About

We provide Indian market entry strategy, company information, business setup and expansion services to companies wanting to come to India. UJA is an audit, tax, legal and advisory firm providing complete solutions to small and medium sized international and Indian companies. One window solution – market assessment, entity formation, audit, taxation, legal, advisory and critical functions like HR, recruitment, marketing, business planning, Smart Tax Planning, Reasonable pricing.UJA helps international companies wanting to enter the Indian market. UJA derisks market entry and offers international investors an understanding of what is required to succeed in a new market. UJA studies the market size and growth potential, regulatory and competitive environment, key demand drivers and possible future developments, tax, legal and labor aspects which could help make key decisions. Opportunity evaluation, structured market entry strategy, selection of location can have an impact on growth. Commercial and operational issues, taxation, intellectual property, employee remuneration and regulation have their challenges in new markets. Transfer pricing, innovation, supply chains and routes to market in one industry or sector can differ. Lack of sufficient information can impact forward planning. UJA can help fill these gaps in information and assist with strategy development activities as well as anticipating and preparing for the opportunities and risks of entering a new market. UJA advises second generation Indian companies wanting to grow. Visioning, strategic business planning are some of the tools to help them with a breakthrough from traditional structures.

AUDIT

STATUTORY AUDIT

Compliance review with internal accounting procedures, provisions of company law, tax laws and other related laws besides meeting the standards and guidelines as recommended by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Tax Audit – Auditing in accordance with the provisions of the Income tax laws of India and provide disclosures through specified formats.

Internal Audit – We implement a “Risk Based” internal audit approach through defining-
In-Scope areas
Process understanding
Financial, Operational and Compliance Risk Assessment
Control Gap Assessment
Assisting the management in implementing a cost effective remediation plan
Re-assessing the remediation for effective implementation
Process Re-engineering & Implementation
Management Audit – Audits requested by the management for eg. reviewing special purpose accounts, cost centre audit etc.
Investigation Audit – Audits carried out at the request of the management to investigate issues like suspected fraud, misappropriation, etc.
Forensic Audit – Audits carried out at the request of the management to investigate issues like suspected fraud, misappropriation, etc.
Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 Compliance and Certification

TAX ADVISORY

SMART TAX PLANNING & TAX ADVISORY SERVICES

International taxation and Transfer Pricing – transfer pricing strategy, balancing opportunity and risk management, weighing effective tax-rate optimizations against fiscal-authority challenges and the costs of compliance.
Tax planning for minimising the overall tax burden, re-structuring of business for eg. family settlement, change in ownership / shareholding pattern etc.
International Taxation – international aspects of tax laws and international tax treaties.
Expatriate Taxation – planning compensation package, providing legal framework, filing of the expatriate employee tax returns
Indirect Taxation – GST compliance, Excise, Customs, Sales Tax & Service Tax, advisory compliance and litigation support for domestic and international tax matters.
Appeals and representations – resolving tax disputes, representation on behalf of the client, closure of tax matters with tax authorities and assist in obtaining lowered ‘Tax Withholding Applications’, ‘No Objection’ certificates and Income tax clearance certificates.

CORPORATE ADVISORY SERVICES

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
From strategy to due diligence, we recommend strategies and solutions to help the clients achieve their unique growth objectives. From concept to implementation and final integration of the target company and the acquirer company includes:

Identification / search for sale/ merger candidates
Verification of potential target candidates
Preparation of Due Diligence Reports
Preparation of business valuation reports & valuations of shares / brands including for start-ups and dot-com
Structuring the deal optimally to take care of both direct and indirect taxes including Stamp duty implications