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SkillsFuture Credit, UTAP Funding

7.00 CPE Hours (Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4, Others)
Live Webinar

The format of this course is a Live Webinar. A detailed set of instructions on the Live Webinar will  be sent to you closer to date.

Programme Objective

In this globalised climate, companies are constantly looking for new ways to increase revenues and find new revenue sources.  Some companies merged and acquired the others with a view to achieving better economies of scale and/or used the combined strengths to create new business models.

Some might argue that the success of any M&A deal is the result of the meeting of minds on the commercial terms of by the parties involved.  However, my experience suggests that identifying key deal tax issues in the early stage of the deal is equally important.  By carefully structuring the deal to overcome all potential tax obstacles and allowing the commercial objectives of the deal to be satisfied is not impossible.  What is required - it is proper mindset and strategies.
Imagine this scenario:  you are involved in a M&A deal whereby the parties are about to conclude a binding agreement. At this time, your tax advisor suddenly informs you that the deal cannot be proceeded because a stamp duty issue has to be resolved with the Singapore tax authorities. Imagine another scenario: no tax due diligence has been conducted because the management believes that it is not necessary.  Unfortunately, your group have assumed an unknown tax liability in millions of dollars from one of the entities in the seller’s group. Do you realise that poor tax planning in any M&A deal can be fatal? 

This is why in this 1-day workshop, participants have the opportunity to understand the potential Singapore income tax, GST and stamp duties consequences arising from common M&A deals in Singapore. The workshop should help participants to equip with the skill to ask their tax advisors the right questions and/or understand advice from their tax advisors so that potential tax deal breakers can be identified and resolved as early as possible. The use of practical case studies and interactive discussions between the workshop facilitator and the participants would form a major component in this workshop to ensure that the discussion and key learning points remain practical and relevant.
 

Programme Outline

  • Understand the common techniques to be used for the purpose of successfully acquiring / taking over the business of another company and consider some common tax issues arising from each of these methods of acquisition

  • Examine the Tax Due Diligence (“TDD”) process from the beginning to the finish line

  • Evaluate the “Dos” and “Don’ts” in any TDD exercise

  • Consider some of the common key deal tax issues that might occur in a TDD exercise and to what extent some of these issues can become the ultimate “deal-breaker!”

  • Evaluate any post-TDD matters that you must follow up, even after the TDD report has been issued

  • Discuss some of the tax best practice you can adopt in managing a successful M&A deal.


Pre-requisites

Please take note of the following admission requirements:

  • Trainings will be conducted on Zoom platform, thus video camera and microphone are compulsory
  • Mandatory for video camera to be turned on throughout the course
  • Display your official name (as per NRIC) in Zoom, to facilitate attendance taking


Training Methodology

Group-based learning with Case Studies and Examples


Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment
 

Intended For

• Senior Tax Consultants, Managers and Senior Managers in International CA firms who are involved in tax advisory work; • Tax Associates from all levels in law firms who are involved in tax advisory work; • In-house Tax Directors and Managers, Chief Financial Officers, or Financial Controllers who are involved in making key tax decisions for their companies; • Public Practitioners from local CA firms who provide their clients with tax compliance and tax advisory services; • Independent advisors who provide their clients with tax advisory services; and • Non-tax professionals who aspire to achieve a more in-depth understanding of these common tax issues on M&A transaction concerning Singapore companies.

Schedule & Fees

Testimonial


The contents and insights shared were extremely helpful and I had gain a better understanding of the key matters to consider during an acquisition / amalgamation exercise.

Past Participant

Funding

1] SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Funding Period: Until 05 Aug 2023
Course Reference Number: TGS-2020500889

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above will receive an opening credit of S$500 from the government. You may wish to use your SFC to pay for partial/full ISCA course fees. 

On 1 Oct 2020, the Government provided a one-off SkillsFuture Credit Top-up of $500 for all eligible Singaporeans aged 25 or above by 31 Dec 2020. Singaporeans aged 40 to 60 by 31 Dec 2020 will also receive an Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) of $500 which can be used for courses under: (i) SGUnited Skills Programme, (ii) SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme – Company Training, and (iii) Career Transition Programmes. This additional SFC (Mid-Career Support) is NOT applicable for use on ISCA courses. (For more information on the SFC scheme, please visit http://www.skillsfuture.sg/credit)

If you wish to enrol for the course with SFC Funding, please proceed with the following steps:

Failure to submit claim application and obtain necessary approval before the course start date will result in topping up of the SFC indicated for use. Please note that there will be an administrative fee of $42.80 for any revision of invoice.


2] WDA Training Grant - SDF Funding
This course is approved for SDF funding ($2 per training hour) for Company-sponsored participants only (Eligibility criteria apply). 

Funding Period: Until 05 Aug 2023
Funded Hours: 7 hours
Course Reference Number: TGS-2020500889

If you wish to enrol participants with SDF Funding, please proceed with the following steps (For Corporate enrolments only) :

  • Step 1: Register for the course online via ISCA Portal. Upon adding to cart, the system will prompt a question “Do you wish to apply for WDA Funding?”, click Yes and input all required information. At the Cart page, please ensure that SDF funding is applied before clicking “Checkout”.
     

 

For course run start date before 1 Nov 2020, submit training grant application in SCN until 30 Nov 2020.

For course run start date on or after 1 Nov 2020, Enterprises/employers are NOT required to log into TPGateway/SCN to submit training grant.

Remarks

• Step 2: After receiving email that the programme status is confirmed, please proceed to submit the Training Grant application via SkillsConnect Portal (https://www.skillsconnect.gov.sg/).

Employers of company-sponsored participants must submit training grant via SkillsConnect to obtain training grant for course fees. You may submit the Training Grant application within the period from 30 days before the course start date to 30 days after course start date.

The employee’s enrolment, attendance and assessment recordswill be submitted by ISCA onto TPGateway.


Please note that there will be an administrative fee of $42.80 for any revision of invoice.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Company must be registered or incorporated in Singapore and;
  • Applicant is taking the course for the first time.
  • Applicant must be employed, and is either Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident of Singapore and;
  • Applicant must achieve at least 75% attendance, and pass all examinations /assessments and;
  • Applicant must be fully sponsored by the Company for all costs associated with the training and;
  • Payment has to be made via corporate means (e.g. corporate cheque, corporate GIRO, corporate credit card).

3] NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)
UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme) is an individual skills upgrading account for NTUC members.

NTUC members enjoy 50% *unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2022. *This excludes miscellaneous fees such as GST and registration fee etc.
 
This course is approved for UTAP support for intakes conducted between 01 April 2021 – 31 March 2022.
 
As UTAP is given on calendar year basis, and calculated based on year of training taken, it cannot be accumulated.

  • Maintained paid-up NTUC membership before course, throughout course duration and at the point of claim and;
  • Course by training provider must be supported under UTAP and training must commence within the supported period and;
  • Unfunded course fee must not be fully sponsored by company or other types of funding
  • Unfunded course fee must be S$20.00 and above, and;
  • Member must achieve a minimum of 75% attendance for each application and sat for all prescribed examination(s), if any and;
  • UTAP application must be made within 6 months after course ends.

To submit for UTAP claims, please visit http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg/. Terms and conditions apply.
Should you have queries on the funding scheme, you can email to UTAP@e2i.com.sg or call NTUC Membership Hotline at 6213-8008

Programme Facilitator(s)

The format of this course is a Live Webinar. A detailed set of instructions on the Live Webinar will  be sent to you closer to date.

Programme Objective

In this globalised climate, companies are constantly looking for new ways to increase revenues and find new revenue sources.  Some companies merged and acquired the others with a view to achieving better economies of scale and/or used the combined strengths to create new business models.

Some might argue that the success of any M&A deal is the result of the meeting of minds on the commercial terms of by the parties involved.  However, my experience suggests that identifying key deal tax issues in the early stage of the deal is equally important.  By carefully structuring the deal to overcome all potential tax obstacles and allowing the commercial objectives of the deal to be satisfied is not impossible.  What is required - it is proper mindset and strategies.
Imagine this scenario:  you are involved in a M&A deal whereby the parties are about to conclude a binding agreement. At this time, your tax advisor suddenly informs you that the deal cannot be proceeded because a stamp duty issue has to be resolved with the Singapore tax authorities. Imagine another scenario: no tax due diligence has been conducted because the management believes that it is not necessary.  Unfortunately, your group have assumed an unknown tax liability in millions of dollars from one of the entities in the seller’s group. Do you realise that poor tax planning in any M&A deal can be fatal? 

This is why in this 1-day workshop, participants have the opportunity to understand the potential Singapore income tax, GST and stamp duties consequences arising from common M&A deals in Singapore. The workshop should help participants to equip with the skill to ask their tax advisors the right questions and/or understand advice from their tax advisors so that potential tax deal breakers can be identified and resolved as early as possible. The use of practical case studies and interactive discussions between the workshop facilitator and the participants would form a major component in this workshop to ensure that the discussion and key learning points remain practical and relevant.
 

Programme Outline

  • Understand the common techniques to be used for the purpose of successfully acquiring / taking over the business of another company and consider some common tax issues arising from each of these methods of acquisition

  • Examine the Tax Due Diligence (“TDD”) process from the beginning to the finish line

  • Evaluate the “Dos” and “Don’ts” in any TDD exercise

  • Consider some of the common key deal tax issues that might occur in a TDD exercise and to what extent some of these issues can become the ultimate “deal-breaker!”

  • Evaluate any post-TDD matters that you must follow up, even after the TDD report has been issued

  • Discuss some of the tax best practice you can adopt in managing a successful M&A deal.


Pre-requisites

Please take note of the following admission requirements:

  • Trainings will be conducted on Zoom platform, thus video camera and microphone are compulsory
  • Mandatory for video camera to be turned on throughout the course
  • Display your official name (as per NRIC) in Zoom, to facilitate attendance taking


Training Methodology

Group-based learning with Case Studies and Examples


Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment
 

Intended For

• Senior Tax Consultants, Managers and Senior Managers in International CA firms who are involved in tax advisory work; • Tax Associates from all levels in law firms who are involved in tax advisory work; • In-house Tax Directors and Managers, Chief Financial Officers, or Financial Controllers who are involved in making key tax decisions for their companies; • Public Practitioners from local CA firms who provide their clients with tax compliance and tax advisory services; • Independent advisors who provide their clients with tax advisory services; and • Non-tax professionals who aspire to achieve a more in-depth understanding of these common tax issues on M&A transaction concerning Singapore companies.

Programme Facilitator(s)


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