IFA Indonesia 8th Annual International Tax Seminar

About the seminar

IIFA Indonesia is very pleased to present its 8th IFA Indonesia 2020 Annual International Tax Seminar which will be held VIRTUALLY on 9 & 16 December 2020.

This Annual IFA International Tax Seminar will feature leading tax experts across the globe and honorable guests from tax authorities. Specially, we are very proud to confirm that Pak John Hutagaol, from the DGT, and Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans from OECD will provide keynote speeches on recent international tax developments at the opening of the Seminar.

Several topical issues relating to cross-border taxation, including the impact of BEPS report to Indonesia and developing countries will be discussed as per following schedule:

WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2020 – 13.30 – 17.00

• OPENING REMARKS by IFA Indonesia Chairman
• KEYNOTE SPEECHES:

1. Prof. Dr. John Hutagaol, SE.Ak, MAcc, MEc. (Hons), Director of International Tax – Director General of Taxes (“DGT”)
2. Pascal Saint-Amans, Director - Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of OECD

• SESSION 1: Taxation issues in the context of the Digital Economy – recent international tax developments and lesson learned from Asian countries.

1. Miranda Stewart – Australia’s approach to taxing the digital economy
2. Kuntal Dave – India’s approach to taxing the digital economy
3. Bruno da Silva – Loyens and Loeff, the Netherlands
4. Arnaldo Purba – the Director General of Taxes

• SESSION 2: Current Development in Transfer Pricing – Challenges on the application of Arm’s Length principle due to COVID-19

1. Permana Adi – PB Taxand Indonesia
2. Balim Boerman – Deloitte Indonesia
3. Dwi Astuti – the Director General of Taxes
4. Neha Shah - Bureau van Dijk  

WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2020 – 14.00 – 17.00

• SESSION 3: Recent International Tax Updates on impact of Multilateral Instrument Implementation to the Tax Treaty and Tax Treaty dispute resolution.

1. Professor Hans Mooij – Chair of Tribute Foundation for international tax dispute resolution – Mandatory binding arbitration. 
2. Sandra Knaepen – Head of MAP Unit of OECD -  Other instruments provided for under Pillars One and Two to prevent disputes and improve dispute resolution in MAP.
3. P. Putu Oka Kusumawardani - Badan Kebijakan Fiskal (Indonesian Fiscal Policy Agency) – MLI implementation in Indonesia

• Panel discussion:  recent international tax developments and its implementation in Indonesia

1. Ay Tjhing Phan - Tax Partner,  PwC Indonesia
2. Cindy Sukiman - Tax Partner, Deloitte Indonesia
3. Dries Schilderman, Partner – Loyens & Loeff, the Netherlands 
4. Mohamad Hendriana, Senior Vice President, Group Head of Tax - PT. Indosat Ooredoo Tbk
5. Andrew Auerbach, Senior Tax Adviser - Centre for Tax Policy and Administration OECD Jakarta Office

The Seminar would provide an excellent opportunity for exchange of views and knowledge sharing in the area of international tax policy, administration and jurisprudence with well-known Indonesian and International Tax Practitioners and Government Officials.