Li Ming is an Accredited Tax Advisor (GST) of The Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP). She customizes GST compliance review and offers consultancy services for businesses, local CPA firms and foreign tax administrations. The personalized programmes for tax administrations have benefited various tax offices in China, Brunei-Ministry of Finance, Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, The Seychelles Tax Administration, Royal Malaysian Customs Department (“RMCD’), some African countries, Oman-Customs, and India. Also, she conducts practical workshops (e.g., for Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants) or structured training programmes (e.g., for Tax Academy) in the GST areas that she specializes in.
Before 2012, Li Ming was a Tax Director in the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). She is one of the pioneers personally and actively engaged in preparing for Singapore’s “non-event” GST implementation. In the last two decades, she contributed significantly to the GST administration, improving business friendliness and operational efficiency. These are reflected in resolving technical issues and dealing with GST rulings, initiating and implementing GST policy changes for the various sectors, including manufacturing, real estate, telecommunications, logistics, and the financial industries.
On the compliance front, she was personally involved in developing two compliance programmes designed explicitly by IRAS to facilitate voluntary compliance - Assisted Self-help Kit (ASK) and Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme (ACAP). Such programmes were successfully launched and have been well-received by GST-registered businesses.