Himanshu Relan

Himanshu Relan has more than 14 years of experience in Indian indirect taxes/GST and in advising multi-national and domestic clients in a cross-section of industries on various indirect tax/GST tax matters for mitigating tax exposures and ensuring compliance. Prior to joining Nangia Andersen India Pvt. Ltd., Himanshu worked for EY.

Apart from his rich experience in Indian indirect tax laws (service tax, excise duty, central sales tax, VAT, entry tax), he has been involved in GST implementation and post implementation handling of clients in various industries including healthcare, software, e-commerce, pharmaceutical, retail, oil and gas, travel, and hospitality. His key competencies include structuring of EPC contracts, providing litigation support, representing clients before various Judicial levels, advising clients on issues under Foreign Trade Policy, setting-up of SEZ units, managing complex tax refund/rebate matters for various BPOs/ EOUs/exporters, and carrying out anti-profiteering reviews and issuance of certificates.

Himanshu also played a key role in preparation and filing of various representations before governmental bodies related to the issues faced by oil and gas companies and has represented clients for the same. He was also involved in providing technical inputs for conceptualization and creation of GST software for simplification and automation of GST compliance processes.

He has been imparting several trainings and lectures at corporations, making them aware of various indirect tax risks and opportunities specific to their business models and bringing about indirect tax efficiencies.