As overseas expansion becomes more challenging, Asia tax legislation continues 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 increased importance of operational transfer pricing

Training Methodology*

 

Intended For

Managing Directors

General Managers

CFOs

Regional Directors

Financial Controllers

Tax Professionals

LegalProfessionals

Accountants

Financial Analysts

Programme Facilitator(s)