Upcoming Seminars and Conferences

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October 2019
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IFA Singapore Branch - Tax Academy 2019 Digital Tax Conference

Taxing the Digitalised World: Triumph or Debacle?

4 October 2019 | 9:00 to 17:45 | Sheraton Towers

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Digital transformation and the digitalisation of the economy drive today‘s global tax agenda. The theme “Taxing the Digitalised World: Triumph or Debacle?” selected for this year’s conference is in response to the latest developments on taxing the digitalized economy in the light of the ongoing work on the re-allocation of taxing rights under Pillar 1 and the global minimum tax proposals under Pillar 2 of the OECD/ BEPS paper, as well as specific country responses.

This conference brings together tax officials, corporates and industry representatives and tax professionals from the Asia Pacific region, the US, the UK and Europe to share and deliberate these developments.

Who should attend:

Members of the business and tax community; Legal professionals; Academics; Policy makers and tax administrators

Registration:

Closing Date: 13 Sep 2019. Seats on a first-come-first-served basis, upon full payment.

Fees: SGD 353.10 (incl. GST) Foreign participants, who in their business capacity belong overseas and are sponsored by overseas employers, are excluded from paying 7% GST.

FasTax Series: Fundamentals of GST Filing

17 Sep 2019 | 13:00 to 17:00 | Revenue House Aspiration Room

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Join us in this workshop to hear from IRAS’ tax officers in the following areas:

  • Responsibilities of a GST-Registered Person

  • Reimbursements vs Disbursement

  • Fringe Benefits

  • International Services

You will also learn about the common filing mistakes to avoid, and get some hands-on practise for filing.

IMPORTANT

Attendees must complete the following eLearning modules and the respective quizzes, before attending the workshop:

Who should attend: Tax agents/practitioners, finance and accounting professionals, and business owners

Seminar fees: $107 (incl. GST)

Closing date: 20 August 19. Seats on a first-come-first-served basis, upon full payment.

Seminar on Transfer Pricing relating to Commodity Marketing and Trading Activities

20 August 2019 | 14:00 to 16:00 | Revenue House Discovery Room

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Multinational enterprise groups choose to base their commodity marketing and trading activities in Singapore for various reasons such as proximity to key markets and depth of the trading market in Singapore. The precise nature of the commodity marketing and trading activities undertaken in Singapore and the value contributed can vary widely. Where such activities are conducted between related parties, it is important that the arm’s length transfer price takes into account the diversity in the activities undertaken and the wide ranging values contributed.

On 24 May 2019, IRAS published an e-Tax guide on Commodity Marketing and Trading Activities, to help businesses comply with the arm’s length principle and transfer pricing documentation requirements. In this seminar, our speaker from the IRAS, Ms Lou Wai Ling will give you an overview of the economic value of the commodity marketing and trading activities undertaken in Singapore and the guidance in the e-Tax guide on determining the arm’s length transfer price for related party commodity transactions.

About the Speaker:

Ms Lou Wai Ling is the Principal Tax Specialist from Transfer Pricing and Dispute Resolution Branch in IRAS. She does transfer pricing policy formulation and Advance Pricing Arrangement and Mutual Agreement Procedure negotiation with foreign tax authorities.

Who Should Attend: Tax professionals, business owners and legal professionals

Seminar fees: $85.60 (incl. GST)

Closing date: 26 July 19. Seats on a first-come-first-served basis, upon full payment.

FasTax Series: Fundamentals of Corporate Tax Filing

14 August 2019 | 14:00 to 17:00 | Revenue House Discovery Room

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As a company director, do you know whether your tax agent/staff are filing corporate tax correctly and what are the proper documentations to maintain? As a tax agent/practitioner, do you know what are the common pitfalls to avoid when filing corporate tax for your clients?

Join us in this workshop as our speakers from IRAS’ Corporate Tax and Enforcement Divisions equip you with knowledge in the following areas:

  • Fundamentals of Singapore corporate taxation

  • Practical guidance and tips for preparing tax computation

  • Responsibilities of the company director

Programme Outline:

  • Company’s tax filing obligations

  • Basic corporate tax rules on, income, deductibility of expenses, and capital allowances

  • Case study

  • Common mistakes to avoid

  • Consequences for filing late or not filing a return

  • Maintenance of proper records and source documents

  • Filing obligations of bankrupt directors

  • Responsibilities of Nominee/sleeping director

Who should attend: Company directors, tax agents/practitioners, finance and accounting professionals

Closing date: 15 July 19. Seats on a first-come-first-served basis.

Seminar fees: $107 (incl. GST).

Understanding How Annual Values are assessed for Property Tax

7 August 2019 | 9:00 to 17:00 | Revenue House Aspiration Room

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The Annual Values of all properties are assessed by the Chief Assessor for property tax purposes. This 1-day workshop allows the participants to learn from the former Chief Assessor how Annual Values are assessed for the different types of properties. By the end of the workshop, the participants should be able to:

A) Know what “properties” are assessable for property tax

B) Explain the various ‘definitions’ of Annual Value

C) Understand the basis and principles of assessing Annual Value

D) Learn about the methods of assessing Annual Value, which include the Rental Comparison Method, Contractor’s Test Method, Profits Method, and the statutory and prescribed methods; and how they are applied to the different types of properties

E) Have a better appreciation of the challenges in valuing complex properties

About the Speaker:

Ms Ang Sock Tiang has more than 35 years of work experience on statutory valuation and property tax administration. During the period that she was appointed Chief Assessor and Chief Valuer between 2003 and 2014, she oversaw and was involved in many landmark property tax appeal cases and high signature valuation assignments which include the sites for the Integrated Resorts and the MRA land exchange between Singapore and Malaysia. Her unique exposure to various valuation challenges allowed her to build on her valuation skills and expertise. Following her retirement from IRAS in 2018, she has been appointed an adjunct Associate Professor by NUS and is currently teaching courses on real estate valuation and real estate taxation in both NUS and SMU.

Who Should Attend: Finance and Valuation professionals, Tax professionals and Business owners, Legal professionals

Seminar fees: $160.50 (incl. GST)

Closing date: 26 July 19. Seats on a first-come-first-served basis, upon full payment.

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