PEOPLE

Rajarshi Dasgupta

Executive Director, Head - Indirect Tax
Kolkata

M: +91 9830014233
E: rajarshi.dasgupta@foxmandal.in

Rajarshi Dasgupta is a seasoned indirect tax practitioner with over 22 years of experience advising domestic and multinational businesses on GST, Customs, and indirect tax matters. His practice spans tax advisory, dispute resolution, GST implementation, cross-border transaction structuring, supply chain optimisation, and regulatory compliance. He has successfully represented clients before tax authorities and appellate forums across India and is recognised for his expertise in GST litigation, GCC tax regimes, and data privacy compliance.

EXPERTISE

Rajarshi Dasgupta is an Executive Director in the Tax Practice with over 22 years of experience in GST, Customs, and Indirect Tax advisory, litigation, and dispute resolution. He advises Indian and multinational corporations, industry associations, and trade bodies on a wide range of indirect tax matters, including GST impact assessments, transition-related issues, constitutional challenges, business process mapping, supply chain optimisation, customs, excise, VAT/sales tax, service tax, and foreign trade policy.

Rajarshi has extensive experience in designing tax-efficient business and transaction structures, including cross-border arrangements involving GST, GCC VAT, and EU VAT frameworks. He regularly assists clients with GST and indirect tax litigation across India, representing them before assessment authorities, appellate forums, and tribunals. He has also been actively involved in policy advocacy and industry representations before GST authorities and the GST Council.

In addition to his indirect tax expertise, Rajarshi is a DPDP-certified professional and advises on data privacy compliance matters. He is also well-versed in GCC laws and provides end-to-end assistance to businesses establishing operations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including entity setup, regulatory approvals, statutory compliances, and ongoing tax and legal support.

His areas of expertise include GST and indirect tax structuring, tax risk management, supply chain optimisation, shadow audits, litigation strategy, cross-border tax advisory, and regulatory compliance.

EDUCATION

  • ACA

ADMISSION

  • ICAI

AFFILIATION

  • Associate Member of the ICAI

RECOGNITION

  • Leading Taxation Professional of the Year, 2023 by Lex Falcon Awards
  • Leading Tax Professional 2023 by the International Excellence Awards, 2023
  • Winner of the 6th Edition of the BW Legal World Global Legal Leaders Awards 2025 in the category of Tax Law Firm of the Year.

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PRACTICE AREAS

  • Direct Tax
  • Indirect Tax
  • Tax Litigation & Representation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Privacy & Data Protection
  • International Trade & WTO

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