About Arun Kumar Agarwal
Profile of Arun Kumar Agarwal
1. Qualification & Profession
A science graduate and a practicing Chartered Accountant. He is a Consultant to a number of national and multi national business houses with multifarious business activities, both in private as well as public sectors..
2. Specialization
Specializes in the field of Indirect Taxation Consultancy, especially Central Excise, Customs, VAT and Service Tax.
3. Contribution of Articles
Articles and Technical Papers on these subjects regularly appear in the journals and magazines published by various professional associations and bodies, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (the ICAI).
4. Portfolio
§ A faculty in the Board of Studies of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and an empanelled resource person in its Technical Directorate.
§ A member in the Regional Advisory Committee on Service Tax, Kolkata Service Tax Commissionerate under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
§ Also nominated by the ICAI in 1999-2000 in the Expert Committee of Excise, Government of West Bengal.
§ The Co-Chairman of the Indirect Taxes Committees of M/s. Bharat Chamber of Commerce, and M/s. Merchants Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata.
§ A regular faculty for the ‘GMCS’ training courses organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
§ A member of the Study Group to review and finalise the course curriculum for CA Final course, 2006.
§ A visiting faculty in St. Xaviers’ College, Kolkata.
5. Authorship
Authored two books on WB VAT titled ‘Commentary on West Bengal Value Added Tax’ and ‘Practice & Procedures on West Bengal Value Added Tax’. A number of his other books are in the pipeline, expected to be released in the year 2006.
Third book on VAT Audit, titled “Practical Guide To West Bengal VAT Audit” is released recently.
6. Speaker
A regular speaker on related subjects of Central Excise, Customs, VAT & Service Tax and is regularly delivering lectures in various parts of the country.
7. Corporate Trainer
Regularly conducts training programs for various large corporates as well as small & medium enterprises’ Associations in both private & public sector, on the subjects. He was also invited as a faculty in the In-House Training Programme of the Central Excise Department on EA 2000 Audit.
8. Appearance In Electronic Media
Frequently appears on the electronic media, such as TV and Radio channels to discuss on the related subjects. His interviews and extracts of lectures are very often carried by various local and national newspapers.