ASHOK BATRA

ASHOK BATRA is a graduate of eminent Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi (1974-77 batch). Subsequently, he qualified Chartered Accountancy Examination in 1981. He became a Law Graduate in 2009.

Presently, he is a senior partner in M/s A.K. Batra & Associates, a leading Chartered Accountancy Firm of Northern India which he established in 1982. He has outstanding academic records and a wealth of professional experience of more than four decades in diverse areas such as Accounting, Auditing, Tax Planning, Consultancy and Litigation. In fact, during the Service Tax Regime, he was one of the most sought-after professionals for different Service Tax matters involving substantial financial stakes. Thereafter, consequent upon implementation of Goods and Services Tax his name and fame spread leaps and bounds in the professional circles. His continuous hard work and in-depth understanding of service tax played a pivotal role, and he became a well-known GST professional right from the initial days of implementation of GST. Besides, he is still managing the pending service tax cases of his clients. By taking advantage of his professional services, several stellar organizations both in public and private sectors are benefiting in many respects such as proper tax compliances and representation before various statutory authorities upto Appellate Tribunal level.

Authoring articles and books on indirect taxes has been another feature of his personality ever since 2004. Following GST books authored by him are presently available in the market:

1. GST Law and Procedure, in 3 volumes.
2. GST Ready Reckoner.

Earlier, he also had the distinction of writing widely acclaimed books on Delhi Value Added Tax and Service Tax for more than 12 years. His books and articles are popular due to use of lucid language and inclusion of substantial number of examples.

He has effectively addressed more than two thousand seminars, webinars and conferences on Indirect Taxes organized by Professional Institutes like Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Chamber of Commerce, Trade Associations, National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics [NACIN] throughout India. He had also been a faculty of “Certificate Course on Indirect Taxes” of ICAI at all leading centres. Furthermore, he is requested to deliver Union Budget Talk on Indirect Taxes by different Study Circles, Branches and Regional Councils of ICAI as well as by leading Chambers of Commerce, online portals like Tax India Online (TIOL) and Industry and Media Channels. He was a special invitee to the GST and Indirect Taxes Committee of the ICAI for a number of years. Finally, he has the distinction to be the Chair of Indirect Taxes Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) for Presidential Year 2023-24.