Nitin Agarwal was awarded the ITR EMEA In-House Indirect Tax Leader of the Year – 2025 at an award ceremony held at The Londoner Hotel, recognising his leadership in delivering complex, large-scale tax transformation initiatives.

The award acknowledges not only operational excellence, but also a broader contribution to the profession — combining real-world transformation experience with thought leadership that advances how tax functions evolve.

The recognition also highlighted his debut business-fiction novel, Extinction of Tax As We Know It, which blends lived professional experience with storytelling to explore how tax technology, data governance, and automation are reshaping compliance, careers, and leadership in the profession.

As governments move toward real-time reporting and automation becomes embedded in tax operations, the book invites leaders to pause and rethink what sustainable, human-led tax transformation should look like.

Nitin attributes the recognition to the collective effort and support of:

• The leadership at Majid Al Futtaim

• Cross-functional teams working across regions and time zones

• The wider global tax community contributing to a more dynamic, human, and future-ready profession

Closing thoughts - “There is no better classroom than the field. And there is no better time than now.”

— Extinction of Tax As We Know It