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Asia Tax Forum 2016 4 & 5 May 2016 | Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore The 11th Asia Tax Forum, the premier event in the region for taxpayers, officials and practitioners, will be returning to Singapore on May 4 & 5 2016 at the Goodwood Park Hotel. This year is shaping as one of the most significant years ever for international tax. The momentum from the release of the final recommendations of the BEPS Action Plan in September has continued into the next phase of international reform – implementation and the negotiations on the multilateral instrument to change tax treaties to accommodate any changes. The BEPS Action Plan is comprehensive and some topics covered have a direct impact on Asia, such as the introduction of country-by-country reporting, modifications to widely-used thinking on permanent establishment, and headquarters charges and how they should be assessed. The financial services sector has also had the additional task of preparing for the Common Reporting Standard, the global standard for the automatic exchange of tax information, with the jurisdictions known as the early adopters due to start exchanging information from 2017. Taxpayers, officials and advisers will gather in Singapore in May to discuss these and many more issues relevant to corporate tax systems around Asia. It will be an ideal opportunity for tax executives to meet peers and administrators to exchange ideas and to understand and learn about the management of tax in Asia.

Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore

Who you will meet Delegates will meet and make connections with tax authority officials, tax payers and professionals from across the Asia Pacific region.

Goodwood Park Hotel is Singapore’s distinguished heritage hotel. Housed in a uniquely designed building dating back to 1900, this 5-star hotel has been faithfully restored, with the Grand Tower gazetted a national monument in 1989. 22 Scotts Road, Singapore 228221 To request a discounted room rate email [email protected] *Please note that all delegates are responsible for their own accommodation and travel.

Last year’s attendees included: Senior Tax Manager, BP Singapore Head of Tax, DBS Bank Director of Tax, GlaxoSmithKline Head of Tax APAC, Google Transfer Pricing Leader, IBM Senior Business Leader – Tax, MasterCard Director Group Tax – Singtel Senior Tax Advisor – Standard Chartered TP APAC Specialist – World Bank Group APAC Senior Tax Director – Yahoo! Testimonials from previous events: “Everything was excellent; topics, speakers and venue – congrats on your 10th anniversary of the Asia Tax Forum” “Diverse speakers from tax authorities, tax agents and commercial firms” “All great – excellent opportunity to hear many voices from different jurisdictions in the news in tax”

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Day 1 – Wednesday May 4, 2016 08.15

Registration and breakfast

08.45

Chairman’s opening remarks Ralph Cunningham, Managing Editor, International Tax Review

08.50

Keynote address: Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Tax Administration Division, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD

09.15 • • • • •

HOT TOPICS IN ASIA PACIFIC TAXATION: Is it all about BEPS? Really?

M&A tax changes and how they will affect deals New issues being raised in audits and how to respond to them Fresh anti-avoidance rules to watch out for New incentives and how to access them New era for automatic exchange. Who’s doing what to comply with the Common Reporting Standard? The same approach as FATCA? Will that work? • Trans-Pacific Partnership / ASEAN Economic Community: What the tax implications will be Gokul Chaudhri, Leader, Tax Practice, BMR Advisors, Taxand India (moderator) Tim Wach, Managing Director, Taxand Bill Husthwaite, Regional Tax Manager – Asia Pacific, Shell Eastern Petroleum Balaji Balasubramanian, Global Tax Lead for Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Vaibhav Sanghvi, Tax Director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Symantec Asia Pacific 10.30

Tea and coffee

11.00

HOT TOPICS IN INTERNATONAL TAX (US, EU AND OECD)

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The EU’s tax initiatives in 2015 and 2016 Current US tax reform proposals and prospects for success Critical court decisions that you should know about How dealmakers are coping with the Common Reporting Standard and other withholding tax reporting regimes

Mahesh Kumar, Partner, WithersWorldwide (moderator) Brian Jesinkey, Director of Tax, Americas and Asia Pacific, Lenovo Mitchell Kops, Global Head of Corporate Tax, Withers Bergman Kristin Konschnik, Partner, Withers Worldwide Harm Oortwijn, Director of International Tax, Paramount Pictures 12.15

Lunch

ASIA TAX AWARDS 2016 Join International Tax Review at the Asia Tax Awards 2016 to celebrate Asia’s top tax firms. Taking place after the forum at the Goodwood Park Hotel, the awards will feature categories for companies, firms and individuals. To book a place please contact Andrew Tappin – [email protected]. For information on submissions please contact Ralph Cunningham – [email protected]

• The Asian countries out in front on implementation • The potential impact of the multilateral treaty instrument on tax planning in Asia. • Country-by-country reporting: Who’s doing what? Local, regional or central approach, or a combination of all three? • Permanent establishment: How Action 7’s recommendations change the game for dependent and independent agents, and the specific activity test • BEPS and its impact on how you should calculate headquarters’ charges Mukesh Butani, Chairman, BMR Legal, Taxand India (moderator) Ketan Madia, Tax Director – South East Asia, GE Polly Mak, APAC Tax Director, Uber Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Tax Administration Division, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD 1.15

BEPS: Everything there is to know in 75 minutes

2.30

ENFORCEMENT IN SOUTH EAST ASIA: What’s with the aggression, man?

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New methods of enforcement for tax officials The countries that are stepping up their enforcement and how! What taxpayers can do to counter aggressive tactics What you should tell your business colleagues about talking to the tax man • Tactics for achieving successful outcomes to enforcement actions in 2016 Peter Tan, Head of Transfer Pricing, Baker & McKenzie Singapore (moderator) Ketan Madia, Tax Director, South East Asia, GE Morrie Cheng, Vice President –Tax, Asia, MetLife Sam Sim, President, Tax Executives Institute (Asia Chapter) Chun Ying Ng, Associate, Baker & McKenzie Singapore 3.45

Tea and coffee

• BEPS implications for China: permanent establishment, transfer pricing, intra-group charges, intangible assets, tax treaty benefits • M&A: corporate restructuring relief & Announcement 7 on indirect transfer • VAT Reform: altogether this time! • Tax risk management: The onus is on you! 4.15

CHINA: The only constant is change

Khoonming Ho, Head of Tax, KPMG China (moderator) Annie Pan, Tax Director, Group Tax APAC, RELX Group Lachlan Wolfers, Head of Indirect Tax and Regional Leader, Asia Pacific Indirect Taxes, KPMG China Lim Lee Ching, VP Finance, Asia Pacific, Sony Pictures Christopher Xing, Partner and International Tax Leader, KPMG Asia Pacific and KPMG China 5.30

Chairman’s summary of Day 1

5.35

Cocktail reception

Day 2 – Thursday May 5, 2016 08.30

Registration and breakfast

08.55

Chairman’s opening remarks Ralph Cunningham, Managing Editor, International Tax Review

09.00 • • • •

INDIRECT TAXES: China and India: Who will win the race to complete their system?

The transition from Business Tax to VAT in China. What is left to do? How close is India to having GST? Problems and solutions How dispute resolution will work in both jurisdictions International VAT guidelines and their impact

Lachlan Wolfers, Head of Indirect Tax and Regional Leader, Asia Pacific Indirect Taxes, KPMG China (moderator) Abhishek Shah, Global Tax & Trade Group, Asia Pacific, Caterpillar Sarah Ng, Area Tax Controller, JAPAC, Abbvie Matthew Campbell, Head of Indirect Tax – Asia Pacific, JP Morgan Chase Bank 10.15

Tea and coffee

• Budget 2016-2017, BEPS and related developments • GST and tax reforms • Trends in audits and controversy management • Managing ETR- challenges and opportunities Dinesh Kanabar, CEO, Dhruva Advisors (moderator) Amit Gupta, Director – Tax, Dell Global BV MH Qureshi, Vice President, Taxation – Asia Pacific, Genpact Group 10.45

INDIA: Tax Trends and Developments

12.00

Lunch

1.00

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: I don’t want to fight you but…

• Notable tax law amendments affecting foreign invested companies and foreign individuals • Recent developments regarding beneficial ownership in Korea: Korean Supreme Court decisions • Transfer pricing trends: Recent tax appeal cases involving cost sharing and guarantee fees • Recent tax audit trends 2.15

KOREA: Still difficult to deal with?

Jay Shim, Tax Partner, Lee & Ko (moderator) Hoan Gu Lee, Tax Partner, Lee & Ko Steve Oh, Senior Tax Associate, Lee & Ko Jinyoung Hwang, Tax Associate, Lee & Ko 3.30

Tea and coffee

4.00

TRANSFER PRICING: How to refine your policies on related-party transactions

• How Asia is implementing BEPS’ documentation actions • Competent authority and MAP: Is it working in Asia in 2016? • Advance pricing agreements: What positives can be taken from taxpayers’ experience in Asia? • Intercompany loans and the varying credit risks of subsidiaries and affiliates • Comparables: New thinking on where to get them and how to use them. Peter Tan, Head of Transfer Pricing, Baker & McKenzie Singapore (moderator) Adnan Begic, Head of Transfer Pricing, Asia-Pacific, Michelin Kriti Velji, Principal Advisor (Transfer Pricing), Inland Revenue Department New Zealand Morrie Cheng, Vice President –Tax, Asia, MetLife Inga Kondrataite, Transfer Pricing Manager, Nissan 5.15

End of conference

• Recent issues in disputes • Lessons from the year’s most important court judgements • Looking ahead: What issues are expected to arise in 2016

Kwong Wing Leon, Head of Tax, KhattarWong Taxand Singapore (moderator) Kriti Velji, Principal Advisor (Transfer Pricing), Inland Revenue Department New Zealand Maria Rosario Bernardo, Partner, Taxand Philippines Permana Adi Saputra, Partner, PB Taxand, Taxand Indonesia

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