6th Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference

27 Feb - 1 Mar 2019

Hotel New Otani

Session information

Tax Havens: Is there a case for their continued existence?
Hotel New Otani

Committee(s)

Asia Pacific Regional Forum (Lead)

Description

The global crackdown on tax avoidance and money laundering at both individual and corporate levels have brought about a substantial increase in disclosure in the financial world. Our panellists will debate on the growing tension between the global move towards transparency and the shroud of secrecy over tax havens. Offshore accounts and shell companies – they may sound questionable, but these are all legal methods for companies and individuals to lower their tax liabilities. However, at what cost? This session will critically examine, among others, the continued justification of maintaining tax havens at the cost of billions in tax losses to nations who would have otherwise been entitled to the tax and implications of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting measures on such tax havens.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Preetha Sreedharan Pillai SKRINE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Speakers

Yasutaka Nishikori Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan
Jay Shim Lee & Ko, Seoul, South Korea
Daniel Slater Minter Ellison, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Heather L Thompson Higgs & Johnson, Nassau, Bahamas