European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Finance & Taxation Working Group (Shanghai)
Event: Working Group meeting
Date: Tuesday 27th April, 0900-1030
Location: European Chamber Shanghai offices (Unit 2204, Shui On Plaza, 333 Huai Hai Middle Road)
Dear Working Group member,
We are happy to invite you to the next meeting of the Finance & Taxation Working Group which will take place on Tuesday 27th April, starting at 9am in our Shanghai offices.
During this meeting we will have a presentation on Transfer Pricing from Mr. Paul Emmanuel Benachi, Partner, Asia, and Ms. Fanny Nguyen, Senior Legal and Tax Advisor, of Lefèvre Pelletier & associés (LPA). They will cover general Transfer Pricing requirements and compliance issues - in particular relating to the annual corporate tax return filing.
We will also take this opportunity to hold the annual elections of our Working Group Chairs (please see more information below), and to review the ongoing process of the drafting of the Position Paper.
Agenda:
1) Transfer Pricing presentation from Lefèvre Pelletier & associés (LPA).
2) Position Paper update and discussion
3) Working Group Chair elections
4) AOB
If you would like to attend, please send notification to trobinson@euccc.com.cn.
Working Group Chair elections
The Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group and are elected once a year. The position includes taking leadership in the drafting of the Position Paper, representing the group and the European Chamber to the Chinese and European authorities, and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice-Chair are senior industry representatives with relevant expertise and government contacts and the time and willingness to support the group. Previous participation in the Working Group is also highly valued.
Currently, the Chair for the Group is Mr. Simon Tan, Partner, M&A, Tax and Business Advisory Services, Deloitte. The Vice-Chairs of the Group are Ms. Anna Ding, Legal, Tax and IP Division - Tax China, BASF, and Mr. Claus Schuermann, Tax Director, PriceWaterhouse Coopers.
All three Chairs have kindly offered to carry on in their roles as Chair and Vice-Chair for another year. Should any other Working Group member wish to also run as a candidate in either position they are requested to notify Tony Robinson (trobinson@euccc.com.cn) by COB Wednesday 21st April.
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For more information about the Finance & Taxation Working Group, or the European Chamber in general, please contact Xavier-Lluis Sans Powell in Beijing (xsanspowell@euccc.com.cn) or Tony Robinson in Shanghai (trobinson@euccc.com.cn).