in providing services to Fund entities and their SPVs and inter-alia focuses on the following key areas of expertise:
- Tax and regulatory advisory and representation
- International Taxation
- FEMA matters
- Corporate finance &
- Transaction advisory & structuring
Professional experience
- Hemen represents his clientele before various income-tax authorities including the CIT(A) and has briefed senior counsels on matters before the High Court and the Supreme Court.
- Given the wide-ranging work experience & interactions on various issues including complex situations during his versatile career so far, Hemen is able to add value to his clients across a wide spectrum, be it PE / VC / RE / Start ups / Angel investors, NBFC (including HFC), etc .
- He has also worked with SEBI and IVCA on various policy matters, including tax and regulatory reforms.