Preetha Mahadevan, Advocate

Name: Preetha Mahadevan, Advocate

Company: (Advocate)

Qualification: LL.B / Advocate

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Member Since: 15 Jun 2020 | Total Posts: 2

"Experienced Attorney with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. Skilled in Indirect Taxation Litigation and Advisory, GST Impact Study and Legal Research. Strong professional graduated from New York University School of Law."

Education

Preetha has completed her B.A.L., LLB. from Bangalore University (2011) and LLM. from New York University School of Law (2014) and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law from NLSIU, Bangalore (2019)

Job Experience

Preetha has advised and represented several leading corporate houses, PSUs and Fortune 500 companies on indirect tax issues and her experience of over 9 years includes- - Drafting responses to Show Cause Notices, Appeals to Tribunals and High Courts & Supreme Court, Writ Petitions, SLP to Supreme Court on issues relating to Sales Tax, VAT, Central Excise, CENVAT, Service Tax, GST, and Customs. - Representing clients in various fora including the High Court of Karnataka, CESTAT, KAT and quasi-judicial authorities. - Providing legal opinions under state and central indirect taxation laws and under GST, relating to taxability, exemptions, credit eligibility etc. and undertaking classification of goods under HSN. - Advising clients on transition to GST and on the implications of GST laws on their business operations. Preetha also has experience in advising clients on the implementation of VAT in the GCC States including the UAE, KSA and Bahrain. Previously, she was associated with Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys for 6 years.

Job Skills

Indirect Tax advisory & litigation services.

Latest Posts by Preetha Mahadevan, Advocate

Credit of CVD & SAD paid post 01.07.2017 under Advance Authorisation Scheme-Importers left remediless

June 29, 2020 1866 Views 0 comment Print

The GST Policy Wing has vide its Letter dated 22.06.2020 issued its comments on Writ Petitions relating to Transitional Provisions. On the specific issue of credit of CVD and SAD paid on non-fulfilment of export obligations in Advance Authorisation Schemes which was the subject matter of my article last week, the comments of the Policy […]

Credit of CVD & SAD paid post 01.07.2017 under Advance Authorisation Scheme-Importers left remediless

June 23, 2020 19317 Views 1 comment Print

Credit of CVD & SAD paid post 01.07.2017 under Advance Authorisation Scheme-Importers left remediless Importers under the Advance Authorization Schemes which commenced before the implementation of GST and concluded post the implementation of GST face an unique transition issue. Upon payment of duties along with interest at the time of closure of license post 01.07.2017, […]