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About Sujjain Talwar

Sujjain Talwar is a qualified Solicitor in India and England and Wales, has over 16 years of experience as a Corporate & Infrastructure lawyer and has worked extensively on private sector participation initiatives in various infrastructure sectors in India and internationally. Sujjain spent eight years in London. Now a partner at Economic Laws Practice (ELP) in India, Sujjain heads up the Corporate & Infrastructure team. Sujjain also serves on the Board of Directors of several Infrastructure companies in India, where he mainly represents the interests of the foreign investors. He provides guidance and focus to the infrastructure, project finance and corporate practice groups. Sujjain has, in the past, worked with Craword Bayley & Co., Mumbai, and Pinsent Masons (then known as Masons Solicitors), United Kingdom. To contact Sujjain, please email sujjaintalwar@elp-in.com or phone +91 9821131122.
23Jun2010

Levy of VAT on Sale of Flats in India

This blog considers the issues arising under the Constitution of India when a person goes and buys a flat or a commercial property from a builder; is it a “Sale”, and can the activity be amenable to a levy of VAT?

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11Dec2009

Issues involved in Taxation of Construction contracts

There is a lot of mystery regarding taxation of Construction activities in India. The mystery starts from the fact that a Construction contract involves both labour and material and hence, both Service tax and Value Added tax is levied on one transaction. The process becomes more complex depending upon a number of factors such as the Scope of work, the nature of the contract, whether the contract includes any further sub-contracting, whether individual prices have been specified for each part of the scope of work and whether the contract involves off-shore and on-shore activities etc.

Let us first consider the Indirect taxes applicable on a Construction contract. As already stated [...]

CATEGORIES: Gulf and India | 1 Comment
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