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Stamp Duty in Action and Reaction - Perhaps with Relief?
Singapore, Singapore, 018989
September 16th, 2014
9:00 AM (UTC +8:00), Singapore, SGP
Event Speaker
Mr Leung Yew Kwong
Principal Tax Consultant, KPMG Services Pte. Ltd.
Yew Kwong is Principal Tax Consultant at KPMG Services Pte. Ltd. since April 2012. Earlier, he was a Partner in the Tax Practice at WongPartnership LLP, and was previously with the IRAS and the predecessor Inland Revenue Department, where he last held the posts of Chief Legal Officer and Chief Valuer concurrently.
He has appeared as Counsel before the Valuation Review Board, Income Tax Board of Review, High Court and Court of Appeal in a number of tax cases.
Principal Tax Consultant, KPMG Services Pte. Ltd.
Yew Kwong is Principal Tax Consultant at KPMG Services Pte. Ltd. since April 2012. Earlier, he was a Partner in the Tax Practice at WongPartnership LLP, and was previously with the IRAS and the predecessor Inland Revenue Department, where he last held the posts of Chief Legal Officer and Chief Valuer concurrently.
He has appeared as Counsel before the Valuation Review Board, Income Tax Board of Review, High Court and Court of Appeal in a number of tax cases.
Mr Tan Kay Kheng
Partner and Head of Tax Practice, WongPartnership LLP
Kay Kheng is a Partner and the Head of Tax Practice in WongPartnership LLP, practising both contentious and advisory/transactional work relating to income tax, stamp duties, property tax and goods & services tax. He has appeared as Counsel in the Singapore Courts as well as the Income Tax Board of Review and the Valuation Review Board.
Kay Kheng holds degrees in law, accountancy and taxation. He sits on the Accounting Standards Council and is a board member of the Tax Academy of Singapore and the SIATP.
Partner and Head of Tax Practice, WongPartnership LLP
Kay Kheng is a Partner and the Head of Tax Practice in WongPartnership LLP, practising both contentious and advisory/transactional work relating to income tax, stamp duties, property tax and goods & services tax. He has appeared as Counsel in the Singapore Courts as well as the Income Tax Board of Review and the Valuation Review Board.
Kay Kheng holds degrees in law, accountancy and taxation. He sits on the Accounting Standards Council and is a board member of the Tax Academy of Singapore and the SIATP.
Event Description
Programme Objective
This seminar presents an in-depth exploration into the shaping of stamp duty in recent times, important changes in regulations and the implications on business decisions and profitability.
Achieve effective tax planning with Accredited Tax Advisors Leung Yew Kwong and Tan Kay Kheng, co-authors of the newly launched LexisNexis Annotated Statutes of Singapore: Stamp Duties Act (Second Edition) as they analyse various notable cases, explore the Adjudication and Case Stated procedure and Section 15 relief with reference to the Stamp Duties Act.
Programme Outline
• Understand the impact of the AQQ decision on Anti-Avoidance and possibility for differentiation in applying the GAAR
• Examine the increasing use of stamp duty as a tool for socio-economic policy and its implications
• Discuss the High Court decisions on having one or multiple contracts for purchase of multiple properties and its implications
• Explore the Adjudication and Case Stated procedure
• Study the 2014 rules on transfers between associated permitted entities – Section 15 relief
This seminar presents an in-depth exploration into the shaping of stamp duty in recent times, important changes in regulations and the implications on business decisions and profitability.
Achieve effective tax planning with Accredited Tax Advisors Leung Yew Kwong and Tan Kay Kheng, co-authors of the newly launched LexisNexis Annotated Statutes of Singapore: Stamp Duties Act (Second Edition) as they analyse various notable cases, explore the Adjudication and Case Stated procedure and Section 15 relief with reference to the Stamp Duties Act.
Programme Outline
• Understand the impact of the AQQ decision on Anti-Avoidance and possibility for differentiation in applying the GAAR
• Examine the increasing use of stamp duty as a tool for socio-economic policy and its implications
• Discuss the High Court decisions on having one or multiple contracts for purchase of multiple properties and its implications
• Explore the Adjudication and Case Stated procedure
• Study the 2014 rules on transfers between associated permitted entities – Section 15 relief