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Late Shri Devendra Mehta was the founder of Ravi and Dev Chartered Accountants, the firm which led to the inception of SDBA & Co. A fiercely passionate visionary, he was a name to reckon with in the field of taxation owing to his unparalleled dedication to not only persistently studying the law, but also keeping abreast with the minutest of changes in the regulatory scenario, the stimuli driving them and the stimuli triggered on their account. His relentless pursuit of excellence was tempered by over 35 years of practice in tax and regulatory matters. In the wake of his untimely demise, he not only left behind a void which will always be difficult to fill, but also a legacy of ideals and best practices which continue to be a source of direction and inspiration to many. His guiding principle of achieving stakeholders’ goals while ensuring strict compliance with the law as well as the highest ethical standards is what continues to drive us at SDBA.

Mr. Ankit Bhandari is a partner at SDBA & Co., Chartered Accountants and also serves as a venture partner at Z Nation Labs – an early-stage accelerator and seed investment firm which endeavours to provide a complete ecosystem to emerging start-ups. He specialises in providing a plethora of consultation services in the real estate segment such as design and implementation of tax structures, conducting audits, agreement vetting, structuring sources of funding among others. As part of his work in the field of Direct Taxes, he has appeared before various Income-Tax authorities for assessment purposes as well as search and seizure operations. He places great emphasis on being a value-adding partner to clients and is passionate about leveraging the implementation of robust information systems to help emerging entities as well as well-established conglomerates obtain and maintain a firm footing in the dynamically changing regulatory environment.

Mr. Saurabh Parasrampuria has experience of over a decade in the domains of domestic tax and conducting internal audits for corporates. His areas of expertise encompass direct tax matters (viz. compliance, advisory, representation before Income Tax Department with specialisation in litigation practice i.e., appearing before various appellate authorities and assisting counsels in High Court) and advising clients in the real estate, construction, textile, gems and bullion sectors among others.

Mr. Jasvant Pawar has been associated with the firm for over 12 years. His expertise lies in IFRS which puts him in the unique position of not only being able to review, streamline and improve all aspects of accounting as well as reporting, but also understanding and quantifying the prospective impact of various factors on key performance indicators. This, in turn, helps evaluate investor relations along with related compliance and information technology processes. He also possesses vast experience in matters related to direct taxation and statutory audits. His focused approach towards work has seen him lead crucial projects across various geographical areas and industrial sectors.

Mr. Haresh Vyas specialises in fundamental research on currencies and uses it for managing hedging strategies for clients. He was key member treasury team of big diamond firm for 15 years. He handles managing client transactions, advising them on various strategies for managing exposures Trading and Advisory clients for FX, Commodities Equities .

Mr. Dinesh Bhandari has over 30 years of experience in rendering services in the area of Domestic Tax. He specialises in Income Tax search & seizure cases and has experience in Direct Tax matters, viz. compliances, advisory and representation before Income Tax Department as well as Income Tax Tribunal with an emphasis on litigation practice. His areas of industrial expertise include the real estate sector, manufacturing, mining, construction, education sector, medical infrastructure, textiles and retail.

Mr. Harshit Singhatwadia qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the year 2019. He has exposure of working with international CPA firms in providing services like accounting, bookkeeping, GST/BAS returns, End of year finalization, Self-Managed Super Funds, Payroll amongst others. He is a certified XERO accountant and has knowledge of working with software such as XERO, MYOB, QuickBooks, Reckon, Handy world, XPA, Gusto etc. He currently heads the international outsourcing department of our firm. Other than providing international services, he also works with corporates for developing and implementing systems in each department to provide cost analysis to the company. The system enables in preparing and providing MIS to the management as required.

Mrs. Sweety Ajmera qualified as a chartered accountant from ICAI in 2011, has been associated with the firm for over a decade. While possessing experience in accounting, auditing and taxation, she specialises in leading projects with offshore teams conducting detailed compliance audits for ERP system development, implementation and testing.

Mr. Yogesh Mehta, qualified as a chartered accountant in the year 2016, specialises in audits. His hold over GST and other indirect taxes enables clients to comply with and adapt to the constantly changing regulatory environment.

Ms. Vrinda Jhuria has been working with the firm for over a decade. She possesses experience in internal and statutory audits of various listed and unlisted companies. She ensures statutory and regulatory compliances under Income tax, GST and ROC. She is also involved in seeing through income tax assessment proceedings. She works closely with client-side teams to ensure compliance.

Mr. Tarun Sahlot qualified as a Chartered Accountants in the year 2019, He has been working with the firm for over 7 years, first as an article trainee and now heading the Udaipur branch of SDBA. He has experience of working in ERP and SAP environment of various corporates. He specializes in statutory and internal audits, Income and GST return filings, department audits, refund and other litigations. He also manages statutory compliances of companies and corporates on a day-to-day basis and provides a viable solution to their problems. He also manages corporate affairs for such as Incorporation of Companies and LLP’s, annual return compliances and other regulatory compliances.