Mr P Muthusamy is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer with an outstanding career of 30+ years of experience and expertise in all niche areas of Indirect Taxes covering a wide spectrum including GST, Customs, GATT Valuation, Central Excise and Foreign Trade.
His expertise also extends to Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Joint ventures/Collaborations especially in Related company valuation and related party transactions, Indirect Tax Advisory, Tax Compliance, Foreign Trade Advisory and IP Management.
He has a super specialization in sectors such as Health, Construction, Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, STEM, Information Technology, Transport and e-Commerce.
He served in various capacities as AO/AC/DC/JC with distinction in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh reaching the position of ‘Commissioner-Central Excise, Customs and GST’ during which he adjudicated a large number of cases related to the above areas.
During his stint in Tamil Nadu, he held senior positions including Head of Office, and Head Central intelligence unit and vigilance wing, Director of National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics and Systems Manager of the Commissionerate during the implementation of Automation of Central Excise and Service Tax (ACES) and ICES 1.5.
While in Andhra Pradesh, he took on the challenging task of leading the GST implementation team, supervising, and controlling the administration of Tirupati, Vizag and Kakinada GST formations.
As the Zonal Unit Approval Committee Member, he approved number of SEZs and 100% EOU Units in MEPZ, STPI, Mahindra City SEZ, SRI City and Vizag SEZ’s.
He graduated with a degree in Agriculture and then went on to get his Law Degree and has a Masters in Management Systems from BITS, Pilani. Mr. Muthusamy is academically trained in the e-governance of revenue collection conducted by BITS Pilani, Special intelligence course for Revenue Officers (SICO) conducted by the Cabinet Secretariat, Gurgaon. Mid-Career Training Program of IRS (C&CE) Officers, Phase 4 by NACEN, Faridabad, IIM, Lucknow, London School of Economics, Cambridge University, UK and Nyenrode Business School, Amsterdam and Rules of Origin, Green Customs, IPR Implementation by WCO.