Tax Associate- Delhi/Bangalore | Foundation for Economic Development

Title: Tax Associate

Location: Delhi/ Bangalore

About Us

Foundation for Economic Development (FED) is a Delhi-based non-profit organisation that aims to bring about a sustained and broad-based economic growth of over 10% in India. The organisation has Dr Aravind Panagariya, Naushad Forbes, Gurcharan Das, Jerry Rao and Ashish Dhawan on its advisory board who are helping shape the thinking and execution. The Tax workstream at FED focuses on designing and supporting reforms that simplify the tax system, reduce economic distortions, and enable a growth-friendly industrial climate.

Our Work

Some examples of work done by the Tax team include developing reform recommendations on:

Indirect Tax (GST)
- Simplifying the GST registration process.
- Integrating electricity into the regular GST rate structure.
- Enabling refunds of accumulated ITC on:

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- Capital goods in the case of zero-rated supplies (exports and supplies to SEZs).




- Input services and capital goods in sectors facing an inverted duty structure.

Direct Tax
- Simplifying compliance with respect to tax deducted at source (TDS) on payments to residents.
- Enhancing turnover limits for the presumptive taxation scheme for micro enterprises and reducing lock-out period to improve flexibility.
- Streamlining enforcement of MSME payment timelines within the Income-tax framework.

Several of these recommendations have gained solid traction with relevant government stakeholders and some have translated into concrete policy changes or ongoing reform discussions.

Meet Our Leaders:

Piyush Doshi (Operating Partner) | Rahul Ahluwalia (Founding Director) | Vinay Ramesh (COO)

Position Summary

This is an Associate-level role suitable for someone with ~1–2 years of relevant experience who wants to build a career at the intersection of taxation and public policy. This role sits within FED's Tax workstream (covering both direct and indirect taxes) a

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