Direct Tax Compliance
End-to-end corporate income-tax compliance for multinational group entities — returns, advance tax and interest workings u/s 234A/B/C.
✦ Chartered Accountant · ICAI
Shraddha Lath Jain
Bringing precision to India's direct-tax landscape — cross-border withholding, transfer pricing & corporate compliance for multinational businesses.
- Direct Tax
- Withholding Tax & DTAA
- Transfer Pricing
01 — About
Clarity inside
complexity.
I'm a Chartered Accountant with six-plus years in Indian direct tax, corporate tax compliance and statutory audit — currently a Senior Tax Analyst at Searce Inc, working within a multinational setup alongside global finance, legal and business teams.
My practice spans withholding tax on cross-border payments, DTAA application, transfer-pricing documentation, foreign tax credit, advance-tax computation and income-tax assessments. From leading litigation support at a listed conglomerate to streamlining compliance for multinational group entities, my focus stays constant: accurate filings, mitigated risk and processes that simply work.
02 — Experience
A track record,
file by file.
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Feb 2025 — Present Pune, India
Senior Tax Analyst
Searce Inc · AI-native global tech consultancy
- Handling end-to-end Indian corporate income-tax compliance for multiple multinational group entities.
- Managing Indian withholding tax on cross-border payments — Form 15CA/15CB, TRC, Form 10F and DTAA application.
- Preparing transfer-pricing documentation: Form 3CEB, Master File (Form 3CEAA) and Form 3CEAB with external consultants.
- Filing Form 67 for foreign tax credit and Form 13 lower/nil-withholding certificates to optimise cash flows.
- Managing TDS compliance, reconciliations and returns including payroll-related taxes.
- Supporting tax audits, income-tax notices, refund follow-ups and closure of pending demands.
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Nov 2022 — Oct 2024 Ludhiana, Punjab
Functional Lead — Direct Tax Litigation
Trident Group India · Listed conglomerate
- Led Indian direct-tax compliance and litigation support for a listed group, including post-search proceedings and regulatory responses.
- Managed income-tax returns, advance-tax computation and interest workings under sections 234A/B/C.
- Handled assessments, rectifications, refunds and grievance proceedings with tax authorities.
- Drafted and filed appeals before CIT(A); managed tax-risk mitigation and senior-management support.
- Evaluated Indian tax implications of promoter investments in AIFs, REITs and InvITs.
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Sep 2019 — Oct 2022 New Delhi, India
Article Trainee
Lodha & Co. · Premier chartered accountancy firm
- Completed the CA articleship building foundations in statutory audit and assurance engagements.
- Assisted corporate tax compliance and direct-tax advisory assignments for a diverse client base.
03 — Expertise
What I do,
done properly.
Cross-Border Withholding Tax
Forms 15CA/15CB, TRC and Form 10F with rigorous DTAA application on foreign remittances and related income-tax analysis.
Transfer Pricing
Preparation and filing of Form 3CEB, Master File (Form 3CEAA) and Form 3CEAB in coordination with external consultants.
Litigation & Appeals
Assessments, rectifications and grievance proceedings; drafting and filing appeals before CIT(A), including post-search defence.
Foreign Tax Credit & Certificates
Form 67 foreign-tax-credit claims and Form 13 lower/nil-withholding certificates that keep cross-border cash flows efficient.
Audit & TDS Management
Supporting statutory and tax audits; TDS reconciliations, returns and payroll taxes; notice handling and demand closures.
04 — Education
Grounded in
rigour.
Chartered Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Accounting & finance, taxation and financial analysis — through one of India's most demanding professional programmes, including a three-year articleship at Lodha & Co., New Delhi.
B.Com (Hons.)
Gargi College, University of Delhi
Finance specialisation, completed with a 7.59 CGPA while pursuing the CA qualification concurrently.
ICSE — Class XII
St. Mary's Mount Carmel School, Gorakhpur
Scored 95% and stood second ranker in school — an early habit of precision that still shows up in every filing.
Professional development — LinkedIn Learning
- Excel 2016: Advanced Formulas & Functions
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- The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
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- Strategies for Outlearning the Competition
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- The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do
- Learning Java
05 — Achievements
Moments that
matter.
Qualified Chartered Accountant
Cleared the CA examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India — among the country's most rigorous professional qualifications — completing articleship at a premier New Delhi firm.
Led Tax Function at a Listed Group
Functionally led direct-tax compliance and litigation — including post-search proceedings and CIT(A) appeals — at Trident Group India.
School Second Ranker — 95%
Ranked second in school at the ICSE Class XII examinations with a score of 95% at St. Mary's Mount Carmel School, Gorakhpur.
Multinational Tax Practice
Trusted with end-to-end tax compliance for multiple multinational group entities at Searce Inc — collaborating across global finance, legal and business teams.
06 — Contact
Let's build something
audit-proof.
The best way to reach Shraddha is on LinkedIn — for professional conversations, collaborations or opportunities in direct tax.
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