Financial Leaders luncheon | Strategic Tax Agility

Overview

Singapore is stepping up as a magnet for manufacturing and knows the game is about more than physical infrastructure, it’s about how you structure tax, trade and compliance across borders while managing local complexity. Drawing on recent trends in Singapore’s drive to become a hub for manufacturing, this roundtable will examine how indirect tax obligations and global trade constraints intersect to affect profitability and strategic positioning. CFOs and tax leaders will explore how to stay agile in a shifting regulatory landscape while preserving operational momentum.

Discussion Points

Indirect Tax Evolution in Singapore: New obligations, rate changes, and the ripple effects for manufacturing & allied sectors. How to increase profitability and reduce risk of penalties and reputation damage.

Cross-Border Supply Chain Taxes: How trade agreements, Sanctions/export control violations and penalties, tariff costs eroding margins, customs audits and supply chain disruptions impact cost structures.

Tariff, Duty & Trade Volatility: Mitigating margin risk when trade policies shift, especially for diversified export footprints.

Compliance as a Strategic Shield: Integrating automated workflows and tax-trade intelligence to turn compliance pressure into competitive resilience.

What to expect

• Senior Executives 10+
• Discussions Interactive
• Hours
• Networking Peer-Driven
• Panelists & Industry Analysts 3+

What we will cover

• Indirect Tax Evolution in Singapore New obligations, rate changes, and the ripple effects for manufacturing & allied sectors. How to increase profitability and reduce risk of penalties and reputation damage.
• Cross-Border Supply Chain Taxes How trade agreements, Sanctions/export control violations and penalties, tariff costs eroding margins, customs audits and supply chain disruptions impact cost structures.
• Tariff, Duty & Trade Volatility Mitigating margin risk when trade policies shift, especially for diversified export footprints.
• Compliance as a Strategic Shield Integrating automated workflows and tax-trade intelligence to turn compliance pressure into competitive resilience.

Agenda

• 11:45 am Delegate arrival Registration(Executive Luncheon)
• 0:00 pm Welcome Drinks & Refreshments(Executive Luncheon)
• 0:15 pm Opening Remarks(Executive Luncheon)
• 0:30 pm Interactive Discussions(Executive Luncheon)
• 1:45 pm Closing remarks(Executive Luncheon)
• 1:50 pm Networking Drinks and End of Session(Executive Luncheon)

Partners

• Thomson Reuters Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. The company serves professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Its products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

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