EY People Advisory Services Tax

The People Advisory Services (PAS) Tax team helps EY clients transform, grow, and manage their workforce by placing people at the center of everything. ​We combine compliance, regulatory, and advisory services to assist clients in managing their mobile and local workforce, along with related challenges. 

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Our transformative solutions represent the future of work consulting, designed to equip clients with the right set of services to address their needs at critical junctures in their journey.

What can EY People Advisory Services (PAS) Tax do for you?

Our transformative solutions embody the future of work consulting, tailored to provide clients with the right set of services to meet their needs at pivotal moments in their journey. EY People Advisory Services Tax (PAS Tax) assists in developing a comprehensive ‘workforce anywhere’ strategy by managing complex challenges related to tax, immigration, social security, mobility, and regulatory risks for your mobile and remote workforce planning and analytics.

We support organizations in preparing for and navigating people-related regulatory compliance, facilitating smooth transitions and risk mitigation. Furthermore, we enhance employee compensation and reward programs, including long-term incentives and well-being initiatives, by designing flexible, future-ready organizational solutions that embrace people-centric transformation and new ways of working.

Key service areas include:

  • Immigration support for India’s outbound and inbound employees, including short-term business travelers
  • Comprehensive tax and social security (Provident Fund) compliance for both employers and employees
  • Evaluation of benefits under tax treaties
  • Design, implementation, and compliance support for organization’s reward programs including Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOPs)
  • Assistance with assignment planning, covering various deployment models, policies, and contracts
  • Tax advisory on employee-related matters, such as remote workers, company-provided benefits, compensation structuring, and tax collected at source (TCS)
  • FEMA compliance on remittances, ESOP filings, etc.

For the domestic workforce, the PAS Tax team offers both compliance and advisory services, including:

  • Human Resources (HR) compliance managed services
  • Provident Fund Trust Transition
  • Litigation assistance
  • Retiral benefits trust setup
  • Readiness for labor codes and employment-linked schemes
  • Compliance with the apprentices scheme
  • HR policies
  • Contract labor compliance management and planning, etc.

Together, these services empower organizations to develop future-ready, flexible workforce strategies that enhance employee compensation, compliance, and operational efficiency in an evolving regulatory environment.


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Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2024-25

Governments worldwide continue to reform their tax codes at a historically rapid rate. Taxpayers need a current guide, such as the Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide, in such a shifting tax landscape, especially if they are contemplating new markets.



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This Tax Alert aims to provide an update on developments in relation to compliance requirement to deduct tax at source (TDS) on rent paid to residents by individuals and/or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), under Section 194-IB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act).

CBDT notifies last date for filing declaration under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024

 

This Flash News summarizes CBDT notification dated 8 April 2025 which notified 30 April 2025 as the last date, on or before which, a declaration in respect of tax arrears may be filed to the DA.

Mumbai Tribunal grants benefit of new tax regime basis belated Form 10-IE

This gist summarizes ruling of a Mumbai Tribunal granting benefits of new tax regime.

Delhi ITAT rules on principal purpose test

This gist summarizes Delhi Tribunal’s ruling on principal purpose test.

Delhi High Court rules Liaison Office of a non-resident does not constitute PE in India

This gist summarizes Delhi High Court’s ruling on Liaison Office of a non-resident.

HC dismisses taxpayer’s claim for minimum seven working days to respond to pre-notice inquiry for reassessment

This gist summarizes Delhi High Court’s ruling examining the validity of a pre-notice enquiry.

Key amendments to Finance Bill, 2025 at the enactment stage

This alert covers key amendments related to direct taxes introduced by the Hon'ble Finance Minister at the enactment stage.

New Income Tax Bill 2025: March towards simplification

India’s Income-Tax Bill 2025 introduces new tax reforms. Understand key changes in corporate taxation, personal taxation, transfer pricing & more in ITB 2025. Stay ahead with EY latest tax alert.

EY on Budget 2025: consolidated sub-service tax alert

Check out the detailed analysis on tax and regulatory amendments announced by the Hon'ble Finance Minister at her Budget 2025-26 speech.

CBDT extends due date for filing declaration under VSV 2, without payment of additional amount, to 31 January 2025

CBDT Circular No. 20/2024 extended due date for filing declarations under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024, giving taxpayers compliance relief.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notifies Form 12BAA enabling the employees to offset TDS/TCS credit against tax deductible under S.192(1)

This gist summarizes the CBDT notification of Form 12BAA enabling employees to offset TDS/TCS credit.

Mumbai Tribunal applies center of vital interest test under treaty residency tie breaker rule to resolve residency in India

This gist summarizes the Mumbai Tribunal decision in the case of Ashok Kumar wherein the Tribunal applies center of vital interest test.

CBDT issues Frequently Asked Questions in relation to Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024

This Tax alert summarizes the Circular No. 12/2024 dated 15 October 2024 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Supreme Court upholds validity of almost 90,000 reassessment notices issued during COVID-19 times and grants big relief to tax department

Supreme court ruled on interplay of TOLA Ordinance 2020 and Finance Act 2021, clarifying reassessment timelines under amended Income Tax Law provisions.

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