Cognizant<\/a>’s decision follows its recent brush with the Indian income tax authorities, as earlier in March, the Income Tax (IT) department froze the bank accounts and deposits of the tech giant, on grounds of evasion of dividend distribution tax . The company’s accounts were subsequently released by the High Court, which demanded deposit of 15% of the disputed tax. The IT department alleged that Cognizant had evaded tax to the tune of Rs. 2,500 crore relating to a shares buyback transaction in 2016.
Sources said the scrutiny from the country’s tax authorities may have played a role in the tech company’s decision to create a new India CFO position to represent its business in the country. The IT firm earlier said it paid all applicable taxes related to its buyback transaction, and the Indian IT department’s position is “contrary to law and without merit.”
Ramaseshan is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant, who started his career as Finance Officer at TVS Motor Company in 1993 in Chennai. With senior financial management stints in Wipro and IBM over the years, he was CFO of Tata Elxsi from 2013 to 2017, and is currently CFO and Executive Director at SQS India BFSI, a business assurance and testing specialist focusing on the financial sector.
Cognizant’s revenue crossed $4 billion in the April-June 2018 quarter- up from $3.6 billion in the same period last year. The company follows the January-December cycle as its financial year. Cognizant’s global CFO is Karen McLoughlin, and she oversees financial planning, analysis and audit functions of the company, which has majority of its employees working in India.\n
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