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Energy & Resources
Energy and Resource M&A: Planning for Possible Tax Issues that Might Surface
23 May, 2:00 – 3:00 PM HKT (GMT +8)
Host: Chris Roberge
Presenters: Sam Li and Kevin Ng
Many energy and resource (E&R) companies around the world, especially from China, are engaged in M&A activities across the Asia Pacific region. With all this expansion and investment of capital, numerous tax issues potentially arise, including some that are unique to Chinese companies. What should E&R executives know? We'll discuss:
- Chinese outbound tax planning issues unique to E&R companies.
- Foreign country investee tax issues.
- Application of sovereign entity doctrine principles and related issues.
Understand possible tax issues arising from E&R companies' M&A activity around the region and ways your company can address them.
Archived Webcasts
Financial Services
FATCA Final Regulations: Implications for Asia Pacific Financial Institutions
26 March 2013
Host: Jim Calvin
Presenters: Austin Chen and Sharon Lam
On 17 January, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released final regulations on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Yet while final rules are now in place, many countries have not announced or signed Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs). How can Asia Pacific institutions comply without knowing which rules apply? We'll discuss:
- Changes reflected in the final FATCA rules and implications for Asia Pacific financial institutions.
- The latest information on Asia Pacific negotiation of IGAs, including insights on which rules might prevail in major financial centers.
- Various compliance models and how some institutions may reconcile rule differences without knowing which rules may apply.
Understand the final FATCA regulations and their implications, and explore ways your organization can respond.
Energy & Resources
The Taxation Regime in Timor-Leste: Recent Developments in the Petroleum Sector
14 March 2013
Host: Harold Payne
Presenters: Karen Green, Guarav Sareen, and Nilesh Sewpal
Increased audit focus by the Timor-Leste revenue authorities and recent changes in the tax system require greater vigilance by corporate taxpayers. What steps are you taking to ensure compliance with your Timor-Leste tax obligations? We'll discuss:
- An overview of the taxation system applicable to the petroleum sector.
- Recent tax changes, including limitation of deductions, transfer pricing, and aggressive enforcement.
- Issues and challenges facing taxpayers, including physical presence and representation in Timor-Leste, record-keeping, tax rulings to clarify ambiguities, prescription period applicable to assessments, objections and appeals, and de-registrations and winding up of tax affairs.
- Potential implications for non-compliance, including monetary penalties and criminal sanctions.
Learn about steps you can take to address your organization's compliance with the Timor-Leste tax system.
Financial Services
FATCA Compliance Models: Effects on Asia Pacific Financial Institutions
6 December 2012
Host: Jim Calvin
Presenters: Hiromi Ikuta and Patrick Yip
The U.S. and several other countries are releasing draft intergovernmental approaches (IGAs) for implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In addition, the U.S. has prescribed regulations for countries not having IGAs. How do the compliance models differ from each other, and how could they impact Asia Pacific financial institutions? We'll discuss:
- An overview of compliance models and their sub-models – how each modifies the compliance approach financial institutions must take based upon residency.
- How the IGAs simplify the compliance approach required by resident financial institutions while creating complexity for multinational institutions.
- How each model integrates with plain-old FATCA for multinationals, and what Asia Pacific countries can do to obtain IGAs, even with no tax treaty.
Explore the FATCA compliance models and what they might mean for your organization.
Financial Services
FATCA: Real-World Compliance Experience for Asset Managers
22 October 2012
Host: Jim Calvin
Presenters: Alison Noble and Rohit Shah
The U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will affect all asset managers regardless of asset class. How will you actually comply, and what can you learn from the real-world experience of global asset managers in Asia? We'll discuss:
- An overview of FATCA as it applies to asset management, including final regulations, intergovernmental agreements, and other developments expected before the end of 2012.
- The FATCA classification of investment vehicles and the differences that might arise under government-to-government agreements.
- FATCA compliance issues and opportunities for public funds, privately placed funds, and real estate funds.
Learn how asset managers across the Asia Pacific region are preparing for compliance with FATCA and ways that you can benefit from their experience.
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