Bloomberg BNA Offers Comprehensive Update on the Business of Doing Business in India

(Arlington, Va., March 6, 2012) The Indian economy—fueled by a population exceeding one billion, with more than 300 million of them in the middle class—has been growing at nearly 7%. Economists believe India will one day overtake the U.S. to become the second largest economy in the world after China. Bloomberg BNA | Cite will host a live conference, India: Legal, Tax & Financial Update, April 25-26 in New York City, that will provide anyone currently doing business in India or considering investing in India with instruction on the latest legal, tax, and financial issues facing companies with operations or business opportunities in India.

“India continues to attract foreign direct investment with interest moving from software & IT into manufacturing, consumer products, health care, high tech, and defense sectors,” notes Robert Ross, Program Director at Bloomberg BNA | Cite. “Notwithstanding the opportunities, India is a tough place to do business and challenges exist, including corruption, backups in the court system, infrastructure shortages, complex and ever-changing tax laws and compliance requirements, shortages of qualified skilled professionals, and need for adequate public education.”

This conference will provide a unique opportunity to learn from a faculty of experienced global professionals with in-depth knowledge of the Indian market while networking with other professionals and corporate executives seeking answers to similar questions and issues.

The impact of Indian tax law on U.S. companies operating in India or looking to invest in India will be covered from many points of view. Attendees will also examine how the Indian legal and regulatory systems work and compare Indian and U.S. tax and accounting, identifying the differences and how they will affect a business.

Various sessions will address initial considerations for setting up a business in India—economic trends and forecasts, political developments, key regulations, and involved government agencies—and actual operating issues, including human resource and employment issues, legal and tax aspects of using intellectual property in India, and the latest legal and regulatory developments and investment opportunities in key sectors in the Indian market.

By attending the two-day conference, attendees will understand:

• Legal and regulatory issues for doing business in India
• Tax and legal strategies for funding new and existing investments and repatriating profits
• Tax and legal issues in structuring M&A or JV transactions in India
• New developments on how the tax and legal system works in India
• Transfer pricing planning and compliance in India
• Recent developments in corporate governance in India
• Legal and tax aspects of utilizing intellectual property and resolving commercial disputes
• Investment opportunities in key sectors such as healthcare, infrastructure, aerospace and defense

The India: Legal, Tax & Financial Update will take place at the Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel in New York, New York. To register, go to www.bna.com or call 914-328-5656 for further information on special rates.