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Dispute ResolutionHow to avoid; How to settle
9-10 May 2012
Chair: Mukesh Butani – Taxand IndiaPanellists:
Michael Palumbo, Asia Head of Tax – Baker Hughes Leon Kwong Wing – Taxand Singapore
1. Appeals mechanisms in Asia-Pacific; Are they working?
2. How to prepare if you are caught in a dispute
3. When a settlement is the best option
4. Tactics for jurisdictions where litigation is most likely
5. Lessons from key cases: Hong Kong cases of Li & Fung; CG Lighting and Nice Cheer Investment Limited; Singapore’s First Section 33 Case
6. Key Contacts
7. About Taxand
Contents
Tactics for jurisdictions where litigation is most likely64 Tactics for jurisdictions where litigation is most likely
Hong Kong cases of Li & Fung
CG Lighting and Nice Cheer Investment Limited
Singapore’s First Section 33 Case
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Lessons from key cases75 Lessons from key cases
Key Contacts Key Contacts 86
Mukesh ButaniTaxand IndiaE. [email protected]. +91 124 339 5010
Michael PalumboBaker HughesE. [email protected]. +65 9780 1615
Name TBCFirm nameE. [email protected]. + Direct line number
Leon Kwong WingTaxand SingaporeE. [email protected]. +65 6238 3018
Name TBCFirm nameE. [email protected]. + Direct line number
Name TBCFirm nameE. [email protected]. + Direct line number
Global CoverageAbout Taxand 97
Argentina India Poland
Australia Indonesia Portugal
Austria Ireland Puerto Rico
Belgium Italy Romania
Brazil Japan Russia
Canada Korea Singapore
Chile Luxembourg South Africa
China Malaysia Spain
Colombia Malta Sweden
Cyprus Mauritius Switzerland
Curacao Mexico Thailand
Denmark Netherlands Turkey
Finland Norway UK
France Pakistan Ukraine
Germany Panama USA
Greece Peru Venezuela
Hungary Philippines
Understanding and managing the tax consequences of cross-border tax transactions
Considering organisational (re)structuring options in full awareness of the tax implications
Realising tax, supply chain and overall operational efficiencies
Interpreting technical tax provisions
Lowering effective tax rates
Addressing and preventing tax leakages
Ensuring tax compliance
Managing relationships with tax authorities
Our Global Service Commitment107 About Taxand
Dedicated to tax
Independence advantage – conflict free, un-bureaucratic, best practice
Local knowledge, global view
Partner led from start to finish
Complex problems, customised advice
Passionate about working together
Practical advice, responsively delivered
Why Taxand?117 About Taxand
ABOUT TAXAND
Taxand provides high quality, integrated tax advice worldwide. Our tax professionals, nearly 400 tax partners and over 2,000 tax advisors in 50 countries - grasp both the fine points of tax and the broader strategic implications, helping you mitigate risk, manage your tax burden and drive the performance of your business.
We're passionate about tax. We collaborate and share knowledge, capitalising on our collective expertise to provide you with high quality, tailored advice that helps relieve the pressures associated with making complex tax decisions.
We're also independent—ensuring that you adhere both to best practice and to tax law and that we remain free from time-consuming audit-based conflict checks. This enables us to deliver practical advice, responsively.
Taxand is a global organisation of tax advisory firms. Each firm in each country is a separate and independent legal entity responsible for delivering client services.
© Copyright Taxand Economic Interest Grouping 2012Registered office: 1B Heienhaff, L-1736 Senningerberg – RCS Luxembourg C68
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And Remember...221 Speaker Guidelines
Key Contacts Speaker Guidelines 231
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ABOUT TAXAND
Taxand provides high quality, integrated tax advice worldwide. Our tax professionals, nearly 400 tax partners and over 2,000 tax advisors in 50 countries - grasp both the fine points of tax and the broader strategic implications, helping you mitigate risk, manage your tax burden and drive the performance of your business.
We're passionate about tax. We collaborate and share knowledge, capitalising on our collective expertise to provide you with high quality, tailored advice that helps relieve the pressures associated with making complex tax decisions.
We're also independent—ensuring that you adhere both to best practice and to tax law and that we remain free from time-consuming audit-based conflict checks. This enables us to deliver practical advice, responsively.
Taxand is a global organisation of tax advisory firms. Each firm in each country is a separate and independent legal entity responsible for delivering client services.
© Copyright Taxand Economic Interest Grouping 2012Registered office: 1B Heienhaff, L-1736 Senningerberg – RCS Luxembourg C68