Shesh Mani Dahal

SDR Associates is a highly regarded Chartered Accountancy Firm that offers exceptional Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to organizations on a local, national, and international level. As a partnership firm registered with The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN), SDR Associates has established itself as one of the fastest-growing firms with a unique specialization in taxation, auditing, and financial management.

Our firm offers a diverse range of professional services that include auditing, accounting, taxation, management consultancy, corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, system development, financial investigation, company law matters, and other allied professional services. We take pride in our ability to deliver customized solutions that cater to the unique needs of our clients.

At SDR Associates, we are committed to cultivating expertise and improving service quality in our core business areas. We strive to drive various strategic initiatives that help us gain insights into major industries and promote innovation for the resolution of social problems. Our approach transcends industrial, regional, and national boundaries and is geared towards supporting sustainable growth for businesses and the national economy as a whole.

We have a highly skilled and experienced team of Chartered Accountants and lawyers who work collaboratively to ensure that our clients receive the best possible services. In addition, we have established an extensive network of strategic alliances that allows us to leverage the collective expertise of our partners and provide comprehensive solutions to our clients.

In summary, SDR Associates is a premier Chartered Accountancy Firm that delivers exceptional professional services to a wide range of clients. Our commitment to cultivating expertise, improving service quality, and driving strategic initiatives enables us to provide tailored solutions that cater to the unique needs of our clients.

Shesh Mani Dahal is a Fellow Chartered Accountant qualified from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal (ICAN) with Bachelor’s in Laws (LLB) and Master’s in Business Studies (MBS) degree from Tribhuvan University having professional experience of more than a decade. Currently, he is working as a Senior Partner at SDR Associates, Chartered Accountants, A Member Firm of IR Global, UK. He is also an expert member of Revenue Committee of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).

Shesh is one of the highly regarded young professional especially in tax fraternity. He is a director of Nepal Tax Online, the first online tax portal of Nepal and also a writer of three different books including five editions of “The Purple Book of Tax”, “The Purple Book of Province Tax” and “The Purple Handbook of Corporate and Tax Laws” which are highly appreciated books of tax among tax professionals, professional accountants, private and public sector enterprises and CA Students. He has also worked as a resource person for writing of study material of Taxation for Chartered Accountancy Professional (CAP)-II and CAP-III course of ICAN. His brainchild TAXpert, Nepal's first tax application was awarded by mBillionth awards (India’s renowned award).

He was appointed as tax specialist in multiple assignments by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI). In addition, he has also worked as a consultant of Nepal Revenue Advisory Board (NRAB) - Government permanent structure of revenue policy formation. He has also worked as an Investigation Specialist of Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police for investigation of financial fraud and crime. Additionally, he has been a tax and finance consultant to dozens of municipalities in Nepal and a finance consultant for the Social Welfare Council (SWC) for monitoring INGOs and NGOs.

Shesh has wide working exposure with national and international institutions about revenue policy formation and its implementation. He has worked as consultant of Asian Development Bank (ADB) about taxation and taxpayer registration system in current federal system of Nepal. Currently, he is working as a Thesis Supervisor at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands focusing on international taxation.

Shesh is a chartered accountant in practice and directly involved as a member and signing partner for conducting internal audit, statutory audit of various corporate bodies, public sector enterprises and NGOs/INGOs in Nepal. He has also worked as consultant for tax litigations for many private and public companies. He has also worked as an investigation specialist in many fraud cases of Cooperative, I/NGO, Trading and Manufacturing Companies. He has worked as tax planner for national as well as multinational business in Nepal.

Investigation of Financial Crime, Taxation, Accounting Standards and Labour law is his core area of expertise, and he travels across Nepal to provide taxation, accounting standards and labour law trainings. He has provided training to more than 40,000 participants including ministers, ex-ministers, parliamentary members, tax officers, chartered accountants, registered auditors and government employees, all over the Nepal during his professional career. His articles are published in national daily leading newspapers and online medias like Kantipur, Naya Patrika, Annapurna Post, Setopati and Bizmandu including Souvenir of IRD.