KP Singh, ex-Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Senior official, has joined AZB & Partners as a Partner in the firm’s indirect tax and regulatory practice.

Speaking to Bar & Bench on KP Singh’s joining, AZB Managing Partner Ajay Bahl commented, “We are very excited. He has extensive experience working in the government. He has done a lot of work on not only indirect taxes but also in the area of economic offences. We are looking forward to having him with us.”

Singh will be handling the firm’s indirect tax practice along with Partner Suresh Varanasi, who had joined the firm from KPMG in 2009. With Varanasi from KPMG and Singh from the government, Bahl says, “This gives us a nice balance of how the government will look at things and how the private sector views it”.

Singh, who is a qualified lawyer, has held various senior positions in the Government of India during his twenty-three year tenure.

He also has extensive experience in the areas of Customs, Excise, Service Tax, economic offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Foreign Exchange Management Act and the like, SEZ Policy, Anti-dumping and related aspects.