CA Nitin J. Shetty is the founder partner of Nitin J Shetty & Co. He was admitted as an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in January 1987 and as a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in February 1992. His field of specialization is Direct Taxes.

Given his long experience of nearly three decades in the field of accounting, taxation and management consultancy, Nitin understands client service & the industry and how to deftly run a professional services firm. He started Nitin J Shetty & Co. to build an organization dedicated to adding value for its stakeholders and clients, with special emphasis on quality service and ethical standards.

Nitin J Shetty can be reached at the email id – nitin@nitinjshetty.com

CA Sunitha R. Furtado is a partner in the firm and was admitted as an associate member of ICAI in September 2009 and as a Fellow of ICAI in October 2014.

She has to her credit the following post qualification courses conducted by ICAI:

1. Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA)
2. Certificate Course on Concurrent Audit of Banks conducted by ICAI.

She has been associated with the firm since 1993 joining the firm as an Article clerk. Furtado’s fields of specialization include Audit & Taxation. She looks after Direct Taxes and provides consultation in this area. She is currently a visiting faculty in finance and taxation matters at various commerce colleges in and around Mangaluru.

Sunitha R. Furtado can be reached at the email id-  sunitha@nitinjshetty.com

CA Sriram V. Rao is a partner at Nitin J Shetty & Co. He graduated in commerce from Canara College, Mangaluru in 2005. He joined as Article Assistant under CA. S. Srinivas Kamath in 2008 and completed the same in 2011. He was admitted as an Associate member of ICAI in January 2013 after having completed his CA final by the end of 2012, and as a fellow member of ICAI in April 2018.

Sriram has to his credit the following post qualification courses conducted by ICAI:

1. Diploma in International Taxation (DIIT)
2. Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA)
3. Certificate Course on Concurrent Audit of Banks
4. Certificate Course on Forensic Audit & Fraud Detection
5. Certificate Course on UAE Corporate Tax

Sriram joined Nitin J Shetty & Co. in May 2012 and as Partner from April 2013. He represents clients in Appeal matters before departmental authorities, appellate authorities including Income Tax Appellate tribunal.

He is also into Direct Taxes especially International Taxation and providing advisory/consultancy to various categories of clients. Apart from these, he also handles some of the Corporate Audits, Tax Audits and Bank Audits.

He has presented seminars

• for members of Mangaluru, Bengaluru, Udupi, & Kannur branch of ICAI
• for Income Tax assessing officers at Mangaluru under Training programme conducted by National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT)
• for students of Mangaluru & Udupi SICASA,

on various topics in Direct Taxes & International Taxation.

Presently, he is also a visiting faculty in finance and taxation matters at various commerce colleges in and around Mangaluru.

Sriram V. Rao can be reached at the email id – sriram@nitinjshetty.com

CA. Dhanush D. Bolar is a partner in firm and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 2019. He has joined the firm in 2012 as an article assistant and is a partner since October 2019. He has an experience in the field of Direct Tax, Tax planning and audit & assurance and FEMA compliance and advisory. His area of specialisation includes corporate audits, advisory on direct tax & FEMA and handling income tax assessment before the Income Tax Authorities. He is also a guest lecturer at various institutions.

Dhanush D. Bolar can be reached at the email id – dhanush@nitinjshetty.com

CA. Lakshmi Viswanath is a partner in firm since October 2019 and she was admitted as an Associate member of ICAI in February 2013 and as a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in December 2018. She has worked in South Indian Bank for 5 years post qualification. She started her practice from December 2018. She has undergone the certificate course on GST conducted by ICAI and specializes in the field of Indirect Taxes. She is also a guest lecturer at various institutions.

Lakshmi Viswanath can be reached at the email id – lakshmi@nitinjshetty.com

CA Rodney Pinto is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. After finishing his graduation from St. Aloysius College, he completed his articleship at Nitin J. Shetty & Co. He is a partner since April 2022. He has experience in the field of indirect taxes and audit. His area of specialization includes indirect tax planning and consultancy and handling cases before GST authorities. He is also a guest lecturer at various institutions.

Rodney R. Pinto can be reached at –rodney@nitinjshetty.com

Naveenachandra T is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since October – 2022. He has experience in the field of audit and assurance of corporate entities with various sectors. He has previous work experience in statutory audits of corporates including listed Company and Government Company. His area of specialization includes Statutory Audits, Internal Audits, Direct tax and Indirect tax Compliances, IND AS and IFRS. He is also a guest lecturer at various management institutions in and around Mangalore.

Naveenachandra T can be reached at the email id – naveen@nitinjshetty.com