ITR APAC Tax Awards 2025: shortlist announced

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ITR APAC Tax Awards 2025: shortlist announced

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ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Tax Awards

The ITR APAC Tax Awards was established in 2005 to commend tax professionals and their practice accomplishments over a 12-month timescale.

This year’s 21st annual awards will highlight the most distinguished tax and transfer pricing teams across 15 jurisdictions. Recognition will also celebrate tax technology innovation and compliance, alongside diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our ITR awards methodology will maintain a shortlist division between advisory and law firms to reflect market dynamics accurately. This delineation is subject to the required submission volume and research data.

APAC winners will be recognised alongside their EMEA peers on September 18, 2025 at the Londoner in Leicester Square, London.

For more information about how your firm can participate at the awards gala, please contact Raquel Ipo.


Without further ado the 2025 finalists are ...

Jurisdiction Awards

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  • Australia

    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clayton Utz
    Deloitte
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    K&L Gates
    WTS Australia
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clayton Utz
    Deloitte
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    K&L Gates
    White & Case
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    Transfer Pricing Solutions
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clayton Utz
    Deloitte
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    K&L Gates
    White & Case
    WTS Australia
  • China

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie FenXun
    Dacheng Law Offices
    Deloitte
    Ernst & Young
    K&L Gates
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie FenXun
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Ernst & Young
    Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie FenXun
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Ernst & Young
    JunHe
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Zhong Lun Law Firm
  • India

    Indirect Tax Advisory Firm of the Year
    AKM Global
    BDO India
    Deloitte
    KPMG
    Nexdigm
    Indirect Tax Law Firm of the Year
    DMD Advocates
    Economic Laws Practice
    Khaitan & Co
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Tax Disputes Advisory Firm of the Year
    AKM Global
    BDO India
    Deloitte
    KPMG
    Tax Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    DMD Advocates
    Economic Laws Practice
    Khaitan & Co
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal
    Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year
    AKM Global
    BDO India
    Deloitte
    Grant Thornton Bharat
    Gaiea Consulting
    KPMG
    TransPrice Tax Advisors
    Transfer Pricing Law Firm of the Year
    Amicus Advocates & Solicitors
    Economic Laws Practice
    Khaitan & Co
    Majmudar & Partners
    Trilegal
    Tax Advisory Firm of the Year
    AKM Global
    BDO India
    Deloitte
    EY
    KPMG
    Tax Law Firm of the Year
    Economic Laws Practice
    Khaitan & Co
    Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
    Majmudar & Partners
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
    Trilegal
  • Japan

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office
    Withers Bengoshi Houjin
  • New Zealand

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Bell Gully
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Mayne Wetherell
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Bell Gully
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Mayne Wetherell
    TP Equilibrium
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Bell Gully
    Deloitte
    Dentons
    DLA Piper
    Mayne Wetherell
    Russell McVeagh
  • Singapore

    Tax Disputes Advisory Firm of the Year
    Baker Tilly
    BDO Tax Advisory
    Deloitte
    Tax Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
    Rajah & Tann
    Taxise Asia
    Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year
    BDO Tax Advisory
    Deloitte
    RBA Group
    RSM Tax
    Transfer Pricing Solutions
    Transfer Pricing Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Drew & Napier
    Rajah & Tann
    Taxise Asia
    Tax Advisory Firm of the Year
    BDO Tax Advisory
    Deloitte
    RBA Group
    RSM Tax
    Tax Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill
    Baker McKenzie
    Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
    DLA Piper
    Drew & Napier
    Rajah & Tann
    Withers KhattarWong
  • Taiwan

    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Eiger
    Grant Thornton
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    Eiger
    Grant Thornton
  • Vietnam

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Andersen Vietnam
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DFDL
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Andersen Vietnam
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DFDL
    RBA WTS Tax Vietnam
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Andersen Vietnam
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DFDL
    RBA WTS Tax Vietnam
    Vision & Associates
  • Cambodia

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Andersen in Cambodia
    Deloitte
    DFDL
  • Hong Kong SAR

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Oldham Li & Nie
    Ernst & Young
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Ernst & Young
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Oldham Li & Nie
    Ernst & Young
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
  • Indonesia

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    DDTC
    Deloitte
    GNV Consulting
    HHP Law Firm
    MUC Consulting Group
    PB Taxand
    SF Consulting
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    DDTC
    Deloitte
    GNV Consulting Services
    MUC Consulting Group
    PB Taxand
    RSM Indonesia
    Tax Firm of the Year
    DDTC
    Deloitte
    MUC Consulting Group
    RSM Indonesia
    SF Consulting
  • Malaysia

    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Raja Darryl & Loh
    Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Wong & Partners
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Crowe
    Deloitte
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Raja Darryl & Loh
    Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    BDO Tax Services
    Crowe
    Deloitte
    Transfer Pricing Solutions
    Raja Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Crowe
    Deloitte
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Raja Darryl & Loh
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Wong & Partners
  • Philippines

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Du-Baladad and Associates
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
    Gulapa Law
    Quisumbing Torres
    SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
    Villaraza & Angangco
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Du-Baladad and Associates
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Du-Baladad and Associates
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
    Quisumbing Torres
    SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
  • South Korea

    Tax Disputes Advisory Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Ernst & Young
    Samil PwC
    Tax Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yulchon
    Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Ernst & Young
    Samil PwC
    Transfer Pricing Law Firm of the Year
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Yulchon
    Tax Advisory Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Ernst & Young
    Samil PwC
    Tax Law Firm of the Year
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon
  • Thailand

    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Blumenthal Richter & Sumet
    LawAlliance
    Nishimura & Asahi
    Tilleke & Gibbins
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DFDL
    HLB Advisory
    Lorenz & Partners
    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Blumenthal Richter & Sumet
    Deloitte
    DFDL
    Kudun & Partners
    LawAlliance
    Lorenz & Partners

Individual Awards

  • Practice Leaders

    Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year
    David Hamzah Damian, DDTC
    Jigar Doshi, TMSL
    Sanjay A Chhabria, Nexdigm
    Shaifali Arora, Vedanta Limited
    Indirect Tax Lawyer of the Year
    Adarsh Somani, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
    Ankit Kanodia, Ankit Kanodia and Co
    Hong Cheng, JunHe
    Panya Sittisakonsin, Baker McKenzie
    Rajat Mohan, AMRG & Associates
    Tax Disputes Practice Leader of the Year
    Ahdianto, GNV Consulting Services
    Ganda Christian Tobing, DDTC
    Rendi Risandy Febriansyah, SSP Consulting
    Tax Litigation Lawyer of the Year
    Abhilaash Subramaniam, Abhilaash Subramaniam & Co
    Jitendra Motwani, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
    Ok Hyun Ma, Lee & Ko
    Rajat Mohan, AMRG & Associates
    Yun Heui CHO, Yulchon
    Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
    Alex Yam, Grant Thornton
    Hetav Vasani, KNAV
    Nithya Srinivasan, VSTN Consultancy
    Vijay Iyer, EY
    Wahyu Nuryanto, MUC Consulting
    Transfer Pricing Lawyer of the Year
    Geoffrey Soh, Baker McKenzie
    Mitesh Jain, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
    Steve Minhoo Kim, Lee & Ko
    Tingting Zhao, JunHe
    Yong Whan Choi, Yulchon
    Tax Practice Leader of the Year
    Darussalam, DDTC
    Datuk Harjit Singh Sidhu, HSS Advisory
    Jack Sheehan, DFDL
    Sameer Gupta, EY
    Uday Ved, KNAV
    Tax Lawyer of the Year
    Jung Hong Kim, Lee & Ko
    Kyu Dong Kim, Yulchon
    Nopporn Charoenkitraj, Baker McKenzie
    Rohit Jain, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
    Wendell Ganhinhin, Punongbayan & Araullo
  • Rising Stars

    Indirect Tax Advisory Rising Star
    Devika Dixit, Grant Thornton
    Khisi Armaya Dhora, DDTC
    Nikita Maheshwari, TMSL
    Paresh Sancheti, AVA Insights Partner
    Rendi Risandy Febriansyah, SSP Consulting
    Indirect Tax Lawyer Rising Star
    Qing Zhang, JunHe
    Sirirasi Gobpradit, Baker McKenzie
    Sweta Rajan, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
    Tax Disputes Advisory Rising Star
    Anshul Jain, TMSL
    Dong Hun Gwak, JunHe
    Khisi Armaya Dhora, DDTC
    Lidya Irawan, Consulthink, WTS Global
    Rajesh Vaishnav, SBC - Steadfast Business Consulting
    Tax Litigation Lawyer Rising Star
    Andy Bubb, Clayton Utz
    Keerati Saneewong Na Ayudthaya, Baker McKenzie
    Kun Hoon Lee, Lee & Ko
    Qing Zhang, JunHe LLP
    Rahul Khurana, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
    Transfer Pricing Advisory Rising Star
    Gaurav Sethia, Grant Thornton
    Muhammad Putrawal Utama, DDTC
    Rajesh E, VSTN Consultancy
    Rama Ames Remonda, MUC Consulting
    Ruchee Chavan, TransPrice Tax Advisors
    Transfer Pricing Lawyer Rising Star
    Gijin Hong, Lee & Ko
    Hak-Joo Kim, Kim & Chang
    Koh Chon Kiat, Rajah & Tann
    Varun Sharma, Amicus Advocates & Solicitors
    Tax Advisory Rising Star
    Cindy Miranti, MUC Consulting
    Dewa Gede Dharma Kusuma, GNV Consulting Services
    Raj Satish Maniyar, KNAV
    Rajesh Vaishnav, SBC - Steadfast Business Consulting LLP
    Riyhan Juli Asyir, DDTC
    Tax Lawyer Rising Star
    Hyeon Jeong, Yulchon
    Jung Ho Ryu, Lee & Ko
    Qing Zhang, JunHe

In-House Awards

  • In-House Teams of the Year

    In-House Compliance & Reporting Team of the Year
    We will be announcing the winning In-House Team at the gala ceremony in September!
    In-House Diversity Equity & Inclusion Team of the Year
    AVA Insights Partners
    Haleon
    IFM Investors
    In-House Tax Technology Team of the Year
    Arcelormittal Nippon Steel India
    Cipla Limited
    Haleon
    Tech Mahindra
    Tetra Park
    In-House Indirect Tax Team of the Year
    Arcelormittal Nippon Steel India
    Haleon
    Lupin
    PepsiCo
    Tech Mahindra
    In-House Transfer Pricing Team of the Year
    Amazon
    Arcelormittal Nippon Steel India
    Chanel India
    Jumpcloud
    Tech Mahindra
    In-House Tax Team of the Year
    Arcelormittal Nippon Steel India
    Haleon
    IFM Investors
    PepsiCo
    Tech Mahindra
  • In-House Leaders of the Year

    In-House Indirect Tax Leader of the Year
    Nova Herrera, L'Oreal
    Rakesh Singh Mehta, Adobe Systems India
    Yasodhara Roychoudhury, PepsiCo
    In-House Transfer Pricing Leader of the Year
    Darpan Mehta, Amazon
    Eko Cahyadi, Pertamina
    Pankhuri Mehra, Chanel India
    In-House Tax Leader of the Year
    Anuprita Mehta, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited
    Cameron Dix, IFM Investors
    Mayank Manot, Infosys
    Mohan Nusetti, Lupin Limited
    Umang Dhingra, Haleon

Regional Awards

  • Best Newcomer of the Year

    Ankit Kanodia and Co
    Aurtus Consulting
    Janssen-Sanghavi & Associates – International Tax Counsel
  • ESG Firm of the Year

    Deloitte
    EY
    Grant Thornton
    MUC Consulting
  • Pro Bono Firm of the Year

    DDTC
    JunHe
    MUC Consulting
  • Tax Innovator of the Year

    AMRG & Associates
    DDTC
    Grant Thornton
    TMSL
    VSTN Consultancy
  • Tax Technology Firm of the Year

    AMRG & Associates
    DDTC
    Deloitte
    EY
    TMSL
  • Withholding Tax Firm of the Year

    Deloitte
    JunHe
    Lee & Ko
    MUC Consulting
  • Indirect Tax Law Firm of the Year

    AMRG & Associates
    Ankit Kanodia and Co
    Baker McKenzie
    JunHe
    Shearn Delamore & Co
  • Tax Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    AMRG & Associates
    Baker McKenzie
    JunHe
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Yulchon
  • Transfer Pricing Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    DFDL
    JunHe
    Salvador Llanillo & Mijares Attorneys-at-Law
    Yulchon
  • Tax Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    Corrs Chambers Westgarth
    Salvador Llanillo & Mijares
    Shearn Delamore & Co
    Yulchon
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion Firm of the Year

    AMRG & Associates
    DDTC
    Grant Thornton
    Groupintax
  • Global Executive Mobility Firm of the Year

    BDO
    Deloitte
    EY
    Grant Thornton
  • Tax Compliance & Reporting Firm of the Year

    AVA Insights Partner
    Deloitte
    EY
    MUC Consulting
    VSTN Consultancy
  • Tax Policy Firm of the Year

    DDTC
    Deloitte
    EY India
    TMSL
    TRATAX
  • Withholding Tax Firm of the Year

    Deloitte
    JunHe
    Lee & Ko
    MUC Consulting
  • Indirect Tax Advisory Firm of the Year

    BDO
    Deloitte
    EY
    MUC Consulting
    Nexdigm
  • Tax Disputes Advisory Firm of the Year

    Deloitte
    Consulthink, WTS Global
    EY
    SBC - Steadfast Business Consulting
    SSP Consulting
  • Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year

    BDO
    Deloitte
    EY
    Grant Thornton
    Nexdigm
  • Tax Advisory Firm of the Year

    BDO
    Deloitte
    Grant Thornton
    KNAV
    Nexdigm

Impact Cases & Deals

  • Impact Cases

    We will be announcing the Impact Cases for the APAC market at the gala in September.
  • Impact Deals

    We will be announcing the winning Impact Deals at the gala in September!

Outstanding Achievement

  • Outstanding Achievement

    Every year we aim to recognise a longstanding leading in the tax community who has achieved success across a long and triumphant career. We will be announcing this individual at the gala ceremony in September.

We extend our warmest congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees - your achievements and contributions truly stand out. We look forward to celebrating with you at the awards gala this September. A sincere thank you to every firm that participated in our 2025 research; your insights and engagement continue to shape the future of tax and transfer pricing.

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