As if global mobility was not complex enough with corporations and individuals having to deal with varying tax regimes, the year 2020 brought on a whole gamut of additional individual tax issues, not to mention the perennial queries pertaining to benefits-in-kind, deductibles and issues in the commission income sectors, just to name a few.
The Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP) understands the complexities and the multi-dimensional aspects of individual tax. Setting you up for a smooth tax season, SCTP, together with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), is bringing a live webinar that dwells into these issues and common errors to aid tax professionals gain a better understanding in preparation for the upcoming personal tax season.
Targeting the areas of auto-inclusion scheme, the submission of commission income and wrongful claims of disallowable expense, this webinar aims to help you understand what some of the tax treatment errors are. In view of the rise of companies downsizing, get a glimpse of the key areas to note on tax clearance processes too. Ride through the tax peak season with ease and affirm your tax knowledge!
• Be aware of the common reporting errors for employers under Auto-Inclusion Scheme and agencies in the commission income sectors
• Know what the common wrongful claims of expenses are when reporting for sole proprietorships and partnerships
• Be aware of the key areas to note on tax clearance process for foreign employees
Mr James YeoTax Manager
NYSE-listed
James is an experienced tax professional with more than ten years of tax and transfer pricing experience and is currently a Tax Manager at a NYSE-listed, Singapore headquartered internet company. Previously, James was a Transfer Pricing Manager at WTS Taxise, a Singapore-based law firm specializing in international tax, international trade and transfer pricing. James has also spent a number of years in the EY Singapore transfer pricing practice. During his time with EY, he has also worked in the EY London and EY Sydney transfer pricing practices, where he specialized in financial services transfer pricing.
He has advised numerous clients, across many industries, on their intercompany financing arrangements including intercompany loans, guarantees, cash pooling, hedging and treasury activities, as well as other complex financial transactions.
James holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the Singapore Management University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst under the CFA Institute as well as a Chartered Accountant of Singapore under the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Ms Kai Li Tan Assistant Director, Service Branch, Individual Income Tax Division
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
Kai Li leads a team that handles income tax queries, tax assessments and streamline processes to improve the service experience to taxpayers. She also actively engages and educates individuals on their tax obligations through webinars.