This CA built a Transfer Pricing Firm in a space dominated by Big 4s: A decade later, his triumph expands to the UAE.

• In 2013, CA Akshay Kenkre started a Transfer Pricing and International Tax focused firm, when the concept was fairly nascent in India.
• Akshay built his client base from scratch, now serving renowned MNCs and several Unicorns.
• When Corporate Tax was introduced in the UAE, he decided to explore the new territory and established an office in Dubai in May 2023.

Bit by the entrepreneurial bug

In 2007, I qualified as a Chartered Accountant but wasn’t sure of my next move. However, I always wanted to be an entrepreneur.

I wanted to gain substantial industry experience before venturing out on my own. So, I ended up spending a good five years in the industry and the Big 4 post-qualification.