A.S & Associates‘ ‘highly skilled tax team provides clear, commercially sound advice on complex VAT and income tax matters’. The group is also well known for its excellent track record in assisting with corporate and personal tax matters, as well as representing a broad range of domestic and international clients before the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes and the Taxes Appellate Tribunal. Practice co-heads Mohammad Emrul Kayes and Mohammad Hasan Habib stand out for their ‘deep tax knowledge’.
Tax in Bangladesh
A.S & Associates
Responsables de la pratique:
Mohammad Emrul Kayes; Mohammad Hasan Habib
Les références
‘Their tax team is efficient, knowledgeable, and solution-driven.’
‘Mohammad Emrul Kayes is very responsive, with excellent industry knowledge.’
‘A.S & Associates tailors solutions to each client’s challenges. They combine agility, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving, with global reach and local insight for complex matters.’
Principaux clients
International Justice Mission
Infoex Bangladesh Ltd
GQ Enterprise Limited
Sheba Platform
GRC
ALS Farms Limited
CIELX
Global Routeway Consultants
Heroine BD
Jobaida Printing And Packaging Ltd
Mainspring Limited
M/S Joinpur Furniture
Optimus Limited
Pou Chen Group
Soorty Textiles LTD
Principaux dossiers
- Assisted Asiatic 3sixty with a VAT and tax compliance review.
- Represented Bangladesh Air Express International Limited in a high-profile income tax dispute.
- Advised British American Tobacco Bangladesh on a tax issue arising from a Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) matter, where 10% was deducted from Workers’ Profit Participation Fund payments.
Doulah & Doulah
At Doulah & Doulah, the tax practice is very well known for its capabilities in handling non-contentious and contentious tax work. The group's workload includes corporate tax, transfer pricing issues, VAT matters, tax structuring and regulatory and compliance matters. Led by Amina Khatoon, the team often acts for domestic and international clients in the manufacturing, fintech and energy sectors. A.B.M. Nasirud Doulah has expertise in the infrastructure and corporate arenas.
Responsables de la pratique:
Amina Khatoon
Autres avocats clés:
A B M Nasirud Doulah
Principaux clients
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Walmart
JC Penney
General Electric
Hyatt Hotels
Miravet
Scatek Solar
Powerchina
CMEC
PepsiCo
Jafpa Comfeed
Principaux dossiers
- Represented POSCO in a large indirect tax dispute with the VAT Authority of Bangladesh.
- Acting as tax counsel to ITFAS concerning restructuring its local business model towards a tax-efficient model.
The Law Counsel
The Law Counsel‘s tax practice has a solid track record in handling complex cases involving income tax, VAT and customs-related issues. Under the leadership of Ehsan Siddiq and Imran Siddiq, the group is regularly instructed in work concerning tax withholding under the Income Tax Act in Bangladesh. The department is also well-placed to advise on compliance issues, and the firm’s practitioners are highly regarded for assisting clients with matters involving the VAT and Supplementary Duty Act.
Responsables de la pratique:
Ehsan Siddiq; Imran Siddiq
Principaux clients
Saudi Arabian Airlines Ltd.
Cathay Pacific
Deloitte Customs Korea LLC
Novonesis
POSCO Engineering and Construction
Hyundai Engineering and Construction
University of Asia Pacific
Yango
Principaux dossiers
- Advising Novonesis on the tax aspects of an acquisition.
- Advised Deloitte-Korea in regard to how ready-made garments exported from Bangladesh to Korea would have the requisite Regional Value Content (RVC).
Tahmidur Remura Wahid TRW Law Firm
Tahmidur Remura Wahid TRW Law Firm stands out for its 'command of the full tax spectrum—corporate income tax, indirect tax (VAT/SD), transfer pricing, tax treaty planning, and real-time compliance management'. The team is adept at advising on domestic and cross-border contentious and non-contentious tax matters. Tahmidur Rahman is 'one of the most formidable minds in tax litigation and strategy in Bangladesh'; 'his tax advice is not just legal—it is financial strategy in legal form'. Syed Wahid 'combines courtroom-tested experience with regulatory know-how', and is well known for representing clients before the Taxes Appellate Tribunal. Remura Meheruba Mahbub focuses on VAT disputes and regulatory matters, often in relation to large-scale infrastructure and technology projects.
Responsables de la pratique:
Tahmidur Rahman; Remura Meheruba Mahbub; Syed Wahid
Les références
‘TRW’s responsiveness, integration with business units, and capacity to defend complex tax positions in adversarial forums is unmatched.’
‘We needed a team that was both technically excellent and practically grounded. TRW’s tax team fits this role perfectly.’
‘TRW’s tax practice is integrated, authoritative, and client-focused.’
Principaux clients
Max Power Limited
Bashundhara Oil and Gas
Akij Foundation
Abul Khair Tobacco
TR Ventures
Mayfield Bangladesh
AGL Softwares
HeptaTech Limited
Bengal Commercial Bank
Team Group
Principaux dossiers
- Assisted Max Power Limited with a VAT reclaim matter.
- Advised IPDC Finance on a tax structuring and compliance strategy for its digital lending and embedded finance platforms.
- Advised Mayfield Bangladesh on the design and roll-out of a tax-efficient import and resale structure.