Tencent Group, the Chinese multinational specialising in internet-related services and products, entertainment, AI and technology, won the award for Asia in-house tax team of the year, with Indian IT multinational, Infosys, winning the equivalent award for transfer pricing. Umang Dhingra, associate director of tax at Discovery Communications India, was named as Asia in-house tax director of the year.
Yazeed Mohamed, the Maldives Tax Commissioner won the award for Asia Tax Commissioner of the Year in recognition of his work on SMEs, training the leaders of tomorrow and digitalising tax filing in the Maldives.
Among the firms, KPMG led the way with 21 awards, building on its success in 2017 where it won 13 awards. Among the other big four, Deloitte and EY also won 20 awards between them.
The other firms to win more than one award were Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law), DFDL, Dhruva Advisors, Kim & Chang, MinterEllison, Shearn Delamore & Co, and Yulchon.
The individual awards for practitioners went to:
Allen Tan of Baker McKenzie (Asia Tax Practice Leader of the Year);
Joanne Su of EY (Asia Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year); and
Seok Hoon Kang of Yulchon (Asia Tax Disputes & Litigation Practice Leader of the Year).
The awards were held at the Mandarin Orchard Hotel in Singapore on May 3. Companies, firms and individuals had to the opportunity between November and January to make submissions to be considered for the awards. The shortlists were selected by International Tax Review.
Read about who was nominated here.
ITR Asia Tax Awards 2018
FINALISTS (winners in bold)
National Awards
Australia Tax Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills and Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
KPMG
MinterEllison
Australia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Grant Thornton Australia
KPMG
MinterEllison
Transfer Pricing Solutions Australia
Australia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills and Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
KPMG
MinterEllison
Cambodia Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
DFDL
Sciaroni & Associates
VDB Loi
Cambodia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
DFDL
China Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
China Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
China Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
EY
KPMG
Hong Kong Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DLA Piper
KPMG
Hong Kong Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
KPMG
Hong Kong Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
India Tax Firm of the Year
Advaita Legal
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Deloitte
Dhruva Advisors
KPMG
Nangia & Co
SKP
India Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Advaita Legal
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Deloitte
KPMG
SKP
India Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Advaita Legal
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Deloitte
Dhruva Advisors
Khaitan & Co
KPMG
SKP
Indonesia Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
GNV Consulting Services
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
KPMG
Indonesia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
GNV Consulting Services
KPMG
Indonesia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
GNV Consulting Services
KPMG
Japan Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
KPMG
Japan Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
Malaysia Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Shearn Delamore & Co
Wong & Partners
Malaysia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Wong & Partners
Malaysia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Shearn Delamore & Co
Wong & Partners
Myanmar Tax Firm of the Year
DFDL
EY
New Zealand Tax Firm of the Year
Bell Gully
Chapman Tripp
Deloitte
KPMG
Russell McVeagh
New Zealand Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Bell Gully
Deloitte
KPMG
New Zealand Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
KPMG
Russell McVeagh
Pakistan Tax Firm of the Year
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Pakistan Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Philippines Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
KPMG
Quisumbing Torres
Philippines Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co (EY)
RG Manabat & Co (KPMG)
Philippines Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law)
KPMG
Quisumbing Torres
Singapore Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Singapore Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Deloitte
EY
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Transfer Pricing Solutions Asia (Singapore)
Singapore Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Deloitte
KPMG
Rajah & Tann Singapore
South Korea Tax Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Deloitte
Kim & Chang
KPMG
Yulchon
South Korea Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Kim & Chang
KPMG
Yulchon
South Korea Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Deloitte
Kim & Chang
KPMG
Yulchon
Sri Lanka Tax Firm of the Year
BDO
Julius & Creasy
KPMG
Nithya Partners
Sri Lanka Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
KPMG
Nithya Partners
Taiwan Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Taiwan Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Taiwan Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Thailand Tax Firm of the Year
DFDL
KPMG
Tilleke & Gibbins
Thailand Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
KPMG
Thailand Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Vietnam Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DFDL
KPMG
Vietnam Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
KPMG
Vietnam Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
KPMG
Regional Awards
Asia Tax Transactions Firm of the Year
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Bae, Kim & Lee
Deloitte
Dentons Rodyk
DFDL
Dhruva Advisors
EY
Grant Thornton
Kim & Chang
KPMG
MinterEllison
Shearn Delamore & Co
SKP
Yulchon
Asia Tax Technology Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Online Pajak
US Corporate Tax Team of the Year
KPMG
EY
Tax Policy Firm of the Year
Dhruva Advisors
Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law)
KPMG
Rao Law Chambers
SKP
Yulchon
Asia Tax Innovator of the Year
EY
KPMG
Asia Best Newcomer of the Year
Anuj Mahajan & Co
Grant Thornton (Singapore)
TraTax (Thenesh Renga & Associates)
Asia Tax Compliance & Reporting Firm of the Year
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Deloitte
KPMG
SKP
Global Executive Mobility Tax Team of the Year in Asia
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Deloitte
EY
Grant Thornton
KPMG Australia
KPMG Singapore
KPMG New Zealand
MinterEllison
FATCA / Withholding Tax Team of the Year in Asia
Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
Deloitte
KPMG
Shearn Delamore & Co
SKP
Yulchon
Asia Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Grant Thornton
KPMG
KPMG Singapore
MinterEllison
Shearn Delamore & Co
SKP
Yulchon
Asia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year
Deloitte
GNV Consulting Services
KPMG
MinterEllison
Shearn Delamore & Co
Yulchon
Asia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
EY
Deloitte
KPMG
MinterEllison
Asia Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DFDL
Dhruva Advisors
EY
KPMG
Shearn Delamore & Co
In-House Awards
Asia In-house Transfer Pricing Team of the Year
Discovery Communications India
Infosys India
Asia In-house Tax Team of the Year
Cargill Indonesia
Discovery Communications India
Infosys Limited India
PT Astra International
PT Freeport Indonesia
Tencent Group
Asia In-house Tax Director of the Year
Balaji Balasubramanian, Standard Chartered Bank
Ben Choy, Tencent Holdings
Mukhlis Ishak, PT Freeport Indonesia
Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar, Infosys Limited India
Umang Dhingra, Discovery Communications India
Leaders Awards
Asia Tax Disputes & Litigation Practice Leader of the Year
Ahdianto, GNV Consulting Services
Il Young Cho, Bae, Kim & Lee
Goh Ka Im, Shearn Delamore & Co
Seok Hoon Kang, Yulchon
Leung Yew Kwong, KPMG
Jisoo Lee, Kim & Chang
Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
A R Madhav Rao, Advaita Legal
Steven Sieker, Baker McKenzie
Adeline Wong, Baker McKenzie
Asia Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
Maria Carmela M Peralta, KPMG (RG Manabat & Co)
Jason Casas, Grant Thornton Australia
Luis Coronado, EY
Maulik Doshi, SKP
Kyu Dong Kim, Yulchon
Sanjiv Malhotra, Baker McKenzie
Tae Yeon Nam, Kim & Chang
Kamal Sawhney, Advaita Legal
Geoffrey Soh, KPMG
Joanne Su, EY
Asia Tax Practice Leader of the Year
Woo Hyun Baik, Kim & Chang
Sudipta Bhattacharjee, Advaita Legal
Sujit Ghosh, Advaita Legal
Khoon Ming Ho, KPMG
Dinesh Kanabar, Dhruva Advisors
Tae Kyoon Kim, Bae, Kim & Lee
Manish Shah, SKP
Jack Sheehan, DFDL
Allen Tan, Baker McKenzie
Adeline Wong, Baker McKenzie
Asia Tax Commissioner of the Year
Ng Wai Choong, Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Singapore
Chris Jordan, Commissioner of Taxation, Australia
Wang Jun, Commissioner for the State Administration of Taxation, China
Wong Kuen-fai, Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Hong Kong
Yazeed Mohamed, Tax Commissioner, Maldives
