BCM Tax - Archive

A Commentary on Banking and Capital Markets Tax Issues in Asia Pacific

Previous Issues

Volume Three 2010

BCM Tax, a publication by PwC's Asia Banking and Capital Markets Tax Network, covers the hot topics in international taxation and their impact in Asia Pacific. This issue includes:

  • A main article discussing the merits for banks and FIs around the world to restructure their global group by establishing a holding company in Asia. This is against a global background where various countries is overhauling their regulatory environment in response to the global financial crisis and where Asia is gaining economic significance.
  • A contribution by PwC Singapore's US Tax consulting team evaluating the impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act on financial institutions and other topical issues and country updates from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

 

Volume Two 2010 

BCM Tax, a publication by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Asia Banking and Capital Markets Tax Network, covers the hot topics in international taxation and their impact in Asia Pacific. This issue includes a review of the tax implications of credit risk management practices of financial institutions, commentaries on tax developments that will have an impact in the banking and capital markets sector in Asia Pacific, as well as an interview with a tax director of a bank on the challenges the industry faces today.

 

 

 

 

 

Volume One 2009

BCM Tax, a quarterly publication by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Asia Banking and Capital Markets Tax Network, covers the hot topics in international taxation and their impact in Asia Pacific.  In this issue, we discuss the tax considerations arising from bankers operating on a cross border basis, and the extent that their presence or activities could inadvertently create a tax presence in various countries.  It also covers tax developments in Asia Pacific that will have an impact in the banking and capital markets sector in Asia Pacific.