1. 5 5 N e w t o n R o a d # B 1 – 0 1 R e v e n u e H o u s e S i n g a p o r e 3 0 7 9 8 7 w w w. t a x a c a d e m y. s g T HE T AX A CADEMY OF S INGAPORE 1 P RESENTED BY : M RS C HIA -T ERN H UEY M IN C EO, TAX ACADEMY OF SINGAPORE

2. ABOUT TAX ACADEMY 2

3. Set up in Aug 2006 by IRAS with About Tax Academy 3

4. 4 IRAS Accounting Firms SMEsIndustry Set up to cater to the needs of Mission Raise professional competency of tax community Develop Singapore into a regional tax knowledge hub

5. RAISING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES BECOMING REGIONAL TAX KNOWLEDGE HUB 5

6. 6 Raising Professional Competencies Tax Academy provides training on Local Tax International Tax Tax Administration Premier centre for tax education - suite of programmes on local and international tax

7. Singapore as Global Accountancy Hub 7

8. Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (CDAS)’s report : International tax expertise as one of the professional specialisation pathways Tax Academy taking the leading role in developing international tax expertise and should continue to take Singapore forward in this area Tax Academy to lead efforts in developing professional competencies for tax practitioners Singapore as Tax Knowledge Hub 8

9. 9 Singapore as Tax Knowledge Hub - International Tax Training International Tax Training, the core areas of Body of Knowledge in International Tax: provide international tax training in these areas International Tax Planning Tax TreatiesTax Systems Transfer Pricing

10. New Programme in International Tax 10 Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in International Tax

11. First comprehensive executive programme in international taxation with Asia-Pacific focus A collaboration between 4 modules: Tax Treaties, Transfer Pricing, International Tax Planning, Tax Systems of Selected Economies Duration: 1 week per module, 4 modules over 8 mths First module commencing in May 2012 New Programme in International Tax 11

12. Provides training for foreign government officials Partners leading institutions and bodies - Singapore as Tax Knowledge Hub : Tax Academy International Partnerships

13. Provides essential building blocks in tax education for professionals in Singapore Programmes facilitated by IRAS tax specialists and recognised experts from industry Singapore as Tax Knowledge Hub: Tax Training Executive Tax Programme Level I Executive Tax Programme Level II Executive Tax Programme Level III

14. Tax Training: Participants’ Profile 2,400 Tax Academy has trained a total of 2,400 tax professionals through our suite of structured tax training programmes over the last 5 FYs

15. Profile Participants: Trainers: Tax Training: Profile Directors & Partners from Big 4 Practitioners from the Industry IRAS Tax Specialists

16. Tax Academy Conferences & Seminars: Participants’ Profile 7000 For the last 5 FYs, about 7000 tax professionals attended our seminars & conferences

17. Tax Academy of Singapore Tax Academy invites you to: Participate Lecture Provide feedback Email: enquiries@taxacademy.sg enquiries@taxacademy.sg

18. THANK YOU 18