The ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards recognises outstanding achievement by tax professionals, teams and firms across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region over a 12-month period.
As well as 16 jurisdictional awards, there are regional, individual and in-house categories to showcase the best performers of 2020.
Regrettably, this year ITR is unable to host a live ceremony, however ITR will be recognising the talents and work accomplished by tax professionals via a virtual awards ceremony on August 26th.
ITR’s senior business development manager Raquel Ipo will contact firms and individuals in due course.
If you have any questions about the shortlist or research, please contact our awards researcher John Harrison.
Our thoughts are with our readers and everyone that has been affected by the global pandemic.
Register to attend the virtual awards ceremony today!
Jurisdiction Awards
Australia Tax Firm of the Year
Ashurst Australia
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
KPMG
MinterEllison
Australia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
Johnson Winter & Slattery
KPMG
MinterEllison
Australia Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Ashurst Australia
Baker McKenzie
EY
Herbert Smith Freehills and Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
KPMG
MinterEllison
Cambodia Tax Firm of the Year
Baker Tilly
Deloitte
DFDL
VDB Loi
China Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FengXun
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
JunHe
KPMG
Zhong Lun
China Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FengXun
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
WTS China - WTS Global
Zhong Lun
China Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FengXun
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
Jingtian & Gongcheng
KPMG
Zhong Lun
Hong Kong SAR Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
Hong Kong SAR Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business
EY
KPMG
Hong Kong SAR Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
India Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Dhruva Advisors
Economic Laws Practice
EY
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
India Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
AKM Global
BDO
Dhruva Advisors
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Nexdigm (SKP)
India Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
BMR Legal
Deloitte
Economic Laws Practice
EY
KPMG
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Trilegal
Indonesia Tax Firm of the Year
DDTC
Deloitte
GNV Consulting Services, Moore Global
HHP Law Firm
KPMG
SF Consulting
Indonesia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
DDTC
Deloitte
GNV Consulting, Moore Global
KPMG
MUC Consulting Group
SF Consulting
TaxPrime
Indonesia Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
DDTC
Deloitte
GNV Consulting Services
HHP Law Firm
KPMG
SF Consulting
TaxPrime
Japan Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Taxand Japan
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nishimura & Asahi
Japan Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Taxand Japan
Nishimura & Asahi
Withers Japan Zeirishi Houjin
Malaysia Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
Shearn Delamore & Co
Malaysia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business
EY
KPMG
Wong & Partners
Malaysia Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Raja Darryl & Loh
Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
New Zealand Tax Firm of the Year
Bell Gully
Buddle Findlay
Chapman Tripp
Deloitte
Russell McVeagh
New Zealand Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Russell McVeagh
New Zealand Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Bell Gully
Chapman Tripp
EY Law
KPMG
Russell McVeagh
Philippines Tax Firm of the Year
Du-Baladad and Associates – WTS Global
Quisumbing Torres
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co - EY
SyCipLaw
Zambrano Gruba Caganda & Advincula
Philippines Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Du-Baladad and Associates – WTS Global
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Navarro / Deloitte
R G Manabat & Co (KPMG)
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co - EY
Philippines Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Du-Baladad and Associates – WTS Global
Quisumbing Torres
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co - EY
SyCipLaw
Zambrano Gruba Caganda & Advincula
Singapore Tax Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
BDO
Deloitte
Drew & Napier
KPMG
Withers
Singapore Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
BDO
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
WTS Taxise - WTS Global
Singapore Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Drew & Napier
KPMG
Rajah & Tann
WongPartnership
WTS Taxise - WTS Global
South Korea Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte Anjin
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Samjong KPMG
Yulchon
South Korea Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte Anjin
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Samjong KPMG
Yulchon
South Korea Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Deloitte Anjin
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Samjong KPMG
Yulchon
Taiwan Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Lee & Li
Taiwan Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Taiwan Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Deloitte
EY
KPMG
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
Thailand Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
DFDL
KPMG
LawAlliance
Tilleke & Gibbins
Thailand Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
HLB
KPMG
Kudun & Partners
Thailand Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
KPMG
R&T Asia (Thailand), Rajah & Tann
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DFDL
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Vietnam Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
DFDL
Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business
KPMG
WTS Tax Vietnam
Vietnam Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DFDL
KPMG
LNT & Partners
Individual Awards
Tax Practice Leader of the Year
Dinesh Kanabar – Dhruva Advisors
Edwin Whatley – Baker McKenzie
Eric Roose – Withers Japan Zeirishi Jimusho
Lewis Lu – KPMG
Nishant Shah – Economic Laws Practice
Sim Kwang Gek – Deloitte
Woo-Hyun Baik – Kim & Chang
Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
Craig Silverwood – MinterEllison
Geoffrey Soh – Baker McKenzie
Luis Coronado – EY
Maulik Doshi – Nexdigm (SKP)
Theresa Goh – Deloitte
Wahyu Nuryanto – MUC Consulting
Xiaoyue Wang – KPMG
Tax Litigation and Disputes Practice Leader of the Year
Ahdianto – GNV Consulting Services
Byung-Moon Jung – Kim & Chang
Carmen McElwain - MinterEllison
Irwin C Nidea Jr – Du-Baladad and Associates - WTS Global
Soh Lian Seng – KPMG
Tori Sullivan – EY
Yusuf Wangko Ngantung – DDTC
Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year
Deborah – DDTC
Harsh Shah – Economic Laws Practice
Jeklira Tampubolon – GNV Consulting Services
Kevin Zhou - EY
Saket Patawari – Nexdigm (SKP)
Senthuran Elalingam – Deloitte
Simone Bridges – Baker McKenzie
In-house Awards
In-house Tax Team of the Year
Aboitiz Equity Ventures
GlaxoSmithKline Asia
Infosys
Lupin
SEEK
Oravel Stays Private
Walt Disney Company
In-house Transfer Pricing Team of the Year
Infosys
Lupin
Oravel Stays Privated
Tata Consultancy Services
In-house Indirect Tax Team of the Year
GlaxoSmithKline Asia
Infosys
JP Morgan
Lupin
Siemens
Tata Consultancy Services
In-house Compliance and Reporting Team of the Year
GlaxoSmithKline Asia
Infosys
JP Morgan
Lupin Limited
Oravel Stays Private
Prudential
Tata Consultancy Services
In-house Tax Technology Team of the Year
GlaxoSmithKline Asia
Infosys
JP Morgan
Lupin
Oravel Stays Private
Tata Consultancy Services
In-house Tax Director of the Year
David Fitzgerald - Gojek
Kevin Witts – HSBC
Makung Heryassin - Tokopedia
Patrick Donovan – UBS
Ramesh Khaitan – Lupin
Sarah Ng – AbbVie
Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar – Infosys
Umang Dhingra – GlaxoSmithKline Asia
In-house Transfer Pricing Director of the Year
Arthur Begetis – ResMed
Patrick Thompson – Morgan Stanley
Ramesh Khaitan – Lupin
Renu Narvekar – Tata Consultancy Services
Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar – Infosys
In-house Indirect Tax Director of the Year
Dinesh Mittal – formerly of Walmart
Matthew Campbell – JP Morgan
Mohan Nusetti – Lupin
Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar – Infosys
Umang Dhingra – GlaxoSmithKline Asia
Vikas Garg – Siemens
Regional Awards
Best Newcomer of the Year
Consulthink – WTS Global
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
TMSL
WTS Taxise - WTS Global
Diversity and Inclusion Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Economic Laws Practice
Eiger
EY
KPMG
Nishimura & Asahi
Pro bono Firm of the Year
DDTC
Deloitte
KPMG
Nishimura & Asahi
PwC
Regional Tax Law Firm of the Year
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
King & Wood Mallesons
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Taxand Japan
Nishimura & Asahi
Yulchon
Zhong Lun
International Tax Law Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Cuatrecasas
Dentons
DLA Piper
Norton Rose Fulbright
Withers
Global Executive Mobility Tax Firm of the Year
AKM Global
Economic Laws Practice
Eiger
KPMG
MinterEllison
Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the Year
AKM Global
AMRG & Associates
Deloitte
Economic Laws Practice
KPMG
Nexdigm (SKP)
WTS China - WTS Global
Tax Innovator of the Year
BDO India
DDTC
Deloitte
Du-Baladad and Associates - WTS Global
Economic Laws Practice
KPMG
Tax Policy Firm of the Year
DDTC
Deloitte
Du-Baladad and Associates – WTS Global
Economic Laws Practice
WTS Taxise - WTS Global
Tax Technology Firm of the Year
BDO India
DDTC
Deloitte
Economic Laws Practice
KPMG
Nexdigm (SKP)
Tax Transactions Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
Dhruva Advisors - WTS Global
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
KPMG
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Taxand Japan
Zhong Lun
US Corporate Tax Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
Withholding Tax Firm of the Year
AKM Global
Dhruva Advisors - WTS Global
Economic Laws Practice
KPMG
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Taxand Japan
Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
Dhruva Advisors - WTS Global
Economic Laws Practice
EY
KPMG
MInterEllison
Tax Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deloitte
EY
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
KPMG
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Taxand Japan
Nishimura & Asahi
Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
BDO
DDTC
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
BDO
Deloitte
DLA Piper
EY
KPMG
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