| Day 1 |
| 08.00 – 20.00 |
Registration |
| 10.00 – 10.15 |
Welcome to the Conference (Conference Chairman) |
| Morning |
| PROPOSED DIRECT TAX CODE (DTC) IN INDIA – AN UPDATE (ITC MARATHA) |
| Chairman |
Dinesh Kanabar, Deputy CEO and Chairman, Tax, KPMG, India |
| 10.15 – 10.30 |
Session Chairman’s Remarks |
| 10.30 – 10.50 |
K. R. Sekar, Partner, Deloitte, India
Direct Tax Code and Double Tax Avoidance Agreement
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| 10.50 – 11.10 |
Rahul Garg, Partner, PwC, India
Taxation of Foreign Companies
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| 11.10 – 11.30 |
Gautam Doshi, Group Managing Director, Reliance ADAG, India
Anti-avoidance Rules
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| 11.30 – 11.50 |
Mukesh Butani, Managing Partner and Tax Practice Leader, BMR Legal, India
Transfer Pricing Issues and their Resolution
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| 11.50 – 12.10 |
S. Mahalingam, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, Tata Consultancy Services, India
Indian MNC Perspective
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| 12.10 – 12.40 |
Sunil Gupta, Pragya Saksena & Ashutosh Dikshit, Direct Tax Code Task Force, Government of India
Indian Revenue Perspective |
| 12.40 – 13.00 |
Discussion and Questions |
| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
| INTERNATIONAL TAX STRUCTRING FOR INVESTING ABROAD (ITC MARATHA) |
| Chairman |
Nishith Desai, Founder, Nishith Desai Associates, India |
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Luiz Frederico Battendieri, Partner, Neves, Soares & Battendieri Advogados, Brazil; Jorge Espinosa, Managing Partner, Espinosa & Asociados, Chile; Benjamin Cubides, Partner, Rodriguez – Azuero, Colombia(Co-ordinator: Juan Manuel Idrovo, Colombia)
Investingin LatinAmerica – Brazil, Chile and Colombia
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1. Luiz Frederico Battendieri, Partner, Neves, Soares & Battendieri Advogados, Brazil
2. Jorge Espinosa, Managing Partner, Espinosa & Asociados, Chile
3. Benjamin Cubides, Partner, Rodriguez – Azuero |
| 15.00 – 15.30 |
Vladimir Gidirim, Executive Director, Ernst & Young, Russia
Investing in CIS Countries
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| 15.30 – 16.00 |
Sudhir Kapadia, Partner, Ernst & Young, India
Investing in and out of India – An Update
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| 16.00 – 16.30 |
Discussion & Questions |
| 16.30 – 17.00 |
Tea Break |
| Sponsored Session |
| 17.00 – 17.30 |
Jersey – Jersey Finance – Speakers: Neel Sahai/Gavin Wilkins
Funds and Listing Vehicles – Why Jersey
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| 17.30 – 18.00 |
Madeira – Dixcart Management – Speakers: Nuno Teixeira/Joao Almeida
Use of Madeira Companies for Investing in the European Union
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| 18.00 – 18.30 |
Isle of Man Dept. of Eco. Devmt. – Speakers: Gregory Jones, Nick Boon, Mike Edwards & Steven Beevers
The Isle of Man – A Low Tax European Jurisdiction
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| 18.30 – 19.00 |
IBFD Tax Academy, Amsterdam – Speaker: Arcotia Hatsidimitris
IBFD – ITA Global Tax Training Solutions
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| 19.00 – 22.00 |
Cocktails (Sponsor: Longtail International) and Dinner (Sponsor: Jersey Finance) |
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010 – ITC MARATHA
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| Day 2 |
| Morning |
| RESOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL TAX DISPUTES – (ITC MARATHA) |
| Chairman |
Sohrab Dastur, Senior Advocate, India |
| 10.00 – 10.15 |
Session Chairman’s Remarks |
| 10.15 – 11.00 |
“Klaus Vogel” Speaker: Jerome Libin, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, United States
Current Global Scenario in Tax Dispute Resolution
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| 11.00 – 11.40 |
Professor Kees van Raad
Tax Dispute Resolution under Model Tax Treaties>
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| 11.40 – 12.20 |
Dave Hartnett, Head of Tax, H. M. Revenue & Customs, United Kingdom
Tax Dispute Resolution -A Global View
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| 12.20 – 12.50 |
Discussion and Questions |
| 12.50 – 13.00 |
Session Chairman’s Remarks |
| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
| RESOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL TAX DISPUTES COUNTRY EXPERIENCES (ITC MARATHA) |
| Chairman |
Jairaj Purandare, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, India |
| 14.00 – 14.30 |
R. A. Easwar, President, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, India
Tax Dispute Resolution – An Indian Judiciary View (pre-recorded)
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| 14.30 – 15.00 |
Carmel Peters, Advice Division, Inland Revenue, New Zealand
New Zealand Experience
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| 15.00 – 15.30 |
Marc Levey, Partner, Baker & MacKenzie, United States
United States Experience
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| 15.30 – 16.00 |
Porus Kaka, Senior Advocate, India
Indian Experience
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| 16.00 – 16.30 |
Discussion and Questions |
| 16.30 – 17.00 |
Tea Break |
| 17.00 – 18.00 |
Panel Session I : Some New Approaches towards Treaty Discussion session led by Marc Levey. Other panelists: Dave Harnett, Mery Bennett and Anita Kapur |
| Sponsored Session |
| 18.00 – 18.30 |
Mauritius – Cim Tax Services – Speakers: Gary Gowrea, Renu Audit & Shefali Goradia
Mauritius – Gateway for Indian Inbound & Outbound Investments
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| 18.30 – 19.00 |
Equity Trust Group – Speaker: Natascha Scholten
Meeting the tightening Demands on International Structures |
| 19.00 – 22.30 |
Cocktails (Sponsor: Equity Trust Group) and Dinner |
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010 – ITC Maratha / Hyatt Regency
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| Day 3 |
| 09.00 – 10.30 |
Panel Session II : International Transfer Pricing Dispute Resolution Mechanisms – A panel discussion led by Mukesh Butani. Other panelists: Jerome Libin, Vijay Mathur & R. N. Dash (ITC Maratha) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
| Option One |
| INTERNATIONAL TAX DEVELOPMENTS (HYATT REGENCY) |
| Morning |
| RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MODEL TREATIES |
| Chairman |
Pranav Sayta, Partner, Ernst & Young, India |
| 11.00 – 12.00 |
Mary Bennett, Head of Division, Tax Treaty, Transfer Pricing & Financial Transactions Division, OECD, Paris
Article 7 – New OECD Rules for Profit Attribution of Permanent Establishments
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| 12.00 – 12.30 |
Dick Molenaar, Partner, All Arts Tax Advisors, The Netherlands
Article 17- Taxation of Artistes and Sportsmen
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| 12.30 – 13.00 |
Discussion and Questions |
| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
| SOME RECENT INTERNATIONAL TAX DEVELOPMENTS |
| Chariman |
T. P. Ostwal, Senior Partner, T. P. Ostwal & Associates, India |
| 14.00 – 14.30 |
Alan Granwell, Partner, DLA Piper LLP, United States
Developments in the United States
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| 14.30 – 15.00 |
Frans Vanistendael, Academic Director, IBFD, The Netherlands
Developments in the European Union
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| 15.00 – 15.30 |
Pieter de Ridder, Partner, Loyens & Loeff, Singapore
Developments in Asia (excl. India)
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| 15.30 – 16.00 |
Hitesh Gajaria, Partner, KPMG, India
Developments in India
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| 16.00 – 16.30 |
Discussion and Questions |
| 16.30 – 17.00 |
Tea Break |
| Option Two |
| TRANSFER PRICING DISPUTES AND THEIR PREVENTIONS (ITC MARATHA) COORDINATED BY CAROLINE SILBERZTEIN, OECD, PARIS |
| Morning |
| TRANSFER PRICING DISPUTES |
| Chairman |
Samir Gandhi, Partner, Deloitte, India |
| 11.00 – 11.30 |
Caroline Silberztein, Head of Transfer Pricing Unit, OECD, Paris
Transfer Pricing Disputes and their Causes – An Overview
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Caroline Silberztein, Head of Transfer Pricing Unit, OECD, Paris
1. Prevention of Transfer Pricing disputes: An OECD view
2. Prevention of transfer pricing disputes: Panel discussion |
| 11.30 – 12.00 |
Al Meghji, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Canada
Some Leading Judicial Disputes in Transfer Pricing (International)
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| 12.00 – 12.30 |
Vispi T. Patel, Partner, Vispi T. Patel & Associates, India
Some Leading Judicial Disputes in Transfer Pricing (India)
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| 12.30 – 13.00 |
Discussion and Questions |
| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| Afternoon |
| ADVANCE PRICING ARRANGEMENTS AND SAFE HARBOUR RULES |
| Chairman |
Shyamal Mukherjee, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, India |
| 14.00 – 14.30 |
An introduction by Caroline Silberztein, OECD, Paris |
| 14.30 – 16.30 |
Country experiences in –
| Europe |
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Heinz-Klaus Kroppen, Partner, Deloitte, Germany |
| India |
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Anuradha Bhatia, Director of Income Tax (Transfer Pricing) |
| U.K. |
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Melissa Tatton, Deputy Director, HMRC, United Kingdom |
| U.S. |
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Sean Foley, Principal, KPMG, United States |
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1. Heinz-Klaus Kroppen, Partner, Deloitte, Germany
2. Melissa Tatton, Deputy Director, HMRC, United Kingdom
3. Sean Foley, Principal, KPMG, United States |
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| 16.30 – 17.00 |
Tea Break |
| Joint Final Session (ITC MARATHA) |
| 17.00 – 18.00 |
Question and Answer session with the Transfer Pricing Directorate, Government of India, coordinated by Anuradha Bhatia, Director of Income Tax (Transfer Pricing), India and chaired by R. N. Dash, Director General of Income Tax (International), India.
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| 18.00 – 18.55 |
Panel Session III – Recent International Tax Developments in India
A panel discussion with selected conference speakers and delegates chaired by T. P. Ostwal, India in the presence of S. S. N. Moorthy, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, India. Other panelists: Ketan Dalal, Arvind Datar, Nihar Jambusaria & Girish Dave. The session will be moderated by Bloomberg UTV, India for broadcast on their channel. |
| 18.55 – 19.00 |
Concluding Remarks |
