Tax Conference 2006: Tax Reform and IT Infrastructure
Agenda

Registration

Opening Remarks by Noboyuki Nakamura, International Tax Counsel,Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance, the Government of Japan

Opening Remarks by Peter McCawley, Dean, ADB Institute

Opening Remarks by Woo Chull Chung, Resident Director General, Japan Representative Office, ADB

Break / Photo Session

Special Presentation 1: Imposing Domestic Tax Rules on Permanent Establishments of Foreign Taxpayers by Yoshihiro Masui, Professor, University of Tokyo

Lunch

Special Presentation 2: Tax and Trade Reform by Michael Keen, Advisor, Immediate Office Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, USA

Break

Recent Developments in Japan’s International Taxation by Kentaro Ogata, First Deputy Director, International Tax Policy Division Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Tokyo

Cocktail Reception hosted by ADB / ADBI

Taxation of Financial Arrangements - Part 1 by Rick Krever, Professor, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University, Melbourne

Break

Taxation of Financial Arrangements – Part 2 by Rick Krever, Monash University, Melbourne

Lunch

Special Presentation 3: Compliance Risk Management – not only the Business of Bankers – Part 1 by Fredrik Aksnes, Director, Tax Policy and Administration Unit, OECD, Paris

Break

Special Presentation 3: Compliance Risk Management – not only the Business of Bankers – Part 2 by Fredrik Aksnes, OECD, Paris

Tax Reform: Is the Flat Rate a Simple Alternative? – Part 1 by Aurobindo Ponniah, Head, Asia-Pacific (Research and Information) International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, Amsterdam

Break

Tax Reform: Is the Flat Rate a Simple Alternative? – Part 2 by Aurobindo Ponniah

Lunch

Special Presentation 3: Tax Reforms and IT Infrastructure – Part 1 by Satit Rungkasiri, Deputy Director-General Revenue Deparment, Ministry of Finance, Government of Thailand

Break

Tax Reforms and IT Infrastructure – Part 2 by Satit Rungkasiri

Country Presentation: Tax Reforms in Bangladesh by Ziauddin Mahmood, Commissioner of Taxes, Taxes Zone-4, Dhaka Government of Bangladesh

Break

Country Presentation: Tax Reforms in Indonesia by Hubertus Agus Wuryantoro, Head, Second West Java Regional Tax Office, Directorate General Office of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia

Lunch

Extending the Dialogue on International Taxation by Shigeru Ariizumi, Senior Outreach Adviser, Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD

Break

Round Table Discussion by Rick Krever, Morderator and Team of Experts

Wrap-up Session and Closing by Teruo Ujiie, Trade Specialist /Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB

Cocktail Reception hosted by OECD