Gorantla & Associates

Industries

Industries We Serve

The firm has provided professional services to clients in the following industry sectors.

Technology & IT-Enabled Services

The firm provides professional services to software development companies, IT-enabled services (ITES) firms, product technology companies, and global capability centres operating in India.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • STPI registration and compliance — SOFTEX filing, MPR, SERF
  • SEZ unit compliance — LUT, bond management, NFE computation
  • Transfer pricing documentation and Form 3CEB
  • Cross-border secondment and on-call rotation billing compliance
  • GST on software exports, imported IT services, and cloud subscriptions
  • ESOP scheme advisory for global technology workforces

Real Estate & Construction

The firm advises real estate developers, landowners, construction companies, and infrastructure entities on GST, income tax, and project finance structuring.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • GST on JDA, TDR, FSI transactions — liability analysis and compliance
  • Income tax on property development — Section 45, 50C, 56(2)(x)
  • Project finance — DPR and CMA preparation for bank financing
  • Joint venture structuring and promoter advisory
  • RERA compliance advisory and accounting treatment
  • GST audit and reconciliation for real estate entities

Manufacturing & Industrial

The firm provides tax, audit, and advisory services to SME and mid-size manufacturers across industrial machinery, consumer products, chemicals, and automotive components.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • Input tax credit optimisation and GST compliance for manufacturers
  • Customs duty — EPCG, Advance Authorisation, DFIA, duty drawback
  • Cost audit and cost accounting under Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
  • Project finance for greenfield and brownfield expansion
  • Labour law compliance — contract workforce, PF, ESI, factory act

Financial Services & Fintech

The firm provides compliance, audit, and advisory services to NBFCs, payment aggregators, digital lending platforms, and investment advisory firms.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • NBFC statutory audit and RBI compliance advisory
  • AML/CFT policy development and compliance review
  • GST on financial services — input service credit structuring
  • Fintech regulatory advisory — PPI, PA-PG, Account Aggregator frameworks
  • FEMA compliance for cross-border fintech payment flows

Healthcare & Life Sciences

The firm provides tax, compliance, and advisory services to hospitals, diagnostic providers, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech research entities.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • GST exemption advisory for hospitals, clinical establishments, and diagnostic centres
  • Customs duty on medical devices and pharmaceutical raw materials
  • Income tax — R&D weighted deduction under Section 35, biotech incentives
  • Statutory audit of hospital trusts and Section 8 organisations
  • Clinical trial company accounting and regulatory reporting

Startups & Growth-Stage Companies

The firm provides professional services to startups from incorporation through growth and funding stages.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • DPIIT Startup India registration and Section 80-IAC tax exemption
  • ESOP scheme design, Section 17(2) taxation, valuation, and Form 3CEB
  • CCPS, CCD, SAFE instrument structuring and FEMA compliance
  • Virtual CFO services and investor-ready MIS
  • Financial model review and due diligence preparation
  • Founder taxation — secondary transactions, liquidation waterfall advisory

Infrastructure & Project Finance

The firm provides project finance advisory and DPR preparation services for infrastructure sectors including renewable energy, warehousing, logistics, and urban infrastructure.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • DPR preparation — financial projections, sensitivity analysis, DSCR, IRR
  • CMA data preparation for term loan and working capital sanctioning
  • SPV structuring and project account monitoring
  • Infrastructure GST advisory — EPC contracts, works contracts
  • Renewable energy project finance and DCF valuation

Cross-Border & International Business

The firm provides advisory services to foreign entities establishing operations in India and to Indian enterprises with international presence.

Relevant Practice Areas

  • FDI entry structuring — Private Limited, LLP, Branch, Liaison Office
  • DTAA — India-UK, India-Netherlands, India-Singapore, India-Thailand, India-UAE
  • Transfer pricing policy and Master File / Local File preparation
  • ODI — outbound subsidiary establishment and APR compliance
  • Cross-border M&A — due diligence, structuring, regulatory approval, closing

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