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 an author of three different books including six 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.

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.  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 for Nepal Police for investigation of financial fraud and crime. Currently, he is working as a Thesis Supervisor at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands focusing on international taxation.

Shesh, a practicing Chartered Accountant, takes an active lead in conducting internal and statutory audits for a diverse range of entities, including corporate entities, public sector enterprises, and NGOs/INGOs in Nepal. In addition, he has offered consultancy services for tax litigations and served as a tax planner for both national and multinational businesses in the country. Shesh has played a pivotal role as the main tax consultant for numerous renowned multinational businesses operating in Nepal.

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 50,000 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.