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ARUN KUMAR AGARWAL

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Indirect Tax

Arun Agarwal is a science graduate and a practicing Chartered Accountant. His articles and technical papers on these subjects regularly appear in the journals and magazines published by various professional associations and bodies including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (the ICAI). The author frequently appears on the electronic media to discuss on related topics.

Educational Qualification	:	B.SC. FCA.
Area of Specialization	:	Indirect Taxation. especially VAT, Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax
Position in the firm	:	Partner in Charge - Indirect Tax Division.
Other position held	:		Co-Chairman of Indirect Tax Committee of Bharat Chamber of Commerce, and Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce.
			Faculty Member – Indirect Taxation in the Board of Studies.
			Resource Person in Technical Directorate - ICAI.
			Regional Advisory Committee on Service Tax – Nominee of ICAI – 1999-2000 & 2005-2006.
			Member, Customs, Excise & Gold Control Bar Association, Kolkata.
			Director, ARS Management Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.

Position held in the past	:		EIRC, ICAI – Served Fiscal Laws Committee, Research & Publication Committee, Board of Studies Committee and Committee on Trade Laws & WTO as a Member & Convener of Indirect-Taxes Study Group.
			Expert Committee of Excise, Govt. of WB – Nominee of ICAI – 1999-2000.

Professional Achievement	:		Authored first book on VAT in West Bengal titled as “Commentary on West Bengal Value Added Tax”.
			Authored another book on VAT titled “Practice & Procedures in VAT".
			Authored first book on WB VAT Audit titled “Practical Guide To West Bengal VAT Audit”
			As a consultant he has served a wide range of Government and Non-Government Corporate Organizations, both in Industrial & Service Sectors of India.
			Regular Speaker on Central Excise, Customs, VAT & Service Tax in various forums and seminars.
			Regular Corporate Trainer on the related subjects, both in Private & Public Sectors.
			Presented complete paper on Indirect Taxation for Members Ready Referencer, 1999-2000 to 2002-03 published by Eastern India Regional Council and that published by the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
			Conducted training programme for Central Excise officers on EA-2000 Audit.
			Visiting Faculty in St. Xaviers’ College, Kolkata.

E-Mail ID	:	arun@knjainco.com