India Desk

If you are an existing business in India seeking to enter or expand in Australia, or currently managing an Indian-owned company here, Forvis Mazars can help you overcome challenges and seize opportunities in the Australian market. Forvis Mazars can also assist Australian businesses seeking to establish in India by facilitating connections with their Indian counterparts.

Forvis Mazars provides audit & assurance, outsourcing, tax and business advisory services globally with a dedication to delivering an unmatched client experience to help you prepare for what’s next. Forvis Mazars assists clients of all sizes, at every stage in their development.

Forvis Mazars in Australia draws on the expertise of highly qualified Partners and over 330 professionals based in Sydney and Melbourne. We are a trusted and independent firm with a long-standing history of providing high-quality services to local and international firms.

Benefits of our India Desk

• Extensive knowledge of the specific regulations and policies applying to corporate entities and private individuals concerning trade, business and investment between Australia and India.
• Multi-lingual relationship managers speaking a wide range of Indian languages.
• Professionals who are well connected amongst the Indian community in Australia and the Australian community in India, including close relationships with Australian government organisations like Austrade, Investment NSW.
• Close relationship with Indian government officials in targeted government initiatives to encourage investment and Australian business’ expanding to India, such as GIFT City.
• An integrated global partnership provides a coordinated approach to service delivery, enabling rapid deployment of cross-border support where and when our clients require it.
• Advice tailored to your size, sector and geography.
• Efficient cost structures and charge-out rates that are both competitive and transparent.

Key services we provide to support your success in Australia

Business advisory: Whether this is determining the best structure for tax purposes, to developing strategies to maximise profits and value all the way through to exit strategies. A tailored service will be developed by gaining an in-depth understanding of the business's needs and requirements.

Tax advisory: Assistance with local and international taxation issues, including individual, corporate and trust compliance, tax structuring for initial setup upon entry into the jurisdiction, restructuring, tax consolidations, transfer pricing, global mobility, employee share schemes and indirect tax matters.

Outsourcing and virtual CFO: Assistance with establishment of the local entity, tax registrations and ongoing compliance and reporting services including accounting, payroll and corporate secretarial services. Outsourcing the finance function enables corporations to reduce the risk out of operating in Australia by enabling the business to concentrate on its core activities, with the knowledge their finance function is fully compliant and generating timely and meaningful information that can be relied upon.

Financial advisory: Assistance with business valuations, due diligence, capital raising, initial public offers, finance applications as well as asset sales and acquisitions.

Audit and assurance: Audit and assurance services includes Financial Statement preparations, Financial Audit, Corporate reporting and independent assurance reviews for clients across a wide range of industries and sectors.

If you would like support with our services, make an enquiry below or contact our lead India Desk Partners.