Tax Update Seminar 2018

Edwin is an Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) with the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals.

Passionate about tax, Edwin has since his graduation, accumulated two decades of professional experience in both local and international tax. During his past employment with two Big 4 international accounting firms, Edwin served multinationals, local publicly listed and private companies spanning various industries, covering areas such as corporate tax, individual tax and Goods and Services Tax.

Edwin also enriched his experience during his stint in a regional headquarter of a French MNC, giving him a deep appreciation of tax issues from the clients’ perspective.

Su Hiang has more than 20 years of professional and commercial tax experience in Singapore and regional taxes, in the areas of Singapore corporate income tax, personal income tax and Goods and Services Tax compliance and advisory work.

His professional experience in serving clients spans across industries such as construction, fund management, manufacturing, media, property development and shipping.

He also has commercial experience in a Singapore listed company managing tax accounting, compliance and advisory functions.

Jennifer has more than 15 years of professional experience in providing GST tax advisory and compliance services. Prior to joining commercial firms, she had worked 13 years in Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

During her tenure, she was involved in various GST projects i.e. Import GST Deferment Scheme (IGDS) which include the implementation of such scheme and incorporate Assisted Self-help Kit (ASK) to effective help taxpayers to manage their GST compliance. Apart from projects, she has to identify the inherent and control risks faced by taxpayer in various industries and adopt the appropriate audit approach.

She has spent four years in international accounting firm where she has served clients across industries such as fund management, shipping, retail, logistics and pharmaceutical. Her involvement of projects which include performing GST health checks for clients to identify any errors in principle in the application and reporting of GST and advising clients on GST issues arising from their business transactions.

Shaun has varied expertise in the areas of Singapore and international taxation, with a specific focus in private clients and fiduciary structuring matters.

He has also accumulated noteworthy industry experience with a Taiwanese start-up which allowed him to gain greater appreciation of back-office operations / setup and issues pertinent to SMEs.

Shaun’s current portfolio comprises of public-listed companies, multinationals and companies from the fund and private wealth industry.