| 8.00 – 9.00am | Welcome Breakfast and Registration |
9.00 – 9.05am
| Welcome Address
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Tay Hong Beng, Chairman, Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals
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| 9.05 – 9.15am | Opening Address
- Mr Ow Fook Chuen, Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Chief Executive Officer, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
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| 9.15 – 9.45am | The OECD Transfer Pricing Journey – What Comes Next
This Fireside Chat explores the evolution and future of transfer pricing guidance, spanning the 2010 revision of the OECD TPG and the BEPS project revisions (2017 – 2022). We connect the TPG to profit attribution to permanent establishments, address the retroactive effect of successive revisions, preview the current revision, assess UN transfer pricing work, and map the OECD’s forward TP journey.
- Speaker: Ms Caroline Silberztein, Partner, Baker McKenzie, Former Head of the OECD Transfer Pricing Unit
- Moderator: Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) and Accredited Tax Practitioner (GST) Mr Allen Tan, Chair of the Asia Pacific Tax Practice, Principal, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
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| 9.45 – 10.30am | One Tax System, Two Lenses: Authorities and Taxpayers
Explore how global standards meet local realities in Singapore’s tax system, and how policy choices are calibrated to suit our nation’s unique economic needs. Hear candid perspectives on certainty as a policy outcome, including policy and administrative choices that shape tax administration. Gain insights into where taxpayer expectations align or clash with regulatory approaches in a rare and balanced conversation bridging policymakers, administrators and industry leaders.
Panel:- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Kwan Chang Yew, Head of Group Tax Advisory, OCBC
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Evelyn Lio, Assistant Commissioner (Corporate Tax), Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Accredited Tax Practitioner (Income Tax) Ms Elyza Peh, Vice President, Group Tax, PSA International
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Melvin Song, Head of Group Tax, CapitaLand Investment Limited
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Yong Sing Yuan, Transfer Pricing Partner, KPMG in Singapore (Moderator)
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| 10.30 – 11.00am | Coffee and Networking Break |
| 11.00 – 11.45am | Ethics in Tax: Navigating Tough Calls
Step into the ethical “grey zones” tax professionals face daily amid shifting global standards, business pressures and regulatory expectations. Learn practical frameworks for navigating dilemmas, managing pressure and making defensible decisions in complex, real-world situations. Hear perspectives from experts across practice, standard‑setting and industry on upholding professional behaviour, maintaining integrity under pressure and embodying professionalism when the stakes are high and choices are far from clear.
Panel:
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Koh Puay Hoon, Head of Tax Advisory, RSM
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Lennon Lee, Tax Leader, PwC Singapore
- Ms Caroline Lee, Former Deputy Chair, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Rohan Solapurkar, Tax & Legal Leader, Deloitte Singapore
- Mr Melvin Yong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (Moderator)
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| 11.45am – 12.30pm | AI Transforms Tax
Discover how AI is reshaping tax compliance, controversy management and advisory work in an increasingly digital and data-driven environment. Learn what responsible AI use looks like across governance, accuracy, confidentiality and defensibility, and hear about practical strategies for leveraging AI in daily tax functions. Explore how AI is transforming workflows and enhancing decision-making in a forward‑looking session for professionals ready to harness technology meaningfully and safely.
Panel: - Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Amy Ang, Head of Tax, EY
- Mr Clinston Chiok, Associate, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leo
- Accredited Tax Practitioner (Provisional) (Income Tax) Mr Liao Jie Hong, Digital Tax Leader, PwC Singapore
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Robin Ng, Assistant Commissioner / Chief Data Officer, Data & Digital Ecosystems Division, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Mr Melvin Yong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (Moderator)
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| 12.30 – 2.00pm | Lunch and Networking Break |
| 2.00 – 3.30pm | The Practitioner’s Brief: Income Tax & GST
Get exclusive insights into the key issues discussed at recent IRAS SCTP dialogues, with a deeper look into the Income Tax and GST topics shaping today’s tax landscape. Hear from SCTP technical committee chairs as they unpack technical discussions, share diverse viewpoints, and reflect the range of perspectives surfaced through these engagements. Walk away with clearer understanding of the policy intent, practical implications and key considerations behind the issues the profession cares most about, capped with an interactive Q&A segment.
Panel:- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Paul Lau, Chairperson, SCTP Tax & Levies Committee
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Leung Yew Kwong, SCTP Technical Experts Panel
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Evelyn Lim, Chairperson, SCTP SME Tax Committee
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Richard Mackender, Chairperson, SCTP GST Committee
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| 3.30 – 4.15pm | Coffee and Networking Break |
| 4.15 – 5.30pm | Deep Dive: GST and Transfer Pricing Spotlight [Breakout Sessions]
Breakout Session 1: GST: Managing Risks in a Data Era
Understand how GST risks are evolving in a data‑driven world where digitalisation is transforming compliance expectations. Explore practical, real‑world approaches to strengthening end‑to‑end controls within operational constraints and explore how InvoiceNow and e-invoicing can be effectively integrated into your organisation’s processes. Learn how to adopt the right technologies for audit readiness without over‑engineering. This session is ideal for professionals balancing compliance, efficiency, and transformation.
Panel:- Accredited Tax Advisor (GST) Ms Chew Boon Choo, Singapore Indirect Tax Leader, EY
- Accredited Tax Advisor (GST) Ms Eu Chin Sien, Executive Director, Goods & Services Tax, BDO Singapore
- Accredited Tax Advisor (GST) Ms Cheryl Van Der Hor, Regional Head of Indirect Tax, APAC, AP Moller–Maersk
- Ms Xu Dingjiao, Director, GST Division – Wholesale Trade Branch, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Accredited Tax Advisor (GST) Mr Richard Ong, Partner, Goods & Services Tax, RSM (Moderator)
Breakout Session 2: Transfer Pricing’s New Frontier: Audit Triggers, Documentation Defence and Dispute Prevention Dive into the audit triggers that draw scrutiny from tax authorities and understand the factors that increase risk exposure. Learn how to build defensible transfer pricing documentation aligned across the business. Discover practical strategies for preventing disputes and hear how practitioners across industries manage transfer pricing complexity, maintain compliance and mitigate risks effectively in an era of heightened scrutiny.
Panel:
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Mr Mercyn Ang, International Tax Manager, Olam Agri & Olam Group
- Mr Avik Bose, Transfer Pricing Partner, Deloitte Southeast Asia
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Adriana Calderon, Managing Director, Asia and Malaysia, Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Ms Lee Jingyi, Transfer Pricing Partner, KPMG in Singapore
- Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) and Accredited Tax Practitioner (GST) Mr Edwin Leow, Head of Tax, CLA Global TS (Moderator)
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| 5.30pm | End of Conference |