Transfer Pricing Controversy in the Asia Pacific region

Christine is a Transfer Pricing specialist, with over 20 years of experience in professional services and inhouse tax teams. While her time at ANZ and NAB means she has a specialised focus in Financial Services, she also has a deep understanding of various industries including manufacturing, retail and professional services. Christine is a regular presenter and panel member of TIA conferences, including National Transfer Pricing conference, Financial Services Conference, and the Victorian Tax Forum. In addition, Christine has been the Co-Chair Tax Transfer Pricing Sub Committee - Capital Markets Tax Committee (Asia), an Asian financial services industry body.

Richard has 20 years’ experience in supply chain/value chain planning, international tax and transfer pricing, as well as customs valuation. Richard worked at PwC and E&Y, before joining Grant Thornton China. Richard specialises in structuring planning and dispute resolution. He helps MNCs structure their supply chain, value chain, and transfer pricing mechanisms in China. He also assists with planning global holding structures, financing structures, China JV structures, value chains, and transactional and transfer pricing models for China outbound investment initiatives. Richard advises on special-purpose structures such as for VIE and IPO, and supports tax and customs valuation disputes under intercompany dealings. He also assists with Mutual Agreement Procedures.

Quang joined the Transfer Pricing Department of Grant Thornton Malaysia in June 2015. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Quang had accumulated over 10 years of experience with another firm, in Vietnam. Quang offered tax advisory and transfer pricing services, including Advanced Pricing Agreement (“APA”) to multinational companies, on business structures and cross-border transactions in various industries. Quang's areas of expertise include transfer pricing, MAP and APA, BEPS implementation, cross-border transactions, international taxation, and supply chain management. He has provided transfer pricing training to Vietnam financial officers and holds an Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) from the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

Katsuhiko has been with Grant Thornton for over 10 years and specialises in Transfer Pricing related services, offering documentation support, APA support, and tax audit support across various industries including electronics, software, and chemical industries. Katsuhiko also provides corporate finance services such as Financial DD and Stock Valuation. Katsuhiko is a member of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and offers tax services such as development and implementation of transfer pricing policies, successful resolution of NTA transfer pricing audits, development and implementation of multi-jurisdictional transfer pricing documentation projects, and support for mutual agreement procedures (MAP).