Nirav Shah
Founder — FCA (ICAI), CPA (USA), CISA (ISACA), DISA (ICAI)
Nirav Shah leads the cross-border tax practice at Ascendum Corporate Advisory LLC, with a focus on inbound structuring for Indian and Gulf groups entering the United States. He advises on treaty positions, transfer pricing coordination and the tax consequences of holding structures before they are put in place. Engagements are led personally by him, including representation before revenue authorities when a return is questioned.
- Fellow Chartered Accountant, FCA (ICAI), India
- Certified Public Accountant, CPA (USA)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor, CISA (ISACA)
- Diploma in Information Systems Audit, DISA (ICAI)
- Bachelor of Commerce, India
International tax · US & India · Structuring
Articles by Nirav
Insights
US Taxation
July 14, 2026
6 min read
Choosing between a US LLC and a C-Corp for Indian founders
How the pass-through and corporate options differ for founders resident in India, and which questions decide the answer.
Read articleCanada Taxation
June 2, 2026
5 min read
GST/HST for cross-border sellers
When a non-resident seller has to register for GST/HST in Canada, and what the simplified regime changes.
Read articleUAE Taxation
April 21, 2026
5 min read
UAE corporate tax: free-zone basics
What qualifying free-zone person status requires, and why documentation decides whether the zero rate survives review.
Read articleTransfer Pricing
August 4, 2026
8 min read
OECD transfer pricing documentation: what a defensible file contains
The three-tier documentation model, what auditors actually test, and how to build a transfer pricing file that survives a challenge in more than one country.
Read articleInternational Taxation
August 18, 2026
7 min read
Tax residency: how it is actually decided, and why groups get it wrong
Company residency by place of management, individual residency tests across the countries we serve, and how treaty tie-breakers resolve dual residence.
Read articleCompliance
August 26, 2026
6 min read
Cross-border compliance: running one calendar across seven countries
Why multi-entity groups miss deadlines, which obligations recur most often, and how a single consolidated calendar reduces both penalties and advisory cost.
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