GST CONFERENCE Issues, Challenges & Practical Solutions in Today s Business. Wtc. 28 th - 29 th, OCTOBER 2015 The Boulevard Hotel, KL

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Stanley Wong Director - SW PROJECT CONSULTING SDN BHD Mr. Jeyasingam Ratnasingam Customs Consultant - RAKAN CONSULTANCY PLT Mr. Chan Hua Lim GST Trainer - SIX CONSULTING SDN BHD Mr.

1 GST CONFERENCE 2015 Issues, Challenges & Practical Solutions in Today s Business 28 th - 29 th, OCTOBER 2015 The Boulevard Hotel, KL Chairperson: Mr. Santhanasamy Subbiah DIrector- ADVANTAGE ASIA DOT COM Workshop Leader: Ms. Michelle Lian Principal Trainer - BIZ JOB TRAINING INTERNATIONAL Distinguish Speakers: Mr. Stanley Wong Director - SW PROJECT CONSULTING SDN BHD Mr. Jeyasingam Ratnasingam Customs Consultant - RAKAN CONSULTANCY PLT Mr. Chan Hua Lim GST Trainer - SIX CONSULTING SDN BHD Mr. Thenesh Kannaa Partner - THENESH, RENGA & ASSOCIATES Mdm Noelle Lily Morse Senior Assistant Director II - GST SECTION-RMCD SARAWAK TBA - Royal Malaysia Custom Department GST Section - RMCD MALAYSIA Register Now!! 6(082) (082) corpmarketing@wtc-intl.com HRDF Claimable Under SBL Scheme Organised By: Wtc WORLD CLASS TRAINING CENTRE SDN BHD

GST Conference 2015 Dear Distinguished Delegates, I d like to convey my warmest welcome to each of you to this Goods and Services Tax (GST) oriented conference and workshop entitled Understanding

One of the key milestones for Malaysia this year is the implementation of GST. It was a game changer for Malaysia when it became a new national law beginning 1 April 2015.

2 GST Conference 2015 Dear Distinguished Delegates, I d like to convey my warmest welcome to each of you to this Goods and Services Tax (GST) oriented conference and workshop entitled Understanding Malaysia s GST Issues, Challenges & Practical Solutions in Today s Business, and GST Audit happening on October Boulevard Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. One of the key milestones for Malaysia this year is the implementation of GST. It was a game changer for Malaysia when it became a new national law beginning 1 April Whilst businesses and people undertake this radical tax overhaul since independence, many are still confused about the complex GST mechanism that affects the people and businesses in their daily job functions. Let me give you an idea of what you will expect in this 2-days conference & workshop. You will learn about critical issues, challenges or potential impact that may affect your businesses and assess the practical solutions that will be shared by the speakers. Generally, the understanding, practicality and mechanism of GST is still a problem to every GST registered businesses. Businesses are still grappling to make sense of the issues surrounding GST implementation. There are still plenty of ambiguities relating to implementation process, compliance costs, technical glitches and confusion associated with this new tax. We have tailored the topics to be more in-depth than the general knowledge of GST which were derived from our research. We are optimistic that our line-up of credible, prolific and well-versed speakers will solidify your knowledge, understanding and practical know-how about managing GST. See you there! Sincerely Emy Lindsay Conference Producer Conference Objectives Highlight The Critical Issues, Challenges And Impact That May Affect Your Businesses Fully Grab The Understanding, Technicalities And Mechanism For Various Businesses Uncover GST System Integration And Customization Processes Keep Abreast On Customs Department Latest Ruling, Circular, Amendment, Development And Information Manage The Impact And Issues For Import & Export Sector Grasp The Key To Solve GST Issues For Property & Construction Sector SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT ON WORKSHOP How To Carry Out Proper GST Audits And Possess The Knowledge In Maintaining Audit Evidence. GST Audit Expectations On GST Registered Businesses GST Tax Planning And Deductions INDUSTRIES/SECTORS THAT WILL BENEFIT Property Developer/ Construction, FMCG, Manufacturing, Production, Transportation, Telecommunication, Finance/ Banking, Insurance, Ports, Logistic, Automotive, Media, Plantations, Import & Export, Utilities, IT, Facility Management, Oil & Gas and relevant GLCs/ Public sectors. CHAIRPERSON PROFILE Santhanasamy Subbiah has more than 30 years of experience in the field of financial and management accounting practices that encompasses Insurance, Banking, Manufacturing, Education, Security, Plantation, Shipping and Freight Forwarding. He was also with the Ministry of Works involved in special projects funded by the World Bank. Besides being in the corporate world he lectured MBA programme for the following universities: Open University Malaysia; University of NewCastle Australia; Herriot Watt University UK; Asia Pacific International University. He was also Dean for the School of Accounting and Finance with local university. His achievements include the successful implementation of the accounting system in icimb Bank. He was the man that setup the entire Finance Division of icimb Bank. He had in his early career joined the Finance Division of South East Asia Insurance and spearheaded the budget team and prepare the first ever budget in the history of the company. He also contributed valuable inputs during meetings with Ministry of Finance when GST was first conceived in Santhanasamy holds MBA majoring in Finance from University Putra Malaysia. He is a member of Chartered Accountant of Malaysia, Chartered Management Accountant UK, an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Management, certified trainer by HRDF and a regular Malaysia Institute Accountants speaker.

3 Registration & Welcoming Coffee Opening by Chairperson: Mr. Santhanasamy Subbiah SESSION 1: Claiming for input tax and output tax What are claimable input tax & non- claimable input tax for business & non business Input tax in relation to standard rated supply, exempt supply & out of scope supply for business & non-business. Criteria to claim input tax. What are the claiming procedures? Errors made by businesses when it comes to the computation of input tax and output tax. What mistakes to avoid? Examples & Case Study of input tax credit from Human Resources perspectives Entertainment expenses, medical benefit, PA insurance, transportation usage, travelling, family benefits, other incidentals What is Special Refund? What are the criteria to entitle for this refund? Mr. Chan Hua Lim GST Trainer SIX CONSULTING SDN BHD SESSION 2: GST system changes and Tax Code assignment Businesses require to ensure their GST accounting is in compliance with Customs Department. The 23 GST tax codes classification How to do mapping of GST tax codes with your accounting software? Is tax code assignment important? Common mistakes of applying tax code How the tax codes link to the GST-03 return file How to handle various GST accounting entries How to analyze the GST accounting report/ summary Solution to uncover the challenges in GST system configuration, customization, integration and other technical accounting data Mr. Stanley Wong Director SW PROJECT CONSULTING SDN BHD 1515 GST treatments on :- Licensed Manufacturing Warehouses (LMW); Free Industrial Zone (FIZ); Free Commercial Zones (FCZ); International Procurement Centres (IPC) & Regional Distribution Centres (RDC) GST on manufacturers having duty/ tax exemption on raw materials and machinery/ component approved by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority GST treatment on companies which are non-lmw, non-fiz, non-ipc & non-rdc Approved Trader Scheme (ATS) and Approved Toll Manufacturer Scheme (ATMS) for qualifying manufacturers respectively GST treatment on Warehouse Scheme & Logistics GST developments/ latest updates in import/ export relating to manufacturing Customs WTO Valuation for goods imported and GST impact on it Correct & Quality Import and Export Documentation and Compliance for Procedures and Facilities Knowing your relevant exemptions/ relief under Customs Duties (Exemption) Order 2013 and Goods & Services Tax (Relief) Order 2014 GST real life difficulties, pitfalls & changes that needs to be adapted Mr. Jeyasingam Ratnasingam Trainer & Customs Consultant RAKAN CONSULTANCY PLT SESSION 5: Industry-by-industry GST requirement, impact & issues for Property Development/ Construction + Q&A How to pacify GST challenges & mechanism in property sector Difficulties, pitfalls & changes that industry player needed to adapt (Progress billing, bad debts, GST transitional issues & et cetera) The mechanism for claiming input tax credit for property sector GST clarification for residential & commercial properties GST treatment & how to overcome the challenges pertains to GST in this industry Case Study Example TBA ROYAL MALAYSIA CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RMCD) Day 1 - CONFERENCE SESSION 3: A session with RMCD Clear the grey areas Demystify the difficulties of new change in national law & policy implementation. The anxiety and worry of businesses whether they are entitled to claim back the GST incurred as their business input tax or not? Current updated ruling on GST acts, legislation updates and circular. Remedy for any technical problems arising from system change What are the win-win options, appeals, tribunal available for disagreements? What are GST penalties and its quantum? RMCD expectation for GST Audit Madam Noelle Lily Morse Senior Assistant Director II GST Section ROYAL MALAYSIA CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RMCD) Networking lunch SESSION 4: Industry-by-industry GST requirement, impact & issues for Import & Export Manufacturing sector + Q&A GST scope & its impact SESSION 6: Panel Discussion on Malaysia GST System + Q&A Get all the information/answer you need to know in this highly anticipated interactive dialogue session with distinguished GST experts from the Industry, Practice and Government. PANELIST 1. Mdm Noelle Lily Assistant Director II ROYAL MALAYSIA CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RMCD) 2. Mr. Stanley Wong Director SW PROJECT CONSULTING SDN BHD 3. Mr. Thenesh Kannaa Partner THENESH, RENGA & ASSOCIATES End of day 1 TARGET AUDIENCE CEOs, CFOs, COOs, MD, GM, Company Directors Finance Manager, Account Manager, Procurement Manager, Auditors, Controller, Tax Consultants, Company Secretaries, Bank Manager Professional/Manager/Staff involved in GST transaction from Operations, IT, Sales, Logistics, Human Resources, Government & Regulatory Officers

Conference Speakers Thenesh Kannaa is a partner of Thenesh, Renga & Associates (a.k.a TraTax Malaysia), a firm of chartered accountant dedicated to providing income tax and GST advisory.

4 Conference Speakers Thenesh Kannaa is a partner of Thenesh, Renga & Associates (a.k.a TraTax Malaysia), a firm of chartered accountant dedicated to providing income tax and GST advisory. He is a licensed tax agent, both for Income Tax and GST and advises on GST to clients from diverse industries. Thenesh had presented in more than 100 conferences and seminars on numerous aspects of GST and is the author of CCH s Master GST Guide (2nd Edition,2015) as well as books on income tax and RPGT. He has also been a member of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia s Technical Committee of Indirect Taxes. Jeyasingam Ratnasingam has vast experience and abundance of knowledge in the field of administration and enforcement of Malaysian Customs laws, regulation and related procedures. Having more than 35 years of experience with Customs Department, he retired as Senior Assistant Director of Customs in He has served hands-on in various divisions of the Department namely; the Import & Export at the Air Cargo Subang International Airport, Kuala Lumpur Sales Tax; Taiping Industries; Ipoh Industries / Free Industrial Zone and the Passenger Examination Division at the Penang International Airport. He was the Head of Customs of the Free Commercial Zone Div. at the Second Air Cargo Complex (MAB), Penang International Airport for 4 years and as the Head of Post Import Clearance Audit Div., Ipoh. He was also actively involved in the Subang International Airport Air Cargo User Task Force Team that developed the Customs Information System (SMK) in Upon retirement in 2011, he worked as Logistics and Compliance Manager with World Micro Components (M) Sdn Bhd., Second Air Cargo Div., Free Commercial Zone, Penang International Airport for 2 years. He currently conducts trainings for RAKAN Consultancy PLT s and coordinated in-house including for numerous training providers on matters of GST ; its Fundamentals and Mechanism Including Facilitative Systems based on Operational Specific Sectors; Licenced Manufacturing Warehouse, Free Industrial Zone, Logistics Sectors, Industries and other requested sectors. Chan Hua Lim is an approved GST Trainer attached with Six Consulting Sdn Bhd. He has attended the GST Tax Agent Course and passed the Assessment done exclusively by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD). Chan is currently in the GST Committee that is dedicated to handle GST training and implementation for various industries such as hotel, retail, construction, production, manufacturing, trading and others. With his knowledge and experience in GST implementation, he is able to share with participants the practical approach and insights of Malaysia GST. On top of that, he conducts GST training for in house and public seminar that is organise by various organisations and training providers. Stanley Wong is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a HRDF Certified Trainer. He holds MSc in IT degree specialising in project management. He has 20 years working experience in system implementation project management, specializing in financial management application. Being a regular speaker on GST matter, Stanley delivers courses on GST essentials, focusing on planning, implementation and system change perspective. He speaks in numerous conferences and events about the practical challenges on GST implementation. He has attended GST consultant preparation course by Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Customs Department to equip himself on Malaysia s GST mechanism and practicality when delivering GST training and consulting work. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants. Stanley is currently the Director of SW Project Consulting Sdn Bhd. Noelle Lily Morse has vast experience of the national customs law and procedures as she had been working with Royal Malaysia Customs Department for more than 24 years. She is currently the Senior Assistant Director II, GST Section of RMCD Kuching, Sarawak. Having served under GST Special Task Force Team Customs at headquarters, Putrajaya from , she specializes in Financial Sector, Transitional Issues, Manufacturing, Retailing, Construction, Property & Development, Plantation & Forestry. She is also experiences in Import-Export, Customs Intelligence, Companies Audit, Internal Tax & GST. She is actively involved in GST Public Awareness Programs throughout Sarawak and has done numerous in-house training for industries and companies. Noelle graduated from Western Michigan State University, USA with a Bachelor in Business Administration (Majoring in Finance & Business). TBA - Royal Malaysia Customs Department

0800 0845 0900 1000 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1615 1630 1730 GST AUDIT WORKSHOP When the time comes for an audit to be done, any company or government department per se will frazzle at the

5 GST AUDIT WORKSHOP When the time comes for an audit to be done, any company or government department per se will frazzle at the thought of preparing the relevant and tedious documentations. Now with Malaysia s new tax regime, GST being fully enforced nationwide, here comes another extra job, the GST audit by Custom Department. Your business will be audited from time to time by Custom Department auditors to ensure compliance and you may be required to produce certain accounting information as part of the audit process. GST is new in Malaysia. No other trainer in Malaysia has hands-on practical experiences in both GST & VAT. Michelle has both commercial and professional audit experience in GST & VAT. Registration & Welcoming Coffee Introductions by Workshop Leader, Ms Michelle Lian SESSION 1: Introduction to GST audit What is GST audit? What to do to prepare for GST audit? Who will likely be the audit target market? What may trigger an audit? Myths of GST audit that scares off businesses SESSION 2: Learn how to prepare GST filing for GST audit How to comply with GAF audit & GST-03 return filing What are the processes Record keeping requirements SESSION 3: Understand GST Audits Accounting treatment Analyzing GST report SESSION 4 : What you want to know for your Tax Planning New/ Latest developments on GST tax deductions Tax incentives; Tax treatment What other new tax refund/ claim/ relief Networking lunch SESSION 5: GST Audit expectations on GST-registered businesses Small Medium Size Enterprises Large Businesses SESSION 6: GST Aggressive Tax Planning The RMCD will most likely focus on detecting aggressive tax planning arrangements by unscrupulous businesses that try to design creative accounting methods to evade paying tax. What are the specific areas to pay attention to? How to rate the integrity of business systems? SESSION 7: What important information you need to know + Q&A Certificate Presentation End of Day 2 YOUR WORKSHOP LEADER Michelle Lian has more than 20 years of experience in accounting, audit, tax and corporate finance. She started her career in audit with a Big 4 international accounting firm in England and had acquired experience in Value Added Tax (VAT) also known as Goods & Services Tax (GST). She is a double honours BA (Econ) graduate specializing in Accounting and Finance from University of Manchester in the UK and qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in Upon completing her ICAEW, she continued her audit career with a Big 4 international accounting firm in Malaysia and Singapore and conducted GST audit reviews for companies in Singapore. She had held positions as Head of Internal Audit and Head of Finance in an award winning manufacturing company listed in the main board of Singapore stock exchange where she had hands-on experience dealing with GST matters. She had audited and consulted public listed companies and small and medium sized companies from various industries across the region. She had travelled to China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Bangkok, USA, Australia and UK for work. Michelle had also lectured ACCA Paper 8 and Paper 9 Management Accounting at the Singapore Accountancy Academy, the teaching arm of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS, now known as the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants). She had taught Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and ACCPAC accounting software at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. She was an examination marker for the accounting examination papers at NTU. She had won the best accounts award for an audit client awarded by ICPAS. GST is new in Malaysia. No other trainer in Malaysia has hands-on practical experiences in both GST & VAT. Michelle has both commercial and professional audit experience in GST & VAT. In her free time, Michelle also writes for The Star newspaper on GST articles. She is also member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). Day 2 - WORKSHOP

6 Sales Contract CANCELLATION & SUBSTITUTION All cancellations of registration must be made in writing. If you are unable to attend, a substitute delegate will be very welcomed in your place. All cancellations will carry a 10% administration fee and cancellation must be in writing. Registrations which are cancelled less than 14 working days before the event must be paid in full. The full conference payable is nonrefundable. A full set of documentation will be posted or couriered to you after the event. ACCOMMODATION Boulevard Hotel Mid Valley, KL Accommodation is not included in the training fee. For reservations, kindly book directly with the hotel at (603) and quote that you are participant of World Class Training Centre Sdn Bhd to enjoy our Corporate Rates. All accommodation bills and arrangements will be settled by the delegates directly with the hotel. INDEMNITY Should for any reason outside the control of WTC International, the venue or speakers change, or the event be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, every effort will be made to reschedule the event. WTC will not be held responsible for any costs arising from this change. PAYMENT METHOD Payment is required within 5 working days upon receipt of invoice. Payment can be made via Cheque/ Bank Draft/ Electronic Transfer payable to: World Class Training Centre Sdn Bhd Account No.: Bank: Public Bank Berhad BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY A limited amount of exhibition space is available at the workshop. Sponsorship opportunities including lunch and documentation also exists. Please contact Lynne Ho at YOUR CERTIFICATE Delegate(s) who successfully complete this course by World Class Training Centre will be awarded our Certificate of Achievement, a statement of intelligence endorsed by world renowned subject matter expert. GST CW GST Conference & Workshop th - 29 th October 2015, Boulevard Hotel, Kuala Lumpur PROGRAM 1-DAY CONFERENCE ONLY Please complete this form immediately and fax to us at or to us at corpmarketing@wtc-intl.com (Please write in BLOCK LETTERS) PARTICIPANTS DETAILS INVOICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO Company: Address: DL/ Mobile: DL/ Mobile: DL/ Mobile: Town: State: Postal Code: Tel: Fax: AUTHORIZATION 1-DAY WORKSHOP ONLY 2-DAY CONFERENCE + WORKSHOP Tel: Date: / / Signature: Training/HR Manager s Name & (RM) Fees shown are not inclusive of GST, additional 6% will incur in the tax invoice (This Booking Is Invalid Without A Signature) Website: For booking and enquiries, please contact WTC Fedeila at +6(082) (082) 571 corpmarketing@wtc-intl.com Facebook.com/WorldClassTrainingCentre

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