Day One Conference

16 July 2009, Thursday, 0830 – 1700

Day 2 Seminar
0745 Registration
0830 Welcome Address
0845 Opening Remarks by Chairperson
Stephen Nelson, Partner, Head of Tax
King & Wood PRC Lawyers
0900

Highlight of Recent Major Tax Updates and Tax Considerations Implemented for the Current Economic Climate including Important Updates Affecting Permanent Establishment (Knowledge-Sharing I)

Improve competitiveness and optimise tax benefits by understanding and updating yourself on the important developments in the region.

  • New rules and tax measures for each country
  • Implementation of strategies to maximise profits and minimise taxes
China

Kenny Lam, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shanghai

Lennon Lee, Tax Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Singapore

India

Mukesh Butani, Partner
BMR Advisors, Taxand India

Vietnam

Richard J Irwin, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Vietnam

1030 Refreshment Break
1045

Highlight of Recent Major Tax Updates and Tax Considerations Implemented for the Current Economic Climate including Important Updates Affecting Permanent Establishment (Knowledge-Sharing II)

Singapore

Linda Foo, Tax Partner
Deloitte & Touche, Singapore

Malaysia

Nicholas Crist, Executive Director
KPMG Tax Services, Malaysia

Japan

Chizuko Tomita, ITS Partner
Ernst & Young Shinnihon Tax, Japan

Indonesia

Nicholas Graham,
Senior Technical Adviser
RSM AAJ Associates, Indonesia

Thailand

Hatasakdi Na Pombejra,
Managing Director/Partner
HNP Counsellors, Taxand Thailand

1300 Networking Lunch
1400

Indirect Taxes – Asia Pacific Key Developments for the Busy Tax and Finance Executives

A session on the latest news in relation to Customs Duty, Value Added Tax, Goods and Service Tax, Sales Tax, Business Tax and other indirect taxes.

  • Much has changed in the indirect tax world in the last few months, particularly in China and India – how do these changes impact your business?
  • Find out how you can make indirect taxes work for you – in tough times when cash is king are you maximising indirect tax refunds and credits, at the same time as making the most of opportunities to lawfully defer indirect tax liabilities?

Learn about what others in your sector are doing, and what the current thinking is on best practice.

Robert Tsang, Partner, Asia Pacific Indirect Tax Leader, Deloitte & Touche, Singapore

1530 Refreshment Break
1600

Q&A / Plenary Session

How effective have the tax updates and stimulus packages been thus far in the current economic climate?

Moderator

Sum Yee Loong, Tax Partner
Deloitte & Touche, Singapore

Panellists

Kenny Lam, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shanghai

Lennon Lee, Tax Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Singapore

Mukesh Butani, Partner
BMR Advisors, Taxand India

Richard J Irwin, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Vietnam

Linda Foo, Tax Partner
Deloitte & Touche, Singapore

Nicholas Crist, Executive Director
KPMG Tax Services, Malaysia

Chizuko Tomita, ITS Partner
Ernst & Young Shinnihon Tax, Japan

Robert Tsang, Partner, Asia Pacific Indirect Tax
Leader, Deloitte & Touche, Singapore

Hatasakdi Na Pombejra,
Managing Director/Partner
HNP Counsellors, Taxand Thailand

Nicholas Graham, Senior Technical Adviser
RSM AAJ Associates, Indonesia

  Day 2 Seminar