Tax
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 2
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Provided by WongPartnership LLP
Our highly regarded Tax Practice offers clients both the breadth and depth of expertise to handle a wide spectrum of tax matters.
Our expertise covers areas such as tax planning and advice, corporate and international tax, stamp duties, goods and services tax and property tax, and extends to interdisciplinary aspects relating to accounting and valuation. On the contentious front, we have handled many appeals and cases relating to all tax types, with heightened focus on corporate and international taxation. This includes reported court decisions that are landmark cases in revenue law. We also advise on tax issues arising in debt financing, restructuring, swaps, funds, securitisations and corporate real estate deals.
Our clients hail from across many industries which include banks, insurers, funds, property developers, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Multinational Corporations. They entrust us with their submissions to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and Ministry of Finance, and lodgement of objections to the IRAS, including acting in appeals arising to tax tribunals like the Income Tax Board of Review, GST Board of Review, Valuation Review Board and the Supreme Court.
For both transactional and contentious tax matters, our highly experienced team is ready to help our clients achieve the best possible outcomes.
Chambers Review
WongPartnership has a broad practice offering expertise in both tax advisory and disputes, with areas of focus including tax planning, stamp duty and property tax. The team leverages the firm's wider corporate, banking and real estate expertise to advise on the tax aspects of high-value transactions. The lawyers are noted for representing clients in tax inquiries and subsequent appeal cases. The firm's client roster includes Singapore-based entities as well as foreign corporations, with experience in assisting with multi-jurisdictional tax matters.
Work Highlights
- WongPartnership acted as Singapore counsel to UBS Group on its merger with Credit Suisse Group. The tax department advised on the Singapore tax considerations for various aspects of the merger, such as the secondment of employees, as well as the migration alternatives for the merger.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We appreciate the high standard of professional aptitude, continuous guidance and delivery of WongPartnership."
"WongPartnership has been very responsive to more creative problem-solving. They are flexible but still pragmatic."
"We appreciate the high standard of professional aptitude, continuous guidance and delivery of WongPartnership."
"WongPartnership has been very responsive to more creative problem-solving. They are flexible but still pragmatic."
Notable Practitioners
Tan Kay Kheng is the lead partner in WongPartnership's taxation team and specialises in tax litigation. Besides his contentious practice, he also advises clients on tax-efficient transactional matters and practises general commercial dispute resolution.
Tan Shao Tong is deputy head of the tax practice at WongPartnership, especially focusing on the tax aspects of M&A and capital markets transactions, including stamp duty.
"He provided excellent service. Shao Tong is client-focussed, responsive, easy to understand and very knowledgeable. He understands the needs and goals of his clients."
"Shao Tong Tan is pragmatic and thoughtful."
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