Founder
Lokesh Gupta (Founder, Taxhead.tax) is a seasoned tax and transfer pricing professional with over 17 years of experience advising multinational enterprises on complex cross-border tax matters. A qualified Chartered Accountant, he brings deep technical expertise combined with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to navigating evolving global tax regimes.
Over the course of his career, Lokesh has advised clients across India, Singapore, the UAE, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, supporting them on transfer pricing structuring, documentation, and controversy matters.
Key areas of specialisation:
- Intra-group financing structures
- Intangible asset and IP arrangements
- Intra-group service agreements
For the past several years, Lokesh has been closely engaged with the UAE tax landscape, advising multinational groups on corporate tax and transfer pricing considerations, including strategies to optimise free zone benefits under the UAE tax regime. He has played a pivotal role in building and scaling tax practices, developing new service capabilities, and leveraging technology to deliver efficient, scalable transfer pricing solutions.
Lokesh has also been actively involved in tax litigation and dispute resolution, including participation in Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) negotiations and representation before tax and appellate authorities. His experience enables him to anticipate risk areas early and design defensible, forward-looking tax positions for clients.
Beyond client advisory, Lokesh is a recognised thought leader in the tax community. He regularly authors technical articles, speaks at regional conferences , and conducts webinars on emerging tax and transfer pricing developments, contributing to ongoing dialogue and knowledge-building within the profession.
As the founder, Lokesh leads the firm with a clear vision: to deliver high-quality, insight-driven tax advisory services that combine technical rigor, commercial understanding, and practical execution in an increasingly complex global tax environment.