Upcoming Seminars and Conferences

Upcoming Seminars and Conferences
UPCOMING EVENTS

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JUNE

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Law 101 for Tax Professionals: An introduction to Patents, Registered Designs and Trademarks

27 June | 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

In this webinar, we will cover:

  • Introduction to Patents, Registered Designs and Trademarks
  • How to obtain such IP rights
  • Managing such IP rights
  • Enforcement

Admin details:

  • The webinar will be conducted via Zoom
  • Date: 27 Jun 2023
  • Time: 3.00pm to 5.00pm
  • Fees: SGD 43.20 (incl. GST)
  • Registration is on first-come-first served
  • Registration form

About the speaker

Mr Jevon Louis
Partner
ShookLin & Bok

Jevon Louis heads the Intellectual Property (IP), Technology and Data practice at Shook Lin & Bok LLP and is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious matters across multiple industries. Jevon also advises on intangible asset strategies, such as the creation, management and commercialisation of IP assets, and using IP data to obtain actionable business intelligence.

FasTax Series: Fundamentals of Withholding Tax

21 June | 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

In this webinar, participants will learn:

  1. Basics of Singapore withholding tax, including charging section, deemed source provisions and withholding tax rates
  2. Common payments subject to withholding tax, including the following:
    • Interest and other payments in connection with loan or indebtedness
    • Royalties, technical fees, management fees, rent or other payments for the use of moveable property and technical fees
  3. Common exemptions from withholding tax under the Income Tax Act
  4. Tax treaty considerations where Singapore has a tax treaty with the country that the non-resident recipient is resident in
  5. Date of payment for withholding tax purposes
  6. Filing and paying withholding tax
  7. Penalties for late payment/recovery actions

Admin details:

  • The webinar will be conducted via Zoom
  • Date: 21 Jun 2023
  • Time: 3.00pm to 5.00pm
  • Fees: SGD 43.20 (incl. GST)
  • Registration is on first-come-first served
  • Registration form

Law 101 for Tax Professionals: Employment Law

15 June | 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

This webinar will cover:

Hiring of employees:

  • An introduction into the requirements that employers should keep in mind when hiring employees in Singapore.

Managing employees:

  • A brief discussion on the common issues that arise during an employment relationship, including performance issues and misconduct.

Termination of employment:

  • An introduction on how an employer should go about terminating the employment of an employee in Singapore.

Tax applications in the employment context - common issues that arise:

  • Labelling termination payments as “ex-gratia” or “severance”
  • Issues relating to employees working remotely

Admin details:

  • The webinar will be conducted via Zoom
  • Date: 15 Jun 2023
  • Time: 3.00pm to 5.00pm
  • Fees: SGD 43.20 (incl. GST)
  • Registration is on first-come-first served
  • Registration form

About the Speakers

Ms Wenyu Wu
Senior Associate
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Wenyu provides strategic tax advice to multinational corporations (MNCs) and Singapore-headquartered companies in various industries, and has experience in advising clients on a wide range of cross-border transactions including mergers and acquisitions, internal reorganizations, IP migration, supply chain restructurings, join-ventures, and foreign direct investment. Wenyu also advises High Net Worth (HNW) individuals and families on their tax and wealth management issues, with a special focus on Chinese clients. Wenyu’s practice focuses on tax advisory for both MNCs and HNW individuals, with a special focus on Chinese clients.

Ms Esther Pang
Associate
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Esther is an associate in the Employment Practice Group at Baker McKenzie’s Singapore office. She specialises in employment and immigration issues in Singapore. She assist clients with all aspects of employment law from the start of an employment relationship through to the termination of employment, and other employee management issues in between. Esther’s experience includes negotiating employment and separation agreements, reviewing of employee policies and cash/equity incentive plans, handling employment issues arising from restructuring or mergers and acquisitions as well as employee performance issues.

FasTax Series: GST ASK – A Self-help Tool for GST Compliance

8 June | 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

This webinar will feature practical examples illustrating the use of Assisted Self-help Kit (ASK) for good GST compliance. You will learn how ASK can be used to safeguard your business from making costly GST mistakes.

Admin details:

  • The webinar will be conducted via Zoom
  • Date: 8 Jun 2023
  • Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm
  • Fees: SGD 70.20 (incl. GST)
  • Registration is on first-come-first served
  • Registration form

FasTax Series: Fundamentals of Withholding Tax

8 May | 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

In this webinar, participants will learn:

  1. Basics of Singapore withholding tax, including charging section, deemed source provisions and withholding tax rates
  2. Common payments subject to withholding tax, including the following:
    • Interest and other payments in connection with loan or indebtedness
    • Royalties, technical fees, management fees, rent or other payments for the use of moveable property and technical fees
  3. Common exemptions from withholding tax under the Income Tax Act
  4. Tax treaty considerations where Singapore has a tax treaty with the country that the non-resident recipient is resident in
  5. Date of payment for withholding tax purposes
  6. Filing and paying withholding tax
  7. Penalties for late payment/recovery actions

Admin details

  • The webinar will be conducted via Zoom
  • Date: 8 May 2023
  • Time: 3pm to 5pm
  • Fees: SGD 43.20 (incl. GST)
  • Registration is on first-come-first serve basis and will close when the webinar is fully subscribed.
  • Registration form

About the Speaker

Mr Larry Low is a Partner in the Business Tax practice of Deloitte Singapore. He has more than 19 years of experience in tax compliance and tax consulting, and has served both local and multinational corporations in various sectors such as manufacturing and trading, fund management, shipping, aircraft leasing and consumer products.

Budget Clinic: Singapore Budget 2023 - Highlights of Notable Tax Measures for SMEs

3 May | 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.

Join us in this webinar where speakers from IRAS will share with you on tax measures announced in the Singapore Budget 2023, particularly those benefiting the SMEs such as the Enterprise Innovation Scheme.

Tax measures covered during the webinar include:

  • Enterprise Innovation Scheme
  • Enhancement of the Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation Scheme
  • Option to accelerate the write-off of the cost of acquiring plant and machinery
  • Option to accelerate the deduction of renovation or refurbishment expenditure

Admin Details:

  • This webinar will be conducted via Zoom
  • Date: 3 May 2023
  • Time: 10am to 12pm
  • Fees: SGD 43.20 (incl. 8% GST)
  • Registration is on first-come-first served. Registration form will close when webinar is fully subscribed.
  • Registration form

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