Director's Profile
H.K.CHOW
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H.K. advises businesses on matters concerning their operating & investment structures and profitabilities.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the University of Tasmania and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law in Australia. He is admitted as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, and a member of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association. He is also listed as a Tax Expert in the 2018 Lexis Practical Guidance for Singapore tax. |
His Experience & Practice
His clients benefit from his more than 20 years' practical experience - counting from 2001 when he first started work in tax practice.
Since 2008, he tax practices only in his selected areas of tax work, namely Tax Risk & Inquisition Management (TRIM) projects. Specifically, these are his Tax Appeals, Tax Advisories and Tax Documentary & Evidentiary work for taxpayers.
In his above TRIM works, he represents and defends taxpayers in Tax Investigations, Audits, Rulings & Amnesties cases; gives his tax opinion on taxpayers' tax treatments; and handholds taxpayers in their pre-emptive tax risk mitigation and pre-inquisition documentations.
These tax works call on his specialist expertise and attention - namely his forensic-level reviews and representations - to resolve taxpayers' external and/or internal reporting needs.
His collective tax experience is a rare brew of intensive 'tax accounting', 'tax lawyering' and 'tax private practice' experiences. He had tax practiced in the tax practices of - First, an international CPA firm (KPMG) for approximately 7 years; then, a litigation-focused Singapore law firm (Drew & Napier LLC) for approximately 5 years; and presently, in a tax private practice company (Equifis) for more than 5 years, where Equifis' clientele had included MNCs, listed entities, NOC, SMEs, high-net-worth individuals, law firms, accounting firms and other professional firms, amongst others.
His clients and company benefit from having this unique find on their side - one who can draw from his past experiences with 'tax accounting', 'tax lawyering' and 'tax private practice' disciplines-cum-techniques - to advance their needs.
His clients benefit from his more than 20 years' practical experience - counting from 2001 when he first started work in tax practice.
Since 2008, he tax practices only in his selected areas of tax work, namely Tax Risk & Inquisition Management (TRIM) projects. Specifically, these are his Tax Appeals, Tax Advisories and Tax Documentary & Evidentiary work for taxpayers.
In his above TRIM works, he represents and defends taxpayers in Tax Investigations, Audits, Rulings & Amnesties cases; gives his tax opinion on taxpayers' tax treatments; and handholds taxpayers in their pre-emptive tax risk mitigation and pre-inquisition documentations.
These tax works call on his specialist expertise and attention - namely his forensic-level reviews and representations - to resolve taxpayers' external and/or internal reporting needs.
His collective tax experience is a rare brew of intensive 'tax accounting', 'tax lawyering' and 'tax private practice' experiences. He had tax practiced in the tax practices of - First, an international CPA firm (KPMG) for approximately 7 years; then, a litigation-focused Singapore law firm (Drew & Napier LLC) for approximately 5 years; and presently, in a tax private practice company (Equifis) for more than 5 years, where Equifis' clientele had included MNCs, listed entities, NOC, SMEs, high-net-worth individuals, law firms, accounting firms and other professional firms, amongst others.
His clients and company benefit from having this unique find on their side - one who can draw from his past experiences with 'tax accounting', 'tax lawyering' and 'tax private practice' disciplines-cum-techniques - to advance their needs.
His Forensic Works & Clients' Success
He had argued cases in favour of taxpayers' positions successfully in tax disputes and inquisition matters for companies in, amongst others, the automotive, logistics, passenger transportation, shipping and financial services industries. He had reviewed TRIM matters for companies in, amongst others, the F&B, hospitality, tourism, insurance, media, e-commerce and oil & gas industries.
His previous other works had included advising businesses on governance and TRIM matters, and had advised Governments and National Oil Companies on State revenue and fiscal impacts arising from matters such as production sharing arrangements.
He had argued cases in favour of taxpayers' positions successfully in tax disputes and inquisition matters for companies in, amongst others, the automotive, logistics, passenger transportation, shipping and financial services industries. He had reviewed TRIM matters for companies in, amongst others, the F&B, hospitality, tourism, insurance, media, e-commerce and oil & gas industries.
His previous other works had included advising businesses on governance and TRIM matters, and had advised Governments and National Oil Companies on State revenue and fiscal impacts arising from matters such as production sharing arrangements.
His Contributions & Publications
Thru his tax practice, besides being an Accredited Tax Practitioner (Income Tax & GST) of the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals, he has also penned publications of the International Tax Review, the International Bar Association and LexisNexis.
He co-authored the Article, "Singapore Springboard for Investing in India", published by the International Tax Review in 2011. He contributes as national reporter for Singapore in 2013 & 2014 for the International Bar Association's Taxes Committee, and was a speaker at the Association's 2014 Conference in Tokyo. He authored on the subject of tax risk & inquisition management in Singapore for a LexisNexis publication in 2018.
Thru his tax practice, besides being an Accredited Tax Practitioner (Income Tax & GST) of the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals, he has also penned publications of the International Tax Review, the International Bar Association and LexisNexis.
He co-authored the Article, "Singapore Springboard for Investing in India", published by the International Tax Review in 2011. He contributes as national reporter for Singapore in 2013 & 2014 for the International Bar Association's Taxes Committee, and was a speaker at the Association's 2014 Conference in Tokyo. He authored on the subject of tax risk & inquisition management in Singapore for a LexisNexis publication in 2018.
Multi-disciplined
Besides having read law, H.K. had also completed undergraduate subjects in economics, accounting and business management in college.
In his work, he likes deciphering embedded concepts of PEST & SWOT Analysis, ‘market value’, ‘arm’s length’ (Transfer Pricing), ‘annual value’ (Property Tax), 'unicorn valuations' and ‘Contractor-Government Takes’ (Oil & Gas Fiscal Policies and Production Sharing Contracts) ...
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