Rajat Chawla
Rajat is the Chief Business Officer and Senior Director at J P Chawla & Co. LLP
areas of expertise
- Compliance of Indirect Taxes in Goods and Service Tax
- Compliance of Indirect Taxes in VAT
- Compliance of Indirect Taxes in Service tax.
education
- B.com
- M.com
He is functionally responsible for Business Development. Operationally, he also leads Business Intelligence, Audit & Assurance, Regulatory, Corporate law and Indirect Tax engagements in the firm. He is also responsible for leading the Technology domains of the firm.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant in India and a Bachelor of Commerce (honours) from Delhi University. in addition to that, he is also a Certified Public Accountant from CPA Australia, he is also an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, he also holds Certified Public Accountant certificate from Delaware state board of Accountancy, USA and is also a Certified Information System Auditor (C.I.S.A) and a Member of Information System Audit and Control Association, USA. In past, he has worked and trained with one of the big fours, Deloitte.
He is a member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants. He is also a member of Income tax appellate bar association and sales tax bar association. He is also a member of the International Fiscal Association.
He has an 18+ years of experience in the field of Corporate law, Foreign exchange laws (FEMA/ RBI), Audit & Assurance, Accounting GAAP advisory, Indirect taxes (now GST), Transaction advisory and technology specializing, in International business advisory, cross border taxation, Co-sourcing, outsourcing and off-shoring, valuations, assurance, corporate legal matters, mergers and acquisitions, management consultancy & Information system audit and security.
His expertise includes working with a cross-section of industries including Electricity distribution, Renewal energy, Power generation, Power trading, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Fast-moving consumer goods, information technology, advertising & media, publishing & printing, Aviation, MRO, Media, Banking & Finance, Microfinance, Infrastructure, Medical, Dentistry, real estate, e-commerce, Oil & Gas, and automobile sector. He is also a regular speaker and writer for various professional forums, books and journals.
publications
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Implications of 56th GST Council Meeting “Three-Tier” Slab on India’s Tax Regime
The Indian tax system underwent a major transformation on September 3, 2025, when the 56th GST Council Meeting introduced sweeping reforms. The GST Council, chaired by the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman announced recommendations relating to changes in GST rates, providing relief to individuals, the common man, the aspirational middle
5 September 2025 -
The Supreme Court Declares Hyatt’s PE in India: Risk Implications for Foreign GCCs
For multinational companies operating Global Capability Centres (GCCS) in India, intensified scrutiny is the new name of the game. In a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court (SC) of India involving Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd; the court came heavily in favour of the Department of Income Tax. In its judgment, the Court laid down
11 August 2025 -
Gameskraft vs. GST: A ₹21,000 Crore Case That Could Reshape India’s Online Gaming Landscape
In September 2022, Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) issued a tax notice to Gameskraft, an online gaming firm headquartered in Bangalore. Gameskraft challenges Rs. 21,000 crores show cause notice before High Court of Karnataka and HC quashed the notice. However, Revenue (Union of India) escalated the matter into a Supreme Court
1 July 2025
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