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Programme Objective
 
As the push for globalization gather speed, Asia tax legislations continue to pose fresh challenges to multinational corporations. With ever changing tax laws and increased complexity, it is imperative for these companies to constantly refine their tax strategies. This one-day seminar is designed to provide the latest tax developments and strategies for Asia so that participants can respond effectively to them.

Programme Outline

• Structuring Cross Border Investments
  • Developing a regional/global tax structure to lower the group’s effective tax rate
  • The use of holding companies in Asia
  • Achieving tax arbitrage in funding cross border investments
  • Withholding tax mitigation strategies
  • Updates on key tax incentives in Asia

 

• Offshore International Tax Planning
  • General features of several offshore jurisdictions – an update
  • Investment holding, financing, licensing & trading
  • Strategies & common typologies
  • Case study - case of offshore structure in a large multinational operation

 

• Tax Incentives for Companies Venturing Abroad
  • Financial and tax incentive schemes in Singapore to support internationalization
  • What are their key criteria?
  • Types and taxability of different business entities in ASEAN
  • Cross border tax related issues

 

• Base Erosion and Profit Sharing 2.0 (BEPS 2.0)
• • Focus on allocation of profits and nexus
  • Pillar One’s allocation of profits and nexus
  • Pillar Two’s - Global Minimum Tax Rate (MTR) 15%
  • Singapore’s response to BEPS 2.0

 

• Interpretation & Application of Double Taxation Agreements
  • Principles of double taxation and tax treaties
  • Types of tax treaties
  • Framework of tax treaties
  • Anti-avoidance provisions in tax treaties
  • Key features of Singapore’s DTAs

 

• Managing Transfer Pricing in Asia
  • APAC regional update of transfer pricing practices and recent audit trends
  • Issues and challenges of controversy in APAC including Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) in Asia
  • Structuring an appropriate transfer pricing policy in Asia and the increase important of operational transfer pricing

 
Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment
 

Intended For

Managing Directors, General Managers, CFOs, Regional Directors, Financial Controllers, Tax Professionals, Legal Professionals, Accountants, Financial Analysts, Business Consultants, Investors with vested interests in the Asia region

Programme Facilitator(s)