Amith Kumar

Background

About Amith Kumar

Experienced transfer pricing consultant, assisting multinational corporations with transfer pricing compliance (documentation), transfer pricing controversy (audits with tax authorities, APA's and MAP applications) as well as planning inter-company pricing structures / models. With close to nine years of well-rounded global transfer pricing experience gathered in India and Malaysia (including other SE Asian countries), my core strengths focus on building relationships with stakeholders (clients, regulators and the tax office) and offering them pragmatic advice resulting in being their trusted business adviser. Specialties: Transfer Pricing documentation (compliance and planning), Operating Model Effectiveness [a.k.a Tax Effective Supply Chain Management (TESCM)], transfer pricing controversy (defense and Advance Pricing Arrangement [APA]/ Mutual Agreement Procedure [MAP]), pursuit and sales pipeline management, project and engagement life-cycle management, client relationships - engage, build and sustain, people & team performance management / improvement, training, thought leadership and go to market initiatives. The transfer pricing exposure in cross section of industries including manufacturing-diversified industrial conglomerates, automobile sector, information technology, lifestyle products, oil & gas exploration and production industry, shipping and logistics services, manufacturing and trading of food products, industrial products, HVAC equipment, personal care and hygiene products, sporting apparel, soft drinks and liquor brewing industries etc. In addition royalty analysis and royalty searches have been undertaken to set the pricing of intangibles licensed between group entities.