Srikantha Rao T (B.Com, FCA) is based in Bangalore. He is Partner - Risk Advisory & Indirect Taxes in E B S & Co., Chartered Accountants Bangalore and has been in Practice for more than 15 years. He heads the Indirect Taxes wing and the Risk Advisory Services wing of the firm. Apart from specialising in Indirect Taxes, he also handles Management & Operations reviews, Internal Audits, Due Diligence and Risk Advisory Services for clients. He has handled clients both in manufacturing and service sectors covering fertiliser, automotive, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, telecommunications, machine tooling/engineering, iron & steel and software industry to name a few. Areas handled in Indirect Taxes include Central Excise, Customs, Service Tax, Foreign Trade Policy apart from Karnataka VAT and CST. He also handles consulting, audits and litigation related representation services in GST at Adjudication level and Tribunal. He has co-authored books on Central Excise and Service Tax in the past and is a regular contributor of articles on indirect taxes including GST. In case of need he could be reached on his mobile 9845273812, 9986406333 or on email at [email protected] or [email protected]