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Foreword: Reshaping the tax landscape to aid economic recovery

The first edition of the EY Asia-Pacific guide comes timely as markets rebuild following a disruptive start to 2020. Asia-Pacific Tax Leader, Eng Ping Yeo, introduces the key themes that businesses must anticipate as the region looks forward to the post COVID-19 era.
Beyond COVID-19: Why agile tax operations are critical to recovery

Jon Dobell of EY discusses how leaders need to significantly reshape their tax operations to ensure companies are fully fit for a post-COVID-19 recovery.
The quest for continuity amid disruption to tax policies in APAC

Sim Siew Moon of EY presents an overview of how changes to the tax policy landscape have unfolded across the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) amid the coronavirus pandemic.
How to better satisfy your cash needs during COVID-19

The business need for sufficient cash flow is exacerbated during a crisis. Jamie Munday of EY discusses how the need can be met by utilising new sources of cash and employing well-developed cash tax planning to maximise your own resources.
The OECD presses on with BEPS 2.0 in today’s distressed times

As the OECD takes on an updated schedule to deliver on its targets, Barbara Angus and Luis Coronado of EY lay out the latest developments and provide their views on what to expect next.
Digitisation of tax authorities requires an intelligent tax function

Albert Lee and Agnes Fok of EY explain how an intelligent tax function will help businesses manage the ever-increasing global tax reporting requirements and turn data into insights.
How COVID-19 will transform tax departments

Paul Griffiths and Edvard Rinck of EY assess what the paradigms for multinational operating models in Asia may look like after the COVID-19 crisis and consider what this means for tax departments.
Five key trends: Managing VAT/GST evolution across Asia-Pacific

Tracey Kuuskoski, Gavin Shanhun and Kevin Zhou of EY consider how the indirect tax landscape continues to evolve across the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), and look ahead for what to expect beyond 2020.
TP adjustments and customs duties in a post-COVID-19 environment

Adrian Ball of EY looks at how customs authorities and companies are addressing the issue of end-of-year transfer pricing (TP) adjustments, and how companies should address this with customs authorities across the Asia-Pacific region.
How to protect your workforce, operations and values during COVID-19

Darren Gibson of EY explores five themes that all organisations facing challenges from COVID-19 must manage to defend their human resources.
How companies can prepare for the payroll of the future

Marjukka Maki-Hokkonen of EY takes a look at how the payroll function for businesses will evolve in the era of increased globalisation and digitalisation.
Lessons learnt from COVID-19: Building a resilient finance function

Vaida Lapinskiene of EY discusses how circumstances are forcing businesses to transform their finance function to manage the challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
US investment considerations amid global uncertainty

Jeremy Litton, Brian Smith and Zachary Weinstein of EY evaluate how the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving political scenario will affect US investments and what US tax matters companies need to consider.
Family enterprises: Riding the waves of globalisation and digitalisation

Desmond Teo of EY highlights six key trends that family enterprises and entrepreneurs must consider as they grow their businesses in the increasingly globalised and digitalised world.
Best practices on corporate investigations in an interconnected world

Kareena Teh and Catherine Wong of EY assess how corporate protocols to conduct effective internal investigations must be flexible and consider different laws, regulations and enforcement requirements.