| 8.00 – 9.00am | Registration and Networking |
9.00 – 9.05am
| Welcome Address
- Tay Hong Beng ATA (Income Tax), Chairman, SCTP
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| 9.05 – 9.15am | Opening Address
- Ow Fook Chuen, Commissioner of Inland Revenue and CEO, IRAS
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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: Caroline Silberztein, Partner, Baker McKenzie and former Head of the OECD Transfer Pricing Unit
- Moderator: Allen Tan ATA (Income Tax) and ATP (GST), Deputy Chair, SCTP
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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:- Kwan Chang Yew ATA (Income Tax), Head of Group Tax Advisory, OCBC
- Evelyn Lio ATA (Income Tax), Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Tax Division, IRAS
- Elyza Peh ATP (Income Tax), Vice President, Group Tax, PSA International
- Melvin Song ATA (Income Tax), Head of Group Tax, CapitaLand Investment Limited
- Yong Sing Yuan ATA (Income Tax), 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:
- Koh Puay Hoon ATA (Income Tax), Head of Tax Advisory, RSM Singapore
- Caroline Lee, Former Deputy Chair, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)
- Lennon Lee ATA (Income Tax), Tax Leader, PwC Singapore
- Rohan Solapurkar ATA (Income Tax), Tax & Legal Leader, Deloitte Singapore
- Melvin Yong, CEO, SCTP (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: - Amy Ang ATA (Income Tax), Singapore Head of Tax and Asean Managed Services Leader; Partner, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP
- Clinston Chiok, Associate, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
- Liao Jie Hong PTP (Income Tax), Partner, Digital Tax Leader, PwC Singapore
- Robin Ng ATA (Income Tax), Assistant Commissioner / Chief Data Officer, Data & Digital Ecosystems Division, IRAS
- Melvin Yong, CEO, SCTP (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:- Paul Lau ATA (Income Tax), Chair, SCTP Tax & Levies Committee
- Leung Yew Kwong ATA (Income Tax), SCTP Technical Experts Panel
- Evelyn Lim ATA (Income Tax), Chair, SCTP SME Tax Committee
- Richard Mackender ATA (GST), Chair, SCTP GST Committee
- Felix Wong ATA (Income Tax), Head, Technical and Professional Development, SCTP (Moderator)
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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:- Chew Boon Choo ATA (GST), Asean and Singapore Indirect Tax Leader; Partner, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP
- Eu Chin Sien ATA (GST), Executive Director, Head of Goods & Services Tax, BDO Singapore
- Cheryl Van Der Hor ATA (GST), Regional Head of Indirect Tax, APAC, AP Moller–Maersk
- Xu Dingjiao, Director, GST Division – Wholesale Trade Branch, IRAS
- Richard Ong ATA (GST), Partner, Goods & Services Tax, RSM Singapore (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:
- Mercyn Ang ATA (Income Tax), International Tax Manager, Olam Agri & Olam Group
- Avik Bose, Transfer Pricing Partner, Deloitte Southeast Asia
- Adriana Calderon ATA (Income Tax), Managing Director, Asia and Malaysia, Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia
- Lee Jingyi ATA (Income Tax), Transfer Pricing Partner, KPMG in Singapore
- Edwin Leow ATA (Income Tax) and ATP (GST), Head of Tax, CLA Global TS (Moderator)
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| 5.30pm | End of Conference |