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Crowe Horwath First Trust upholds its record of excellence
Crowe Horwath First Trust is one of the leading mid-tier accounting and advisoryservice firms in Singapore.
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rowe Horwath First Trust (“CHFT”) was established by its current managing partner Mr. Tan Kuang Hui and executive director Mr. Alfred Cheong in 2002. Since its founding, the firm has come a long way in fulfilling its vision of being the firm of choice for growing businesses. Today, CHFT has professional staff strength of 120 led by 9 partners. It provides mainly external audit, risk advisory, tax and accounting services to about 40 public listed corporations in Singapore. It is an active player in the IPO market in Singapore and is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in the USA. Growing list of services What started as an audit practice in 2002 has, over the years, grown to include a wide range of services to help their clients meet the demands of a fast evolving business landscape. The latest in a series of new service offerings is Technology Risk Advisory which was launched in August 2013. This expanded its suite of risk advisory services to help its clients ensure that risks arising from the deployment of information technology are well managed for the achievement of
organisational goals. Earlier, in 2012, a Japan Desk was set up to provide services for Japanese companies looking to expand their operations into Singapore, either to tap on the Singapore market or to use the Singapore market as a springboard to expand into the region or other Asian companies looking to expand their operations into Japan. CHFT’s tax services was also enhanced with the addition of a Transfer Pricing practice in 2011 to support its clients that are growing regionally and are faced with transfer pricing issues. The growing list of services provided includes: • Assurance • Corporate FInance • Corporate Recovery • Fund Administration • Japan Desk • Outsourcing • Risk Advisory • Tax • Technology Risk Advisory • Transfer Pricing In the area of knowledge leadership,
“What started as an audit practice in 2002 has, over the years, grown to include a wide range of services.”
CHFT will be holding its annual Singapore Budget Seminar on 12 March 2014. The seminar will highlight key tax developments from the Budget 2014 as well as an overview of recent tax developments to help businesses understand their planning opportunities and their compliance obligations going forward. Benefits of attending • Gain an in-depth understanding of the changes announced in Budget 2014 and the implications for your business • Understand how your business can take advantage of any tax planning opportunities arising from any new measures introduced in the Budget 2014 • Keep up to date on recent tax developments to effectively manage your tax compliance obligations Details Date : 12 March 2014 Time : 9:00am – 1:00pm Location : Level 4, Bras Basah Room, Raffles City Convention Centre To register for the event on-line, please visit www.chtax.eventbrite.sg
Tan Kuang Hui, Managing Partner & Founder, Crowe Horwath First Trust CHFT has authored several publications over the years such as the Singapore Withholding Tax and Treaties Online and Tax Essentials for HR Professionals, Singapore, both of which are published by CCH Asia Pte Ltd. In 2014, CHFT will be releasing the fourth edition of Crowe Horwath’s Quick Guide to Business Tax in Singapore, also published by CCH Asia. CHFT’s Pride CHFT has always prided itself on its ability to provide innovative and timely services to the market and its clients and it will continue to build on its local knowledge, expertise, and experience to provide value to its clients in 2014 and beyond. Also, as a member of Crowe Horwath International, the 9th-largest global network of independent audit and advisory services firms with offices in over 100 countries in the world, CHFT is well placed to deliver value to clients doing business across borders due to the network’s shared commitment for impeccable quality service, highly integrated service delivery processes and a common set of core values. SINGAPORE BUSINESS REVIEW | MARCH 2014 25