Tuhin Chaturvedi

Job title
Partner – Tax Services
Office Location
RSM Kuwait
Areas of focus
Tax Consulting

BIOGRAPHY

Tuhin Chaturvedi is a Tax Partner with RSM Kuwait. He holds an MSc with Distinction in Professional Accountancy from the University of London, UK and is a Fellow of the ICAI and an Associate of the ICAEW. Tuhin brings more than 30 years of progressively responsible, international post-qualification experience to assist his clients in resolving their Kuwait & wider MENA tax matters. In addition, Tuhin has lived and worked in Canada, India, Indonesia, Oman, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates and has travelled globally.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • MSc with Distinction in Professional Accountancy from the University of London, UK
  • Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
  • In-Depth Tax Course of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
  • B. Com. (Hons.) – University of Delhi

SOLUTIONS

  • Reviewing draft tenders and contracts and advising clients of the tax implications and the impact on pricing.
  • Advising clients on choice of entity keeping in view Kuwait’s network of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs).
  • Reviewing tax declarations, ensuring that all available benefits have been claimed and discussing potentially contentious filing positions with clients.
  • Leading client’s inspections by the Kuwait Tax Authorities (KTA) and discussing contentious filing positions with them.
  • Concluding these tax inspections with the aim of obtaining the most favourable assessments for clients.
  • Assisting clients with obtaining the release of their retentions and various tax clearance certificates from the KTA.

SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

  • Detailed discussions on tax controversies with the revenue authorities of several countries and ongoing engagement with the KTA.
  • Preparation and submission to the Kuwait Banking Association (KBA) of a report on how banks should be treated for VAT purposes in Kuwait.
  • Implementing a global system of charging amounts to client entities based on their real-time use of intellectual property.
  • Overseeing the tax affairs of numerous entities over wide geographical areas and reporting on these matters to management.