Ashok is a senior partner of the firm and has a strong legal and tax background with nearly 45 years of experience. He heads the firm’s Tax Advisory and Compliance practice.

• His areas of expertise include:
• Corporate Tax Advisory
• Transaction Structuring – Domestic and Cross Border
• Estate and Trust Planning
• International Taxation and Transfer Pricing
• Litigation Support Services

Ashok has advised a significant number of private equity funds, domestic and multinational corporations in areas ranging from designing efficient operating and tax structures, corporate reorganizations, M&As, etc. He has successfully represented clients before tax authorities at various levels on complex tax litigation matters.

Ashok has addressed various forums on diverse topics on domestic and international taxation. He is associated with various not-for- profit organizations.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce as also Law from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977.

CA Sandeep Shah is a Chartered Accountant and Managing Partner of N. A. Shah Associates LLP. He has over 39 years of experience encompassing the provision of Assurance and Corporate services to diverse range of industries.

He is engaged with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in several capacity as member of:

• Shield Panel formed by Research committee for ‘ICAI Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting’
• Panel of Technical Reviewer formed by FRRB

In past he has been associated as member of ICAI’s Expert Advisory Committee, Accounting Standard Board, Auditing & Assurance Standards Board, Ind AS Implementation Committee, Ind AS Technical Facilitation Group (ITFG) and many other groups for Guidance note.

He is also committee member of Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society’s ‘Accounting and Auditing” & ‘Corporate and Allied Laws’.

He is currently on the executive boards of not-for-profit organizations like National Burns Centre, Somaiya Education Trust (affiliate trust), Council for Fair Business Practice, Rotary etc

A voracious reader by nature and his hobbies include gardening.

Ajit shah, hold 52 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant in Practice and is a strong pillar of firm as a Partner. He falls true for the line “People don’t buy products and services anymore, they buy experience” and this is what defines his excellent hold on
clients.
He holds specialized grip on:

• Direct Tax Compliance
• Advisory & Litigation
• Transfer Pricing – Advisory, Litigation & Advance Pricing Agreement
• Transaction Advisory

His technical reliance and apt guidance has made him an Independent Director on the Boards of well-known listed companies. This is what makes him a torch bearer for many aspiring people in the field.

Trust & confidence of the clients are two mottos that he persistently follows.

Rohit Adalja, holds more than 51  years of experience as a Chartered Accountant in Practice. There is a saying which he is inspired by “Every culture has some ritual for joining two people together and making them stay that way, and ours is giving tax breaks.” ― Bauvard. He is presently dedicated to Direct Tax Department.
With his gripping knowledge & insight, he has his command on:
(a) Audit and Assurance Statutory Tax Audit
(b) Direct Taxation:
(i) Tax Compliance and Litigation
(ii) The Advisory on in bound transactions
(c) Real Estate Consultancy Transaction Advisory
(d) Advising on Corporate Laws.
(e) Advising on Public Charitable Trust and other related matters including Taxation.

He holds Membership in:
Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society
Chamber of Tax Consultant

Milan is a Joint Managing Partner at the firm with nearly 26 years of experience in Audit & Assurance services. He has had a brilliant academic record and was a rank holder at the intermediate as well as final examinations of the Chartered Accountants course.

His areas of expertise include:

• Statutory Audit
• Management Audit
• Due Diligence Review
• IFRS / Ind AS
• Risk Assessment

Milan’s extensive knowledge and experience in Accounting Standards & Corporate Laws have been strong pillars for elevating the firm’s service capabilities. He has been a strong source of inspiration for young professionals within the organization.

Milan has contributed articles in professional journals like ICAI Journal, BCA Journal and IIA newsletter. He has also given presentations on internal audit and company law at CPE study circles and was a faculty for IAS (Internal Audit Studies) Course, which are conducted under the aegis of Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society (BCAS)

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997.

Gopal is a Partner at the firm with nearly 24 years of experience in direct tax services. He has advised a number of companies on corporate income tax matters including, International Tax matters and transfer pricing.

Gopal’s complete understanding of taxation laws enables him to provide clients with comprehensive and accurate tax advice to their current and future business issues.

His areas of expertise include:

• Tax Compliance and Litigation
• Transfer Pricing

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Ajmer University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1998.

Dhaval Selwadia is a Chartered Accountant in practice for more than 27 years. He is an integral part of the firm and has always been a source of knowledge for work particularly concerned with Direct Tax.

His expertise includes:

1. Direct Tax Compliance and Litigations
2. Direct Tax Advisory – Domestic and Cross Border
3. Transfer Pricing – Advisory, compliance and Litigation

Parag is a Partner at the firm with nearly 25 years of experience in the firm’s Indirect Tax practice. Parag was previously associated with N. K. Sheth & Company and was inducted as a Partner in N. A. Shah Associates LLP post the merger of N. K. Sheth & Company and N. A. Shah Associates LLP.

Parag has been instrumental in providing successful solutions to some of the most complex Goods & Service tax & compliance related issues to some of the most reputed Indian & multi-national companies in India.

His areas of expertise includes:

• Goods & Service Tax Compliances & Advisory
• GST Due Diligence Reviews
• Goods and Service Tax Litigation Support Services
• Transaction Structuring

Parag is a regular contributor of articles in professional magazines such as Income Tax Review, Service Tax Today, Tax India Online, among others. Parag is also a regular speaker at various at various professional and business forums.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997.

Aastha Dhowan is a practicing Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience. She is currently the Partner, Taxation at N A Shah Associates. Her areas of expertise include Tax Litigation, Direct Tax Advisory and Transfer Pricing. She supports tax litigation and compliance for large global and Indian multi-national clients across various industries including Advertising and Media, Pharma, Manufacturing, Shipping and FMCG. In addition, she regularly advises on tax considerations in respect of domestic and cross-border M&A and PE transactions.

She is a strong believer that continuous learning across diverse domains is necessary for professionals to provide relevant and practical advice. In addition to being a Chartered Accountant, Ms. Dhowan has also completed her L.L.B from Government Law College.

Prashant is a partner at the firm with nearly 18 years of experience in the Audit & Assurance practice. Starting as an article clerk back in 2001, Prashant’s dedication and passion towards his work has seen him being elevated to a Partner. Prashant has been involved with a cross section of clients in diverse sectors to help them bring a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management.

His areas of expertise include:

• Management Audit
• Internal Financial Controls
• Due Diligence
• Statutory Audit
• Risk Assessment
• Process Reviews

Prashant is an internal audit expert and has contributed significantly in shaping the firm’s management audit practice. Prashant has given presentations on internal financial controls at ICAI study circles.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004.

Bhavin is qualified CA with over 17 years of experience in the field of Audit & Assurance and is associated with N. A. Shah Associates LLP since 2004.

His focus area has been on statutory audit. Bhavin has supported in peer review and quality review of the firm. An avid reader and a passionate writer is the editor of his firm’s Bulletin.

He has contributed article on Corporate Social Responsibility under Companies Act, 2013 which got published in BCAS Journal and other articles co-authored are on ‘Fraud Reporting’, ‘Standards on Auditing’ and ‘UDIN’.

Bhavin has spoken at WIRC, Thane Midtown CPE Study Circle, Andheri (west) CPE Study circle, Ghatkopar Study Circle, Kalyan-Dombivali and Surat branch of WIRC.

Kalpesh Panchal is an Associate Partner – Internal Audit with over 15 years of experience in the field of Audit & Assurance and is associated with N. A. Shah Associates LLP since 2012.
His areas of expertise include:

• Internal audit
• Process review
• Fraud risk assessment
• Forensic audit
• Due diligence
• Mystery audit and
• Internal financial controls over financial reporting.

Considering his extensive experience in the field of internal audit, he has played a pivotal role in influencing and orienting a dedicated team for internal audit services which continuously endeavors to provide value additions and customized solutions to our clients.

He has authored various articles published in newspapers and spoken at various Internal Audit seminars organized by WIRC.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007. He is also qualified Certified Information Systems Auditor and Diploma in Information System Audit.