BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021

 
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BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
BDO MALAYSIA WEBINAR

BDO TAX BUDGET
WEBINAR 2021
Budget 2022: Competing in the
New Normal
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      WEDNESDAY
      10 NOVEMBER 2021

      09:00AM - 01:00PM
BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
WELCOME TO OUR
TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021

BDO in Malaysia is pleased to invite you to participate in our webinar on
Budget 2022 which has three main areas of focus, the 3Rs, namely:
Recovery, Resilience and Reform.
Based on the Pre-Budget Statement by the              Disclosure Programme for indirect tax, review of
Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) published on 31           tax incentives and other medium term revenue
August 2021, the MOF intends to prepare Budget        strategies to strengthen the tax system. These
2022 based on the expectation that the economy        strategies are aimed to serve as a catalyst
will recover from the COVID-19 effects in 2022.       towards the implementation of the 12th
                                                      Malaysian Plan, tabled on 27 September 2021,
Budget 2022 will focus on:                            and the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030.
• continuing to protect and restore the lives
  and livelihoods of the people and businesses;       Join our panel of BDO tax specialists and our
• rebuilding national resilience; and                 guest speakers Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican,
• catalysing post-pandemic reforms.                   National Budget Director of Ministry of Finance
                                                      Malaysia, and Saravana Kumar, partner of Rosli
Businesses should take note that Budget 2022          Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS) Kuala
will also aim at tighter tax enforcement to           Lumpur, as we discuss insights and its relevance
manage revenue leakages, strategies to increase       for Corporate Malaysia and individuals, including
tax revenue which includes the Special Voluntary      a live Q&A session.

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BDO Tax Budget Webinar 2021
BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
AGENDA

                           WEDNESDAY 10 NOV 2021

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM    Welcome Speech, Panel Discussion on Budget 2022
                      Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, National Budget Director, Ministry of
                      Finance Malaysia shall be sharing his perspective on the Budget 2022.

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM   Highlights of Budget 2022
                      We shall highlight to you the key proposals of the 2022 Budget on direct
                      and indirect taxes which may be important to your businesses as we enter
                      the new normal. Tax opportunities and implications to your businesses will
                      be discussed together with our analysis of any clarifications from the
                      Finance Bill and the relevant tax authorities.

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM   Break

11:10AM – 11:55 AM    Transfer Pricing Updates and Audits
                      Transfer pricing audits have increased substantially in 2021 as part of the
                      government’s initiative to address revenue leakages and increase tax
                      collections. Join our specialists in understanding the latest developments in
                      transfer pricing, what 2022 is likely to hold for taxpayers and what to
                      expect during a transfer pricing audit.

11:55 AM – 12:40 PM   Legal Tax Updates
                      Our guest speaker, Mr. Saravana Kumar, Partner, Head of Tax, SST &
                      Customs from RDS Partnership will provide critique of some of the recent
                      tax cases in Malaysia.

12:40 PM – 12:45 PM   Break

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM    Q&A Session

                                                                              BDO Tax Budget Webinar 2021
BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
SPEAKERS’ PROFILE
GUEST SPEAKERS
                              DATUK JOHAN MAHMOOD MERICAN
                              National Budget Director
                              MINISTRY OF FINANCE MALAYSIA
                              Johan is trained as a Chartered Accountant, graduating with an Economics
                              Degree from the University of Cambridge. He was previously the Deputy Director
                              General of Human Capital at the Economic Planning Unit, under the Prime
                              Minister’s Office from 2016. Since June 2018, he is a Director at the National
                              Budget Office. Before joining the government in 2004, he worked for 9 years in
                              corporate finance and accounting roles in the private sector, making his insights
                              valuable, with knowledge of both the public and private sectors.

                              SARAVANA KUMAR
                              Partner, Head of Tax, SST & Customs
                              RDS PARTNERSHIP
                              Saravana has appeared in benchmark litigations with a sizeable volume of wins in
                              tax disputes. Praised for his ability to “think outside the box” and “innovative
                              approach” in interpreting the law, Chambers Asia Pacific 2016 acknowledged
                              Saravana for being “dynamic, efficient and helpful”. Meanwhile, Chambers Asia
                              Pacific 2017 commented that clients have remarked, “His tax knowledge is very in-
                              depth, and he is fast at responding.” Besides, Saravana has been recognized as one
                              of the leading lawyers by Asialaw Profiles 2019 and has been named one of the 40
                              leading lawyers under 40 in Asia by Asian Legal Business. He was recently named
                              as one of the top 100 lawyers in Malaysia by Asia Business Law Journal, Leading
                              Individual for Tax by Legal 500 Asia Pacific ranking and is ranked as a Band 2 Tax
                              Lawyer by Chambers Asia 2021. Saravana is an Adjunct Professor with Universiti
                              Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and chairs the Taxation Section of LAWASIA.

MODERATOR
                              BEH TOK KOAY
                              Senior Advisor, Tax,
                              BDO IN MALAYSIA
                              Beh has more than 40 years experience in taxation, both with the Inland Revenue
                              and as a tax leader in a Big 5 firm. He has advised large local and multinational
                              clients on complex tax engagements in areas including IPOs, corporate
                              reconstruction, privatisation, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. He has led
                              many delegations in dialogues and discussions with Government authorities. Beh
                              is also the Chairman of MICPA’s Tax Practice Committee.

BDO Tax Budget Webinar 2021
BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
SPEAKERS’ PROFILE
SPEAKERS

                            DAVID LAI                                               CHRISTOPHER
                            Executive Director,                                     LOW
                            Head of Tax Advisory,                                   Executive Director, Tax,
                            BDO IN MALAYSIA                                         BDO IN MALAYSIA

David is the Head of the Tax Advisory function. He      Christopher has over 35 years experience in tax
has over 30 years of work experience in professional    compliance and Tax Audits and Investigations. He
practice, investment banking and was CFO in an          has assisted and resolved numerous cases between
international group. His corporate experience has       taxpayers and the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).
enabled him to further add value by translating         Christopher is active in public speaking engagements
technical professional advice into practical business   and has spoken at CTIM and IRB joint seminars as
solutions. He is a Council Member of the Chartered      well as in-house seminars on Tax Audits and
Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM) and Chairman of the    Investigations.
Institute's Indirect Tax Technical Committee.

                            BERNICE TAN                                             KOO KIAN MING
                            Executive Director, Tax,                                Executive Director, Tax,
                            BDO IN MALAYSIA                                         BDO IN MALAYSIA

Bernice has assisted clients with transfer pricing      Kian Ming has over 20 years of experience in
planning, risk management as well as                    corporate tax compliance and advisory serving
documentation, tax efficient supply chain               multinational and local companies in diversified
management and controversy management. She has          industries such as oil and gas, property development,
been assisting both Malaysian and multinational         construction, tourism, manufacturing, retail and
companies involved in a broad spectrum of               plantation.
industries, such as FMCG, oil & gas,
telecommunications, electronics, and property
development.

                                                                                      BDO Tax Budget Webinar 2021
BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
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BDO TAX BUDGET WEBINAR 2021 - Budget 2022: Competing in the New Normal WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2021
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