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Who We Are?

Acer’s journey began in 2014 when a group of professionals came together to offer tax, regulatory, and corporate services customized to each of the clients across the industry segments. Starting from a one-man office in the year 2014, Acer, within a short span of time, has grown into a strong 40+ member team and into 3 locations serving a variety of clients, including small-scale units, mid-tier Indian companies, and multi-national companies.
Acer’s deep expertise on the subject matter and solution-oriented approach have made it one of the preferred service providers for tax, regulatory, and corporate services.
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What We Do

Acer offers a bouquet of end-to-end services on India tax, regulatory and corporate related matters.

What We Do

Acer offers a bouquet of end-to-end services on India tax, regulatory and corporate related matters.

Indirect Taxation

Indirect taxation is a tax on goods and services, collected by sellers from consumers at the point of sale. It is added to the price of products and includes taxes like sales tax and VAT, impacting consumer behavior

Direct Taxation

Direct taxation is a tax imposed directly on individuals or organizations, based on their income or profits, such as income tax and corporate tax. This type of tax is paid directly to the government by the taxpayer

Transfer Pricing

It refers to the pricing of goods, services, and intangible assets between related entities within a multinational company. It is used to allocate income and expenses across different jurisdictions

Legal and Corporate Services

Legal and corporate services encompass a range of professional services that assist businesses with compliance, contract management, and corporate governance.

Regulatory Services

provide guidance and support to businesses in navigating compliance with laws and regulations specific to their industry. These services help ensure adherence to legal requirements

Corporate Law and Governance

This involve the legal framework that governs the rights, responsibilities, and conduct of corporations and their stakeholders. It encompasses areas such as shareholder rights, board responsibilities

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Our Vision

Client delight with exceptional services and value creation

Our Mission

To be the preferred service provider on India tax, regulatory and corporate matters

Our Core Values

Service with excellence, honesty
and integrity

Our Leadership Team

Hard-Core Professionals with Passion and Commitment
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Jayaram Hiregange

Partner – Indirect Taxation

Vani S

Partner – Legal & Regulatory Services

Prakash Hegde

Principal Consultant – Direct Taxation

Deepak Rao

Partner – Indirect Taxation

Bishnu Agarwal

Partner – Indirect Taxation

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Bishnu Agarwal

Partner – Indirect Taxation
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Bishnu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (B.Com) from Bangalore University, fellow membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA), qualified Company Secretary from Institute of Company Secretaries (CS) and Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) from Information System Audit and Control Association, USA.
He has more than 15 years of experience in the various areas such as Indirect Tax, Internal Financial Control, Audit & CFO Services which includes his stint of about four years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) dealing in indirect taxes and audits. He has handled matters of clients from diverse industries and has conducted many tax reviews. He has also represented clients in many tax forums.
He has served various fortune 500 companies in the area of indirect taxes and various types of audit.
He is rendering comprehensive professional services in the areas of Indirect Taxes, FTP, Internal Audit including Internal Financial Control and Other Regulatory Compliances.

Vani S

Partner – Legal & Regulatory Services
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Vani has over 20 plus years of professional experience in the field of Corporate Laws, Investments, Regulatory matters, Greenfield Projects, Labour Laws, Intellectual Property laws and Arbitration. She has extensive experience in advising clients in the areas of Mergers / Demergers and Reorganisation, Corporate Restructuring, Foreign Investment Consulting / Establishment of WoS, LLP, Joint Ventures, Corporate Law and other Regulatory matters.
Vani’s core area of expertise involves setting up Joint Ventures, Technical Collaborations, M&A, FDI, Real Estate, Secretarial Audit & Compliance, Regulatory Audit & Compliance, Legal Compliance Audit, Litigation Strategies including Arbitration, Due Diligence, drafting various Contracts, Advising on Corporate, Commercial, Labour & Industrial Laws, Employment Laws, Shareholders Agreements, Consortium Agreements, Bids & Tenders, Environmental Compliances etc. Her experience ranges across sectors – IT, Manufacturing, Automotive OEMs & Auto Components.
Vani has rolled out several training programs on Prevention of Sexual Harassment against Women at workplace etc. She has been involved in several workshops relating to foreign investments in India across sectors, and had represented numerous international companies in setting up industrial corridors and hand holding them on their legal requirements.

Prakash Hegde

Principal Consultant – Direct Taxation
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Prakash graduated in Commerce [B.Com.] and Law [LL.B. (Special)] from Karnataka University. He was a University topper both in B.Com. (2nd Rank) and LL.B (1st Rank). He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He also holds a Masters’ in Business Administration [M.B.A.] from Indira Gandhi National Open University.
Prakash initially worked with a leading Co-Operative giant in South India, The Totgars’ Co-operative Sale Society Ltd. Sirsi as its Chief Executive Officer for about 6 years besides his practice as a Chartered Accountant. Later, he worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for about 10 years in the field of direct taxation and with Deloitte Haskins and Sells for about a year as a Director.
Prakash has advised many leading Indian and multi-national companies on a wide variety of matters covering corporate taxation, expatriate taxation, international taxation etc. He also has rich experience in dealing with compliance, advisory and litigation matters across the direct tax spectrum.
He is a well-known speaker and has conducted many seminars and sessions to clients and co-professionals. He regularly contributes to leading financial newspapers on various direct tax matters.

Deepak Rao

Partner – Indirect Taxation
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Deepak holds a degree in law (LLB) from the Karnataka State Law University, a degree in Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) from The Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of India (ICMAI) and also holds a degree in Management in Business Administration (MBA) from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India (ICFAI). Deepak is a veteran in the field of indirect taxation with more than 25+ years of experience in Industry and Big 4 consulting.
Deepak spent close to 10 years with the global consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) and another 10 years with the leading Big 4 consulting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ernst & Young (EY) before joining Acer Tax & Corporate Services LLP in the year 2016.
Deepak over the years has advised numerous multinational and Indian companies on a wide variety of matters covering GST, VAT, Service Tax, Excise and Customs. Deepak has rich experience in dealing with compliance, advisory and litigation matters across the indirect tax spectrum and has advised clients on critical and complex indirect tax matters. Deepak is specialized in supply-chain related advisory and structuring and has worked with various industries / sectors including IT / ITES, Manufacturing, Real- Estate, Retail, Automobile, E-Commerce, SME’s etc.
Deepak is a prolific speaker and has conducted various seminars and sessions to clients across the industry and in association with CII, FICCI and other industry forms.

Jayaram Hiregange

Partner – Indirect Taxation
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Jayaram holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) from the University of Karnataka and a degree in Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) from The Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of India (ICMAI). Jayaram is a veteran in the field of indirect taxation with more than 25+ years of experience in Industry and Big 4 consulting firm.
Jayaram spent close to 13 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) tax and advisory practice before leaving PwC to setup Acer Tax & Corporate Services LLP in the year 2014.
Jayaram over the years has advised numerous multi-national and Indian companies on a wide variety of matters covering GST, VAT, Service Tax, Excise and Customs.
Jayaram has rich experience in dealing with compliance, advisory and litigation matters across the indirect tax spectrum and has advised clients on critical and complex indirect tax matters.
Jayaram is specialized in supply-chain related advisory and structuring and has worked with various industries / sectors including IT / ITES, Manufacturing, Real-Estate, E-Commerce, SME’s, PSU’s etc.
Jayaram is a reputed name in the industry circles for his knowledge in indirect taxation and is a regular speaker on indirect tax matters at various industry forums.