KCCI organised a Seminar on GST Amnesty Scheme 2024 & Fake Invoices and their consequences by the Office of the Commissioner of Central Excise & Central Tax (GST) on Tuesday, 17^th December, 2024 at KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Shri S. Kesava Narayana Reddy, IRS, Commissioner of Central Tax & GST, Mangaluru who presented the inaugural address. The Guest of Honour was Dr. Somanna C., IRS, Additional Commissioner, Central Tax & GST, Mangaluru who addressed the gathering. Shri Govindan R. IRS, Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise & Central Tax, UK Division, Karwar spoke on the topic, GST Amnesty Scheme 2024 & Shri Rajesh Shetty K. IRS, Assistant Director, DGGI, Mangaluru Regional Unit spoke on Fake Invoices and their consequences. CA Keshava N. Ballakuraya, Chairman, KCCI GST Sub-Committee & the KCCI Office bearers were also present on the stage.

KCCI in association with ICAI organised an Outreach Program on Declaration of Foreign Assets & Income on Saturday, 14^th December, 2024 at KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru. Shri Yogesh Chandra, Assistant Director of Income Tax, Unit 3 & 4, FAIU, Bengaluru, Smt. Shamala D.D., Joint Director of Income Tax, FAIU, Bengaluru, Shri Swaroop Mannava, Additional Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Mangaluru, CA Vineet N. Shetty, Partner, Shetty & Bhat, Udupi were the speakers who spoke on the topics. KCCI President Shri Anand G. Pai & CA Gautham Pai D, Chairman, ICAI was also present on the stage.

A Seminar was organised by Government of Karnataka, Invest Karnataka Forum on ‘SME Connect’ in association with KCCI on Friday, 6^th December 2024 at KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru.

KCCI organized a Seminar on Enabling Startups – Roles of Industry, Academia and Govt., and Silicon Beach Program – Building our future, while preserving our culture without destroying our nature on Saturday, 16th November 2024 @ 10.00 a.m. at KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru. Ms. Poyni Bhatt Former CEO and Founding Member of Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay, Member of Maharashtra State Innovation & Technology Development Fund and National Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee, DST, Govt. of India and Board Member at IIT Dharwad Incubator & Shri Rohit Bhat Founder wrkwrk/99 Games/Robosoft, Founding President, TiE Mangaluru were the Speakers who spoke on the topics. Office Bearers and Chairman of KCCI Startups Sub-committee, Sri Vishwas Uchila Shishir was also present on stage.

KCCI organized a Seminar on various topics under GST on Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 at the Meeting Hall of KCCI, Mangaluru. Chief Guest on the occasion was Shri Kumara V, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Admin) State Goods and Service Tax Department, Mangaluru and the Guest of Honour was Shri Lakshapathi Narayana Naik, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) West Zone, Mangaluru. Shri Mahesh N Bagil, Asst. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, (Audit)-5, Mangaluru, Shri Sanjay Balipa, Asst. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, GST-270, Mangaluru & Shri K.P. Subbaiah, Asst. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, (Enforcement)-2 Mangaluru were the other speakers who spoke on the various topics under GST. Office Bearers and Chairman of KCCI GST Sub-committee, CA Keshava N Ballakuraya was also present on stage.

The Renovated KCCI Meeting Hall and the Gallery of Trade History of Bunder was inaugurated on Monday, 11th November 2024 by the Past Presidents of KCCI. President Shri Anand G. Pai, Vice President – Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Hon. Secretaries Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai, Board of Directors, Past Presidents, Sub Committee heads, KCCI Members & other invitees were present on the occasion. The team of Ar. Niren Jain executed a magnificent makeover of our KCCI Meeting Hall and the Gallery of Trade History of Bunder.