Strategic Indirect Tax Solutions

Dhara Mehta is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Mumbai. She specializes in consulting across the insurance, banking, private equity, and leasing sectors. Her primary areas of concentration include advocacy, advisory, transaction structuring, Goods and Services Tax and tax technology implementation, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City setups, and litigation and controversy management.

With more than 13 years of experience, Ms. Mehta has built a wide-ranging repertoire spanning complex tax matters, regulatory advocacy, and strategic advisory. She has guided clients through evolving indirect tax regimes, assisted in high-stakes litigation, and led multiple tax technology transformation projects. Ms. Mehta’s notable assignments include advocacy in the general insurance and private equity sectors and advisory on complex issues such as carried interest, litigation funding, and secondment of expatriates.

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Mehta spent over eight years with EY in the Indirect Tax practice, where she most recently served as a Director, advising and supporting multinational clients on Indirect Tax matters. Before EY, she spent five years with PwC in its Indirect Tax vertical, gaining deep expertise in tax compliance, advisory, and transaction support.

Ms. Mehta earned a bachelor’s degree from RA Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. She is a Chartered Accountant (CA).