Taxation Committee deals with a wide variety of tax matters related to doing business in Hong Kong and the PRC, and focuses on the US taxation aspects of doing business abroad, including individual expatriate and corporate tax issues.

Committee Chair: Evan Blanco Principal-International Tax Services Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Committee Vice-Chair: David Sutherland

Past Events:

Event Date	Title	Speaker(s)
June 17, 2010	PRC Corporate Restructuring Taxation Rules	Danny Po, Southern China M&A Tax Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
June 10, 2010	Double Tax Agreements and Hong Kong- What You and Your Clients Need to Know	Dean Page, CEO, Accounting Asia Paul Previtera, Tax Attorney in Tokyo
May 20, 2010	An Update on Various Regional and US Tax Issues	Evan Blanco, Principal, International Tax and M&A Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
May 14, 2010	Implications of Recent U.S. Tax and Legislative Developments	Philip West, Partner and Head of International Tax Practice, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Apr 29, 2010	International Taxation Prosecutions	Frank Cihlar, Senior Counsel for International Tax Matters, Tax Division, US Department of Justice Kevin Downing, Senior Trial Attorney, Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, US Department of Justice
Apr 16, 2010	Various Regional and US Tax Issues	David Sutherland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; Evan Blanco, Principal, International Tax and M&A Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Mar 17, 2010	What Should the IRS Do to Help Increase Compliance of Overseas American Taxpayers?	Chinchie Killfoil, IRS Tax Attache, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
Mar 1, 2010	New in China Cross-border Taxation: Circulars 601 and 698	Ryan Chang Tax Partner, Hong Kong Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Feb 25, 2010	New Departmental Interpretation Practice Note on Transfer Pricing	Nathan Richards, Director, Global Transfer Pricing Services, KPMG China
Feb 9, 2010	Handling IRS Investigations of US Persons in Asia and the Voluntary Disclosure Program	* Scott Frewing, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (San Francisco) * Duane Webber, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (Washington DC) * Marnin Michaels, Tax Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (Zurich)
Jan 7, 2010	Various Regional and US Tax Issues	David Sutherland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Evan Blanco, Principal, International Tax and M&A Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Oct 23, 2009	Various Regional and US Tax Issues	David Sutherland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; Evan Blanco, Principal, International Tax and M&A Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Jun 22, 2009	New IRS Voluntary Disclosure Initiative	Paul Behling, Partner, Withers Bergman LLP
Jun 8, 2009	Impact of Recent China M&A Tax Rules	Evan Blanco, Principal - International Tax Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
May 8, 2009	New U.S. Tax Haven Legislation and other Regional Developments	Evan Blanco, Principal - International Tax Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Apr 3, 2009	New U.S. Tax Haven Legislation and other regional developments	David Sutherland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; Evan Blanco, Principal - International Tax Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Apr 1, 2009	New China Regulations on Transfer Pricing	Karmen Yeung, Principal, Global Transfer Pricing Services, KPMG China, Hong Kong; Kari Pahlman, Director, Global Transfer Pricing Services, KPMG China, Hong Kong
Mar 19, 2009	U.S. Tax Planning: Today and Beyond	Robert Keys, Partner, International Assignment Solutions PricewaterhouseCoopers
Feb 17, 2009	Various Regional and US Tax Issues	David Sutherland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; Evan Blanco, Principal - International Tax Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Jan 15, 2009	Various Regional and US Tax Issues	David Sutherland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley; Evan Blanco, Principal - International Tax Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu