Piyush Bafna

"𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 | 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 | 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝘅 & 𝗧𝗣 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 | 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 | 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 – 𝗣𝗶𝘆𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗳𝗻𝗮 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 I'm a 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 with over 10 years of experience in Income Tax Litigation, advising and representing clients from assessment through to appellate stages including ITAT, CIT(A), and DRP. As the founder of 𝗠/𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝘆𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗳𝗻𝗮 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, a Pune-based firm serving clients across India, I help taxpayers including corporates and multinationals navigate India's complex tax regime through 𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 that support long-term business growth and risk management. My advisory spans 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅 and niche representation under the 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄, assisting businesses in resolving complex cross-border and domestic tax challenges. I regularly appear before tax authorities across India’s major cities. My argued matters are frequently published in reputed tax journals such as Taxmann, Taxsutra, Taxmanagementindia and ITD etc.. In addition to practice, I contribute regularly to 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 on platforms like Taxmann.com, itatonline.org, Taxguru, Taxsutra and linkedin — where I share insights on evolving tax and regulatory issues and make technical tax concepts accessible to a wider audience. I’m also a 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 member for ICAI’s 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗔𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅. I am a co-author of the ICAIs technical publication on ‘𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 & 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 -𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆’. Outside the courtroom and conference room, I’m an avid reader of diverse subjects—ranging from constitutional law, biographies, philosophy, spirituality, science, to arts. I’m passionate about Indian Classical Music and love learning new languages. 📬 I’m always happy to connect—whether it's to collaborate, consult, or share insights. Reach out at piyush@piyushbafna.com."