Tax Update Seminar 2019

Henry Tan, Group CEO & Chief Innovation Officer of Nexia TS, has been serving as advisor to clients in Singapore and the region. As Group CEO, he manages the firm and grows its footprint to a major player in the market.

Henry assisted companies especially entrepreneurs since 1993 to grow their business in Asia through IPO, M&A, Accounting & other advisory. He has many years of experience in China market. Henry also sits on the board of a number of listed companies.

Other Professional Experiences

• Assisted number of entrepreneurs to grow their business to an IPO in Singapore, London and Hong Kong Exchange.
• Advisory to German company expansion into 7 countries in Asia
• Advisory to a top Chinese shoe retailer and fund raising through private equity and then subsequently IPO
• Taxation advisory to companies entering into Singapore and Chinese market in respect of structuring of business.
• Restructuring advisory to number of Chinese companies for doing business and fund rising outside China.

Passionate about tax, Edwin has accumulated more than two decades of professional experience in both international and Singapore taxation arenas. Throughout his career, Edwin has gained a wealth of experience and is equipped with extensive knowledge in providing advisory and compliance services covering all key areas of taxation: Corporate Tax, Individual Tax, Goods and Services Tax, Transfer Pricing and Stamp Duty, making him a proficient tax advisor for issues which cut across a spectrum of taxation matters.

Edwin has, in his current capacity and past employment with top tier international accounting firms, served multinational companies, publicly listed and private companies spanning various industries such as trading, manufacturing, construction, property development, shipping, oil and gas, information technology, media and advertising, pharmaceutical, hospitality, logistics, investment, fund management and private wealth services.

Su Hiang has more than 16 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 (“GST”) compliance and advisory work.

He has spent more than nine years in international accounting firms where he has served clients across industries such as construction, fund management, manufacturing, media, property development and shipping.  He has also worked for over six years in a Singapore listed corporation where he was in charge of its tax accounting, compliance and advisory functions. In Su Hiang’s tax roles, he has provided tax advice with respect to withholding taxes, mergers and acquisitions, disposal of investments, permanent establishments, employee taxation and transfer pricing. He has also performed tax due diligence, GST Assisted Self-Help Kit (“ASK”) reviews, and negotiated tax settlements with  the Singapore tax authorities.

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.