Ganda Christian Tobing

Ganda is an Associate Partner of DDTC Consulting. He is an experienced practitioner involved in tax dispute resolution projects, where he has represented various multinational companies. He advises a wide range of domestic and international clients across industry sectors and provides tax advice for private clients. He is also a regular speaker on topics regarding international taxation, tax controversy, tax crime, and Indonesian domestic tax in various seminars, trainings, and group discussions held by DDTC, private institutions, educational institutions and government agencies.

• Defended a Chinese multinational electronics company in a PE-related tax crime case. Successfully reframed the issue as administrative, not criminal, leading to a settlement without prosecution.
• Defended a listed s hipping company in a debt-to-equity tax dispute post-PKPU. Proved share premium was non-taxable, resulting in full cancellation of correction and setting a restructuring precedent.
• Advised a regional agribusiness group on a cross -border debt-to-equity swap. Structured the transaction to ensure tax compliance, minimize risk, and optimize capital across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

• Compliance management: Business model optimisation, Cross-border project management, Economic modelling
• Corporate tax matters: APAs, Corporate taxes, Cost-sharing arrangements, Cryptocurrency, Financial services, Restructuring, Transactions, Value chains
• Dispute resolution: Audit defence, Audit support, Controversy management, Dispute resolution, Litigation, MAPs/ADRs, Pre-litigation
• Indirect tax: Customs, Supply chains, VAT
• Tax advisory: International tax advisory, Tax consulting
• Transfer pricing: Audit defence, Audit support, Business model optimisation, Business restructuring, Controversy management, Dispute resolution, International tax planning, Litigation, TP risk management

• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Oil and gas
• Pharmaceutical and life sciences
• Shipping
• Technology and telecommunications

• Master, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria, 2013

• Licensed Tax Consultant

• Licensed Tax Attorney of Indonesian Tax Court