Tax and Legal Refreshers for 2021

Time

Contents

Speakers

13.30 - 14.00

Update on Transfer Pricing Requirements
  
There have been some significant recent developments on transfer pricing documentation and Country by Country Reporting (“CbCR”) requirements. This session will walk you through these new requirements and how they may impact your business, including how to prepare an effective plan for meeting the new requirements.

Kancharat Thaidamri, Partner

Chairak Trakhulmontri, Partner

14.00 – 14.45

Legal Risk Management and Corporate law

- Key concerns & issues on the Civil and
Commercial Code e.g. on arrangement of BOD’s and shareholders’ meeting, e-meeting, e-signature, dividend payment, legal reserve, capital increase, penalty of late submission of financial statement etc.

- Key concerns & issues on the Foreign Business Act (“FBA”) e.g. prohibited businesses & exemption, observations and tips for FBA mislead, business trend and recent measures issued by the government during Covid-19 pandemic and impact on the FBA

- Q&A

Pornpun Niyomthai, Lead Counsel

Walailak Supisan, Senior Managing Associate

Chanwut Thanthadilok, Senior Managing Associate

Radtachat Petnaree, Managing Associate

14.45-15.15

Plan ahead for new investment promotion incentives

We will focus on the following hands-on management topics:

- The BOI’s updated investment promotion laws and policies

- Planning your investments for additional incentives together with their conditions

- Q&A

Thirapa Glinsukon, Partner

Nont Nijanantra, Manager

15.15-15.30

Break

15.30-16.15

M&A at a glance
We will cover due diligence topics from the legal and tax perspectives covering the following:

- Why is it essential from both the legal and tax perspective?

- Due diligence life cycle

- What are the common red flags?

- The impact it has to the SPA

Tax team

Korneeka Koonachoak, Partner

Vorasa Palsingh, Director

Nitivadee Odumpai, Manager

Legal team

Sutthika Ruchupan, Counsel

Chanwut Thanthadilok, Senior Managing Associate

16.15-16.45

e-Services implementation and VAT refund preparation

- e-Services law implementation and practical issues

- VAT refund: common issues and how to prepare in advance

Sukanok Suthinan,

Senior manager

16.45-17.15

Remote work  - Mobility Risk Management

- Immigration consideration during the COVID-19 pandemic

- Thai Personal Income tax consideration during Covid-19 pandemic

- Q&A

Mark Kuratana, Tax Partner

Pornpun Niyomthai, Lead Counsel

It-Kan Kongsuwan, Tax Director