GCC Tax Structuring Consulting Firms

Dhruva Advisors

Dhruva Advisors LLP was founded in 2015 by Dinesh Kanabar and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, with offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune, and Hyderabad. The firm is privately held and employs over 250 professionals, making it one of India's premier independent tax and regulatory consulting firms. Dhruva Advisors has been recognized as India Tax Firm of the Year by International Tax Review and has advised on the most significant transactions in India. Dhruva Advisors launched a report in 2025 titled Global Capability Centres: A Step-by-Step Guide for MNCs in India at a time when India is home to more than 1,700 GCCs employing close to 1.9 million professionals and generating 64.6 billion dollars in revenue. The guide covers every stage of the GCC lifecycle including entry strategy, investment structuring, legal formation, operating models, tax planning, transfer pricing, talent acquisition, risk management, repatriation, and exit strategies. It includes detailed comparisons between SEZ, STPI, DTA, and GIFT City frameworks with real-world client case studies across banking, insurance, IT, and manufacturing sectors. Dhruva Advisors offers regulatory advisory services covering the complex Indian regulatory framework governing foreign investments, foreign exchange, and securities markets. The firm provides assistance in setting up businesses, obtaining approvals from regulatory authorities including RBI, SEBI, FIPB, DIPP, and SEZs. Dhruva specializes in transfer pricing advisory for GCCs, which typically operate under a cost-plus model with markups ranging from 8 to 20 percent. The firm also offers GIFT City advisory services covering setup of operations in IFSC, obtaining regulatory registrations, and navigating the IFSCA framework including the IFSCA Global In-House Centres Regulations. Dhruva advises on tax compliance, M&A tax structuring, cross-border transactions, private client services, and litigation support. The firm serves clients across aerospace and defence, automotive, banking and financial services, technology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, manufacturing, energy, and telecommunications sectors.

BTG Advaya India

BTG Advaya, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, is a legal and advisory firm specializing in corporate law, transactions, and regulatory advisory services. The firm supports organizations across sectors in navigating complex legal and business environments. BTG Advaya India plays a role in enabling structured business expansion and operational setup. In India, BTG Advaya supports entity structuring and Global Capability Center (GCC) setup through legal advisory, corporate structuring, and regulatory guidance. Its services include advising on corporate transactions, governance frameworks, and compliance requirements aligned with Indian laws. The firm helps organizations define appropriate structures for operating in India, including ownership models and regulatory alignment. BTG Advaya offers capabilities across corporate law advisory, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and governance. Its approach is advisory-led and detail-oriented, combining legal expertise with business understanding. The firm supports organizations during the planning and structuring phase, helping establish compliant and scalable operational frameworks for GCC and business expansion.

BDO India

BDO India is the Indian member firm of BDO International Limited, a global accounting, tax, and advisory network present in 160 plus countries. BDO India is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, with offices across Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. The firm is a partnership and employs over 5,000 professionals in India, serving a diverse range of multinational corporations, listed companies, and privately held businesses. BDO India operates a dedicated Global Capability Centre practice, providing comprehensive advisory services for multinationals establishing or scaling GCCs in India. The practice covers strategic planning, regulatory compliance, operational setup, talent acquisition, and digital and technology solutions. BDO India offers a Global Compliance Management Solution, a SaaS-based platform designed to track applicable regulatory compliance requirements across India and globally. The platform covers 5,000 plus regulations mapped globally across 100 plus countries, providing real-time compliance monitoring, automated alerts, dashboard reporting, and board-level compliance health views. BDO India also provides comprehensive tax audit and transfer pricing support services, including preparation and review of tax audit schedules, related party transaction documentation, segment reporting, cost allocation analysis, and coordination with auditors and tax authorities. The firm offers Governance, Risk, and Compliance services covering internal controls over financial reporting, compliance management solutions, regulatory monitoring, and digital compliance tools. BDO India also provides finance and accounting outsourcing services supporting GCCs with entity setup, statutory reporting, payroll, treasury management, and direct and indirect tax compliance. The firm serves clients across banking and financial services, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, consumer markets, energy, and telecommunications sectors. Notable clients include Fortune 500 multinational corporations establishing and operating GCCs in India.

Singhi Advisors

Founded in 1989, Singhi Advisors is an India-based consulting and advisory firm providing tax, transaction, regulatory, and business consulting services to multinational enterprises operating in India. The company supports organizations with Global Capability Center (GCC) setup, tax structuring, entity establishment, and operational expansion services across India. Singhi Advisors provides GCC-focused advisory services including corporate tax structuring, transfer pricing, GST advisory, international taxation, legal entity setup support, transaction advisory, regulatory compliance, and governance consulting. The company assists enterprises in establishing scalable GCC operating structures aligned with India’s tax, legal, finance, and compliance frameworks. Its capabilities also support cross-border structuring and multinational operational expansion initiatives. The firm serves enterprises across BFSI; Technology; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Telecom; Retail; Consumer; Industrial sectors. Singhi Advisors operates delivery presence across Mumbai; Delhi NCR; Bengaluru; Chennai; Hyderabad; Pune; Kolkata and works with multinational corporations establishing and expanding GCC operations in India through tax, compliance, and operational advisory engagements. (singhiadvisors.com)