30th International Tax and Finance (ITF) Conference

The International Tax Committee of BCAS organized ITF which was attended by nearly 200 delegates, including senior professionals and experts from across the country.

The 4-day Conference commenced with intense group discussion on Paper I – ‘Global Mobility – 360° Perspective on Tax & Regulatory issues’ authored by CA Vishal Gada on Day 1. This was followed by an insightful address by CA Amish Thakkar on ‘AI in International Tax and Finance’ where practical AI tools prepared by him were demonstrated and their application in professional practice was explained. The tax tools were based on topics of the Conference and were shared by the speaker. The first paper writer, CA Vishal Gada, then presented on his paper considering the issues raised in the Group Discussion. The session dealt on several key issues surrounding global mobility with case studies designed to provoke thought and real-life application. Participants appreciated the gamut of issues covered by the faculty with aplomb.

The second day of the conference started with an involved discussion by the groups on Paper II – ‘Taxation of Intellectual Property Rights (incl. Software)’. Considering the milestone event of the 30th edition of this Conference a felicitation ceremony honouring past contributors to the International Tax Conference was held over the past 30 years with personal and video tr