With the onslaught of global tax developments and the advancement of technology adoption by tax administrators, not to mention the heightened scrutiny on related-party transactions across the board with different focus in each jurisdiction, the transfer pricing (TP) audit landscape has evolved dramatically in the recent years.
Bringing expertise across two financial hubs over two key continents, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals are collaborating for the first time, formalising the years of informal partnerships and exchange between the two tax professional bodies.
Join in this inaugural joint webinar on this hot topic of managing TP scrutiny by gaining a better understanding of the TP audit landscape in UK as well as in Singapore. Hear from Ms Astrid Vroom, Transfer Pricing Director, at EY UK, and Mr Richard Lombard, Transfer Pricing Director at Deloitte Ireland, as well as Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Adriana Calderon, Director, Asia and Malaysia at Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia, as they share their practical experiences and observations from the frontlines of helping companies manage their TP positions.
Participate in the panel discussion at the end, moderated by CIOT’s ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) Ambassador for Southeast Asia, Mr Wong Jia Yu.
- Gain an awareness of the overall transfer pricing regulatory framework & audit landscape in UK and Singapore, with insights on Ireland too
- Know the tax authorities’ focus areas to better manage your TP position
- Pick up practical tips on what to do in an audit and manage it confidently
- Learn how to tap into existing programmes to preemptively manage a company’s overall TP affairs
SCTP reserves the right to vary any aspect of the event/ webinar should the situation warrant or due to unforeseen circumstances. This includes but not limited to the following: cancel the programme, change the venue, speakers, programme dates, fees and CPE hours. SCTP will take reasonable effort to notify participants of the changes.
Mr Wong Jia Yu (Moderator)Group Tax Manager
R1 International Group
ADIT Southeast Asia Ambassador
I am an in-house tax professional at R1 International Group, one of the leading players in the soft commodity trading industry. In my role, I oversee the group's overall tax affairs, including audit dispute & resolution. Over the course of my career, I have honed my ability to manage commercial expectations and have developed strategies for tax, transfer pricing, and customs audit defense across Asia-Pacific and Oceanic jurisdictions.
As the ADIT Ambassador for Malaysia and Southeast Asia, I aspire to build a network of tax practitioners with a strong sense of community and to promote international tax conversations with my fellow tax professionals in the region and beyond.
Ms Astrid VroomDirector, International Tax - Transfer Pricing
EY London
Astrid Vroom is a Director in the Transfer Pricing team of Ernst & Young LLP in London. Astrid focuses on domestic and cross border tax controversy. Prior to EY, she was a senior international tax specialist at HMRC. She has more than 15 years’ experience in international tax risk management, dispute prevention and resolution.
Mr Richard LombardTransfer Pricing Director
Deloitte Ireland
Chartered Tax Advisor
Richard Lombard is a Director in Tax & Legal at Deloitte Ireland, with nearly 14 years’ experience in International Tax and Transfer Pricing.
Before rejoining Deloitte in October 2023, Richard was a Principal Officer of the Transfer Pricing Audit Branch 1 at the Irish Revenue Commissioners where he led a team responsible for conducting risk driven transfer pricing audit and other transfer pricing compliance interventions (including multilateral controls with other jurisdictions) in a wide variety of industries. He also contributed to the development of operational policies in respect of transfer pricing and international tax developments for Irish Revenue. He has extensive experience in litigation and resolving domestic transfer pricing disputes. In an advisory capacity, he has experience in supporting taxpayers in dispute resolution, including Mutual Agreement Procedures and Advanced Pricing Agreements.
Richard’s educational qualifications include a BA in Accounting and Finance and a Master’s in Accounting at Dublin City University. Richard is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland and a member of the Irish Taxation Institute (AITI).
Ms Adriana CalderonDirector, Asia and Malaysia
Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia
Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax)
Adriana is the co-founder of Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia. She has extensive international experience with Big Four and mid-tier firms advising multinational companies in the areas of corporate and international taxation across South America, the US, Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. As a Transfer Pricing practitioner, Adriana has advised companies in the Asia Pacific Region across various industries and in a wide range of projects associated with planning, compliance and dispute resolutions with tax authorities. She has also participated in specialised projects involving pricing of financial transactions, business restructures and negotiation of APAs. Most recently, she has participated in transfer pricing planning projects to implement BEPS’s Action Plan and country-by-country reporting.
Adriana also enjoys teaching and is a regular speaker and facilitator of Transfer Pricing seminars and workshops. She is a transfer pricing trainer for the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals. Adriana has also facilitated training sessions for CFOs, tax teams of large companies and consultancies, and tax executives at the Australian Taxation Office.
About the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
The CIOT is the leading body in the UK for taxation professionals dealing with all aspects of tax. Its primary purpose is to promote education in tax.
Recognising the global importance of international tax education, the CIOT awards and administers the ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation), an advanced level qualification designed and supervised by a board of world-leading international tax experts.
www.tax.org.uk
About the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP)
The Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP) brings together tax professionals from diverse backgrounds to advance the profession. With a global view, SCTP leverages the collective expertise of its members in diverse roles across the economy to achieve tax excellence across the profession. It continues to be an advocate of tax issues with members well attuned to the business landscape and equipped to partner local and international businesses in their growth.
www.sctp.org.sg