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As foreign investment continues to flow into Myanmar, CT asks Bernard Lui, partner of Stamford Law Corporation in Singapore, to outline the key risks of registering a joint venture company in the new frontier.

Andrew Kan, director of Hong Kong based forensic accounting firm JLA Asia, gives advice on recognising a fake document from China and the new fapiao (发票) system reforms.

Property expert Gavin Morgan, COO and head of leasing of Jones Lang LaSalle, explains what CFOs considering a move in Hong Kong need to know.

Hong Kong’s tax bureau initiated its first transfer pricing audits and probes in 2012. CT asks Loretta Shuen, chairperson of the taxation committee of CPA Australia’s Greater China chapter, to outline the new landscape.

After rumblings of factoring/forfeiting fraud occurring in China, CT asked Mat Ng of forensic accounting firm JLA Asia to outline how to spot the tell tale signs.

John Forrest, CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle’s corporate solutions business in Asia-Pacific, shares his thoughts on how to make your corporate real estate assets sweat.

Paul Drum, head of business and investment policy of CPA Australia, spotlights on transfer pricing risks arising from Australia’s renewed pledge to clamp down on profit shifting and tax avoidance.

As Singapore’s tax watchdog steps up transfer pricing probes, CT asks Simon Poh (pictured), board member of Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals, how companies can better comply with the tax rule.

As India’s tax watchdog tightens its grip on transfer pricing, Vijay Iyer, Ernst and Young’s partner and national leader of transfer pricing, offers in-depth advice on dealing with regulatory uncertainties.

China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) jointly issued circular Caishui No. 84, "Provisional Measures for the VAT Calculation and Reporting of Pilot Taxpayers with Headquarters and Branches under the Pilot Program” in December last year. In a note published by Lehman Brown this week, the accountancy firm offers advice on what it means.

Shareholder and regulatory pressure has spurred companies to conduct more compliance checks. CT asks Torsten Duwenhorst, partner of forensic technology and discovery services at Ernst & Young, how to maximise value from these data mining.

Despite ominous warnings about the menace of Chinese hacking, the most prevalent threat to a company’s trade secrets is the corporate insider. Samuel Olsen of Kroll Advisory Services explains how financial exes can mitigate this risk.