INTERNATIONAL TAXATION CONFERENCE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE – PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE – PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS
December 1 – 3, 2016
Conference Programme 2016
THEME : BEPS AND BEYOND BEPS: IMPACT AND NEXT STEPS : A YEAR LATER
| DAY 1 : DECEMBER 1, 2016 (THURSDAY) | |
| 08.00 – 20.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Opening Remarks: Conference Director |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Welcome: International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Porus Kaka, President – International Fiscal Association – Worldwide Special Address |
| Plenary Session: | |
| Multilateral Instrument (MLI) under BEPS | |
| Chairman | Sohrab Dastur, Senior Advocate, India |
| 10.45 – 11.15 | Gita Kothari, Senior Legal Advisor, OECD, Paris Development of the Multilateral Instruments (Action 15) & Next Steps: What are the Challenges and Opportunities from the Public International Law Perspective? Click Here to view the Presentation  |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | Johann Hattingh, Professor of Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa Legal Status of Multilateral Instrument (including BEPS Reports and Recommendations) from a Practical Perspective: What will be the Challenges ? Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | Mukesh Butani,Managing Partner, BMR Legal, India Multilateral Instrument – an Indian Perspective : Challenges and Opportunities Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 12.15 – 12.45 | Jeffrey Owens, Professor & Director of the Global Tax Policy Center, WU Austria (former Director, OECD Paris and FIT Conference Keynote Speaker 2015) Moving from BEPS to a Broader Tax Policy Agenda Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 12.45 – 13.00 | Sohrab Dastur, Session Chairman – Concluding Remarks |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| Plenary Session: | Afternoon |
| Chairman | Belema Obuoforibo, Director of Knowledge Centre, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, The Netherlands Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Monica Bhatia, Head of Global Forum Secretariat, OECD, Paris Full Transparency and Automatic Exchange of Information (Examples: CRS & CbyCR) – Will they suffice to counter Tax Avoidance? Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Geoff Cook, Chief Executive, Jersey Finance, Jersey Role of International Financial Centres under BEPS Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | David Spencer, International Tax Lawyer and former Senior Advisor of Tax Justice Network, USA BEPS and its Impact on the United States Tax System and its New Model Treaty Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Janice Lucchesi, TEI International President, USA – Eli J Dicker,Executive Director, Tax Executives Institute, USA Clive Baxter , Member EMEA Chapter, TEI, Denmark An Overview and a Case Study on BEPS and Stakeholders Advocacy Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Tea Break |
| Plenary Session: | |
| Late Afternoon (Option A) | |
| Chairman | Rajesh Ramloll, Senior Advocate, Mauritius |
| 17.00 – 19.00 | What are the key challenges in the drafting and implementation of a single Multilateral Instrument for over 100 countries to comply with BEPS Recommendations? (Examples: What is the status of BEPS Reports in international law and domestic law? How can Courts in different countries be bound to an agreement that gives them economic substance without domestic legal substance?) Panel Discussion led by Mukesh Butani, India. Panelists: Johann Hattingh, (IBFD)- Gita Kothari, Paris- Belema Obuoforibo, (IBFD)- Jeffrey Owens, UK |
| Plenary Session: | |
| Late Afternoon (Option B) | |
| Chairman | Vijay Mathur, Senior Tax Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd., India |
| 17.00 – 19.00 | What is the likely Impact of BEPS on Developing Countries to-date and in future? Has BEPS Changed the Allocation of Taxing Rights under OECD Model Treaties in their favour? Does it also give effect to Economic Substance over Form? Panel Discussion led by Jairaj Purandare, – India. Panelists: K R Girish, India – Jan de Goede, (IBFD) –Vijay Mathur, India – Sol Picciotto, UK – Shreya Rao, India – David Spencer, USA |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Networking Dinner |
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DAY 2 : DECEMBER 2, 2016 (FRIDAY) |
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| Plenary Session: | |
| BEPS in India Impact on Indian Tax Policy and Objectives | |
| Chairman | Dinesh Kanabar, Founding Partner, Dhruva Advisors LLP, India Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Session Chairman’s Introductory Remarks |
| 09.15 – 09.45 | Anita Kapur, former Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes Impact of Indian Tax Policies and Practices on BEPS (and vice versa) |
| 09.45 – 10.15 | Ashutosh Dikshit, Of Counsel, BMR&Associates LLP , India Recent Developments in Indian Tax Laws, Policy and Practices under BEPS and their Implementation Issues Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | Break |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | BEPS and Indian Tax Policy, Practice and Compliance Panel Discussion led by Dinesh Kanabar. Panelists: Monica Bhatia, Paris – Vipul Jhaveri – Bobby Parikh – Pranav Sayta – Rohan Shah – Girish Vanvari(all from India) |
| 12.30 – 01.00 | Akhilesh Ranjan Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (International), Government of India (Stand-in Speaker: Rajat Bansal, India) BEPS Recommendations and Compliance by India – Current Status and Future Plans |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| Session: | |
| Global Impact of BEPS and Its Future (Option A) | |
| Chairman | Nishith Desai, Founder, Nishith Desai Associates, India |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | How have Multinational Enterprises and Countries addressed the G20-OECD Recommendations under BEPS in (a) North America (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) Africa (e) Rest of the World? Panel Discussion led by Marc Levey,USA.Panelists: Clive Baxter,Denmark – Abhishek Chawla, USA – Gokul Chaudhri, India – Imke Gerdes,, USA – Mansi Seth, USA –John Wonfor, USA Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Harvesh Seegolam ,Chief Executive, FSPA, Mauritius Financial Services Promotion Agency – An Introduction Click Here to view the Presentation |
| Plenary Session: | |
| Tax and Treaty Compliance under BEPS (Option B) | |
| Chairman | Vipul Jhaveri,Head of Tax, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells LLP, India |
| 14.00 – 15.15 | Does Permanent Establishment Concept have a role in the BEPS Regime of today and in future? Are the present Recommendations under Action 7 adequate to counter Abuses arising from BEPS today? Panel Discussion led by Shefali Goradia, India. Panelists: Rahul Garg, India – Vladirim Gidirim, Jan de Goede (IBFD) – Milind Kothari, India – Radhakishan Rawal, India Click Here to view the Presentation |
| Chairman | Girish Vanvari, Head of Tax, KPMG, India |
| 15.15 – 16.30 | BEPS and Indo-Mauritius Treaty Protocol 2016 and similar Indian and foreign Treaties (e.g. Cyprus, The Netherlands, Singapore) Panel Discussion led by Daksha Baxi, India. Panelists: Rajat Bansal, India –Pranay Bhatia, India –Shanker Iyer, Singapore – Dennis Schafer, Singapore –Hemal Zobalia, India |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Tea Break |
| Session | |
| Late Afternoon (Option A) | |
| Chairman | Uday Ved, International Tax Advisor, India |
| 17.00 – 19.00 | Tax Evasion, Money Laundering & Other forms of Black Money and their Impact Panel Discussion led by Jeffrey Owens, UK. Panelists: Kuntal Dave, India – Gautam Doshi, India – Michael Kobetsky, Australia – Mahesh Kumar, Singapore – T P Ostwal, India Click Here to view the Presentation Click Here to view the Presentation |
| Session | |
| Late Afternoon (Option B) | |
| Chairman | Satya Poddar, Head of Indirect Taxes, Ernst & Young, India Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 17.00 – 19.00 | Proposed Goods and Services Tax in India Recent Developments Panel Discussion led by Sachin Menon, KPMG, India. Panelists: Prashant Deshpande, India – Bhavna Doshi, India – Bela Sheth Mao, India – Rohan Shah, India Click Here to view the Presentation Click Here to view the Presentation Click Here to view the Presentation Click Here to view the Presentation Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Networking Dinner |
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DAY 3 : DECEMBER 3, 2016 (SATURDAY) |
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| Session | |
| Morning | |
| Chairman | Mukesh Butani, Managing Partner, BMR Legal, India |
| 09.00 – 10.15 | Tax Disputes under Domestic and International Laws involving MAP and/or Multilateral Instrument under BEPS (Actions 14 & 15) Panel Discussion in the presence of R V Easwar, Former Judge, High Court of Delhi, Ex-Officiating President, ITAT and led by led by Mukesh Butani, India. Panelists: Rajat Bansal, India – Carol Dunahoo, USA – Jeffrey Owens, UK – Mohan Parasaran, India – Rajesh Ramloll, Mauritius – Ajay Vohra, India – Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | Concluding Remarks by R V Easwar followed by a Vote of Thanks by Pranav Sayta |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break |
| Session | |
| Tax and Treaty Conflicts (Option A) | |
| Chairman | Pranav Sayta, National Partner, Ernst & Young, India |
| 11.00 – 13.00 | Future of Digital Economy under BEPS Action 1 Presentation on “Equalization Levy” on Digital Transactions in Cross-Border E-Commerce (enacted in India as from April 1, 2016) by Rashmin Sanghvi, Partner, Rashmin Sanghvi Associates, India followed by Discussion led by Pranav Sayta, India. Panelists: Arvind Datar, India – Padamchand Kincha, India – Meyyappan N, India – Sol Picciotto, UK – Rashmin Sanghvi, India – Rohinton Sidhwa, India – Vinay Singh, India Click Here to view the Presentation Click Here to view the Presentation |
| Session | |
| Transfer Pricing Developments (Option B) | |
| Chairman | Rohan Shah, Advocate, Chambers of Rohan Shah, India |
| 11.00 – 13.30 | Transfer Pricing under BEPS Actions 8-10 Panel Discussion led by Anis Chakravarty, India. Panelists: Vijay Iyer, India – Michael Kobetsky, Australia – Marc Levey, USA – Amar Mehta, Canada – Rohan Phatarphekar, India – Sanjeev Sharma, India – Miller Williams, USA Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
| Chairman | Professor Roy Rohatgi, Conference Director “Klaus Vogel” Speaker: Pascal Saint-Amans, Director – OECD Paris followed by Questions Vote of Thanks by Rajesh Ramloll, Mauritius Click Here to view the Presentation |
| Session | |
| Session: Minimum Standards under Action 5 & 6 (Option A) | |
| Chairman | Rajesh Ramloll, Senior Advocate, Mauritius Impact and Implications of Harmful Tax Competition and Treaty Shopping under BEPS |
| 15.00 – 16.30 | Panel discussion led by Ashutosh Dikshit, India. Panelists: Aladesawi Adeyemi, South Africa – Bijal Ajinkya,India – Geoff Cook, Jersey – Ridha Hamzaoui (IBFD) –Rajesh Simhan, India |
| Session | |
| Transfer Pricing Developments (Option B) | |
| Chairman | Gautam Doshi, Group Managing Director, Reliance ADAG India |
| 15.00 – 16.30 | Exchange of Tax Information with Transfer Pricing Documentation under BEPS (Action 13) Session coordinated by Caroline Silberztein, France and led by Sanjiv Malhotra, India. Panelists: Bawono Kristiaji, Indonesia –Nishana Gosai, South Africa – Sunil Lala, India – Rahul K Mitra , India- Rahul Navin ,India- Zara Ritchie, Australia- Himanshu Sinha, India Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Break |
| Joint Final Session: BEPS Project Will it succeed ? | |
| Chairman | Jeffrey Owens, UK |
| 17.00 – 18.55 | (a) Will BEPS Project help to counter Unfair Tax Competition? (b) Is Tax Planning Dead? Panel Discussion led by T P Ostwal, India. Panelists: Monica Bhatia, Paris – Nishith Desai, India – Pinakin Desai, India –Gautam Doshi, India –Nihar Jambusaria, India –Vipul Jhaveri, India – Bobby Parikh, India – in presence of Pascal Saint-Amans, Paris Click Here to view the Presentation |
| 18.55 – 19.00 | Professor Roy Rohatgi, Conference Director – Concluding Remarks |
