Discover the Legal, Tax and Financial Aspects of Investing in India

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 10, 2005 -- Leading experts on India will highlight Legal, Tax and Financial Aspects of Investing in India at the Second National Conference on DOING BUSINESS WITH INDIA: OPPORTUNITIES IN TRADE, INVESTMENT AND OUTSOURCING. The one day conference will be held at Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago on April 25, 2005.

Ram T. Madaan, Senior Partner, with the law firm of Madaan & Co. will cover the Legal Aspects of Investing, Trade & Outsourcing in India including. His topic will include:

�Why invest in India: trends & incentives of investing in India for foreign businesses
�What types of activities and businesses are permitted?
�Entry strategies for foreign investors:
-Type of Business Entities
-How to incorporate in India
�Business Process Outsourcing in India (BPO): types and options
�How government approvals are obtained in India
�Special Economic Zones & Export Oriented Units
�Legal Issues in dealing with agents and distributors
�Use of international arbitration and enforcement issues
�Negotiating Strategies for Doing Business in India
�How to have agreements that work

�Common mistakes and crucial issues in the negotiation of investment projects

Chetan Prabhu of Ernst & Young will cover the Tax Issues in India. His talk will include:

�How the Indian tax system operates regards to:
-Foreign investors and businesses
-Transferring funds, investment, VAT taxes
�Tax incentives in India, including in outsourcing and software areas
�Strategies for minimizing income taxes in India-new tax incentives, credits and abatements
�New Budget proposals
�Transfer pricing issues in dealing with India-US deals
�Implications of Indo-US Tax treaty

The other speakers at the conference include, senior corporate & business leaders from Motorola, S.C. Johnson & Son, ICICI Bank, Ernst & Young, Madaan.com, Hester Pharmaceutical, US-India Business Council, US Department of Commerce, Illinois Trade & Investment Department, the Consul General of India in Chicago, Engineering Export Promotion Council of India, Harvard University and the University of Illinois.

For Registration please call at (773) 334-4477; or Visit us online at: http://members.aol.com/indiaconference/index.html