TAX ACADEMY OF SINGAPORE TO LAUNCH FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME FOR INT'L TAX IN ASIA

SINGAPORE, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Tax Academy of Singapore will launch a new Advanced Management Programme in International Tax in the first quarter of 2012, says Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, Josephine Teo.

The programme is a collaboration between the Tax Academy, the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and the International Tax Center of Leiden University.

"The undertaking will be the first comprehensive and structured executive tax programme in Asia, offering the four core areas of international tax.

"It aims to draw participants from Singapore and beyond.

"The programme also provides a platform for trainers and participants from the region to gather in Singapore for the exchange of tax knowledge," Teo said in her speech at the Tax Academy’s Signature Conference on "Global Developments in Transfer Pricing" here.

Teo said such a programme supports the Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector's (CDAS) vision to transform the Singapore accountancy sector into a leading global hub for the Asia-Pacific region.

"I am confident that it will create greater opportunities for tax
professionals from the region to benefit from a rigorous international tax programme," she added.

Touching on the Academy, Teo said in August this year, it will
celebrate its 5th Anniversary.

She said Singapore is home to a large number of multi-national enterprises.

"As business become more globalised, it is vital that tax professionals have the skill sets to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex tax environment.

"The Academy was set up with the mission to raise the professional
competency of the tax community in Singapore, and develop the country into a regional tax knowledge hub," she added.
-- BERNAMA