Applying the Revised EP100 for Ethical Tax Planning and Related Services (Live Webinar)
Date:
07 November 2025, Friday
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Programme Synopsis
With growing global scrutiny over aggressive tax avoidance, EP 100 was revised on 20 March 2025 to incorporate the IESBA’s final pronouncement, Revisions to the Code Addressing Tax Planning and Related Services (“Tax Planning FP”). These revisions set a principles-based, global ethical benchmark for responsible tax planning.
This course by ISCA equips professional accountant in business (PAIB) with a clear understanding of the EP 100 and its implications. Through practical examples, case studies, and relevant case law, participants will develop the knowledge and ethical insights to effectively navigate tax planning issues with professionalism and integrity.
Programme Outline
A Highlight of Key Areas:- Explain the key revisions in EP 100 (revised on 20 March 2025) related to tax planning and related services.
- Distinguish between acceptable tax planning and tax avoidance, including regulatory and ethical considerations.
- Understand the responsibilities of professional accountants and tax advisers when advising on tax planning arrangements.
- Identify potential ethical threats and uncertainties arising from tax planning and apply appropriate safeguards.Apply effective strategies for communication, documentation, and recourse strategies when managing disagreements in tax matters.
About the Presenter(s)/ Trainer(s)
Ms Mak Oi LengCA (Singapore)
Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax)
Oi Leng has over 30 years of tax experience in both the public and private sectors in Singapore. She formerly led the Tax Risk & Dispute Management Services at KPMG Singapore and was the Global Compliance Management Services Partner for Singapore.
In addition to the provision of tax compliance service, her experience in the private sector revolves around advising multi-national clients from Europe, US and Asia on a wide range of cross-border tax issues, including M&A and tax efficient supply chain structuring, and tax risk & dispute management, and working with local Government Agencies to secure tax incentives and other grants for her clients.
Prior to joining the private sector, she had worked with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). Being an Accredited Tax Specialist with the Tax Policy & Rulings Branch in IRAS, she played an active role in the formulation of tax policies for fundamental tax system changes such as the introduction of the One-Tier Corporate Tax System, Group Relief System, Foreign Source Income Exemption Framework and the Advance Ruling System. Other tax policy areas include pension/ retirement benefits treatments, and tax incentives such as the Approved Freight Logistics Scheme, Global Traders Programme, Approved International Shipping Enterprise Scheme, etc, and taxation of LLPs and LPs.
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