M Pandiyan

Pandiyan is a Partner in the Indirect Tax practice of Deloitte India and is based out of Chennai.

He has around 14 years of experience in handling indirect tax matters of multi-national and domestic companies with respect to advisory, compliance, and litigation services. He specialises in Technology, Media & Telecommunications and Consumer markets.

Pandiyan has extensive experience in tax optimisation, due diligence, restructuring assignments, and refunds. He has worked with clients in the financial services, technology, education, media, logistics, and a host of other service sectors. From a corridor perspective, he has worked with many Japanese companies, right from their incorporation to handling complex indirect tax issues.

His key achievements include:

• Assisting clients in obtaining benefits under PLI, SPECS, and State Industrial Policy
• Setting up GST-related processes and streamlining the tax function using technology
• Guiding and representing various companies in relation to the audit, enquiries and investigations conducted by different authorities, including complex situations like surprise search/visits etc.
• Assisting clients in representing and liasoning with tax authorities to process the GST refunds, drawbacks, and unlocking blocked working capital
• Representing clients before various indirect tax authorities, Advance Ruling Authorities, and appellate forums towards achieving dispute resolution
• Pandiyan is a Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce. His contributions extend beyond his professional role, actively participating in Learning & Development programs to foster diverse skill development within the team.