Dhruva Advisors

Dhruva Advisors LLP is one of the largest tax and regulatory firms in India. The firm provides consultancy and regulatory services in Corporate Tax Advisory, Tax Controversy Management, Regulatory Advisory, Tax Compliance, M&A Tax, Goods & Service Tax (GST), Foreign Trade Policy, Transfer Pricing, Family Office Advisory, Succession Planning & Promoter Advisory, FS, Funds & FPI Tax Advisory & Compliance, Middle East VAT and UAE Corporate Tax. Dhruva Advisors has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing Tax practicing firms in India, and by November 2023, it has grown to 7 offices, 5 in India, and one each in Abu Dhabi & Dubai. The firm has a strong track record of designing and implementing pioneering solutions in several areas of domestic and international tax across virtually all sectors including Aerospace & Defence, Automobile & Ancillary, Agro & Chemicals, Conglomerates, Energy & Resources, Education, Financial Services, IT & ITes, Manufacturing & Real Estate, Pharma, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Equity, Transport, Telecom & Media. The firm has emerged as a key player in the Tax domain in India and is competing with some of the major firms which includes the Big 4s, Grant Thornton and BDO.

History
Dhruva Advisors was founded by Dinesh Kanabar, Ex Deputy CEO of KPMG and Ex Deputy CEO of RSM & Co. Dhruva Advisors was started in November 2014. Dhruva Advisors was started in November 2014 by Dinesh and four senior professionals. The first-name initials of each of the first five founders were used to create the name Dhruva, which also means pole star in Sanskrit. The firm's first office was Nehru Centre building in Worli which is situated Mumbai, Maharashtra and presently they are situated at 1101, One World Center, 11th Floor, Tower 2B, 841, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (West), Mumbai - 400 013, Maharashtra, India.

Staff
As of November 2023, the firm has 15 Partners, 11 Associate Partners, 5 Senior Advisors, 30 Principals and approximately 300 employees. The Partners of the firm include some of the most reputed professionals in the industry who have held senior positions within the big 4 firms and other large consultancy firms.

Awards and recognition
Dhruva Advisors has been recognised as “Best Newcomer of the Year, 2016 - Asia” by International Tax Review (ITR) at the ITR Asia Tax Awards 2016. The firm has been recognised as one of the fastest growing Tax firms in India and have some of the biggest businesses as their clients.

The firm has consistently remained a Tier 1 Tax firm in India for “Corporate Tax”, “Transfer Pricing”, and “Indirect Tax”.

The Euromoney's International Tax Review has recognised Dhruva Advisors as the “India Tax Firm of the Year” India from 2017-2022. With this Dhruva has created ITR history by winning for 5 consecutive years.

In 2018 & 2020 they were recognised ITR as “India Disputes and Litigation Firm of the Year 2018 & 2020”. Dhruva Advisors has received this award for the second time.

In 2020 the Middle East office “WTS Dhruva Consultants” was recognised as ““Best Newcomer of the Year, Europe” by International Tax Review (ITR) at the ITR European Tax Awards.

The list of Awards and Recognitions are as under: