Nitin Tyagi

About

Nitin is the Head of Taxation and leads the firm's Tax Advisory and Regulatory practice group. With over 20 years of experience in direct taxation, international tax, goods and services tax (GST), and regulatory matters, he has extensive expertise spanning complex transactions, cross-border tax planning, and dispute resolution. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, transfer pricing, tax treaties, GST litigation, and customs compliance. Nitin regularly appears before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), GST authorities, and various quasi-judicial forums. Prior to joining HSA, Nitin served as Tax Head at Precept Law Offices, Associate Director at TMF India (leading the North India tax practice), and held senior advisory roles at PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG. He is a B.Com (Hons.), LL.B., and a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).

Practice areas

• Income Tax
• Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• Tax Treaties
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• International Tax
• Tax Restructuring
• ESOPs
• Company Law

• Direct taxation and international tax advisory
• GST compliance, classification, and litigation
• Corporate restructuring and M&A tax planning
• Tax assessment, appellate representation, and dispute resolution
• Expatriate taxation and cross-border structuring

• Telecom & Social Media Industry Clients: Successfully handled and secured the complete dropping of prosecution proceedings under the Income Tax Act, 1961 for two major corporate clients.
• Oil & Gas Major: Successfully handled over 150 tax cases resulting in substantial relief amounting to INR 35 Crores.
• CIT(A) Additions Relief: Successfully achieved the dropping of Section 145A additions amounting to INR 15 Crores at the CIT(A) level.
• US Multinational Client: Secured successful relief in penalty proceedings amounting to INR 100 Crores.
• M&A and Aviation Restructuring: Provided crucial tax due-diligence reports for mergers and acquisitions, alongside aviation insolvency and asset repossession tax advisory.