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Understanding Inheritance and Estate Tax in ASEAN

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Inheritance and estate taxes (sometimes referred to as “death taxes”) can have a significant financial effect upon your assets if you are not ready for their imposition. While ASEAN is working to standardize many financial regulations throughout the economic community, inheritance and estate taxes are still imposed differently depending on the country.

British Firms Encouraged to Expand into the Philippines

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British firms are being encouraged to set up shop in the Philippines in order to take advantage of this up and coming Southeast Asian country. Last week, in a recent sign of the growing business relations between the two countries, British Ambassador to the Philippines, Asif Ahmad, hosted the Great British Festival in Manila.

Malaysia GST Implementation on April 1, 2015

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The Malaysian government is preparing to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1, 2015.

March 2015 ASEAN Regional Meetings

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March will see a number of important ASEAN regional meetings; these include the ASEAN-OECD Conference and Meetings on Good Regulatory Practice held in Kuala Lumpur and the ASEAN-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Days held in Paris.

Thailand’s Government to Cut Land and Buildings Tax and CIT Rates on SMEs

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Thailand’s government has announced that it will be cutting the tax rates on its Land and Building tax, as well as on its Corporate Income Tax rates for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The Philippines Expands the Number of Taxpayers Included in its e-Tax Filing Program

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The Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced that it has expanded the number of taxpayers who must now use e-filing to pay their taxes. This action is intended to make filing tax returns simpler and encourage more tax compliance from taxpayers.

ASEAN Regulatory Brief: CIT Incentives, PIT Changes, Export Management Fees, VAT on E-commerce, and More

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In this ASEAN Regulatory Brief, we look at some of the important regulatory changes taking place in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Indonesia during the months of January and February.

Philippine Economic Growth Looks Strong in 2015

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The Philippines has become one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, with an annual GDP growth rate of 6.1 percent in 2014 – the second highest in the Asia-Pacific region after China. This healthy growth is due to strong economic fundamentals and a faster than expected GDP growth of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Indonesia Online: A Guide to E-commerce

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While currently, e-commerce only accounts for less than one percent (worth ~US$2 billion per year) of Indonesian retail spending, analysts believe that the country’s fast growing middle class and proliferation of smartphones will soon raise that share to eight percent (worth US$8 billion) in just a few years. If that scenario were to happen, then Indonesia’s e-commerce market would be the largest in Southeast Asia.

January 2015 ASEAN Regional Meetings

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There are a number of important ASEAN regional meetings taking place in January, these include the ASEAN Tourism Forum held in Myanmar and the 117th ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) Council Meeting, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur.

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