Ranjith Pathiyil

Ranjith is a tax accountant and an international tax lawyer with over 15 years of experience. Ranjith has worked for tax consulting firms in the India and Middle East regions, specializing in foreign direct investment, corporate tax laws, international tax services (inbound & outbound advisory services), mergers and acquisitions (conceptualization & implementation), due diligence reviews and expatriate taxation.

Ranjith was previously involved in advising multinationals & domestic entities with inbound and outbound advisory services. He has also worked on consulting assignments focused on legal and business structuring (including analysis of incentives regimes, tax treaties etc.) for proposed investing entities. He has also worked on regular tax compliance assignments.

He has experience in advising multinational enterprise (MNEs) on business restructurings with conceptualization stage (green field and brown field projects) and tax due diligence reviews. He has worked on the implementation of tax effective business restructurings. He has dealt with the daily practical issues related to international corporate tax and business restructuring requirements. His specialization in international taxation allows him to gain experience on transfer pricing globally.

He has worked for sectors including engineering, procurement and construction (EPC,) infrastructure, strategic consulting, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, information technology/information technology enabled service (ITES), retail and telecom.

Ranjith has co-authored various articles on international tax. He was also previously a speaker on corporate tax topics in India. He has been actively involved in liaising with the officials at the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority and income tax authorities on a daily basis.

He is currently managing a portfolio of clients with diversified sectors under the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime and international corporate tax laws.