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SPECIALIST

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S. SARAVANA KUMAR

Phone

+603 6208 5813

Adjunct Professor with Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and Chairs the Taxation Section of LAWASIA LH Advocates & Solicitors, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Academic Background/ Professional Qualifications

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  • LLB (Honours), University of London

  • LLM in Taxation, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • M.Sc in Development Planning, University College London

  • Bar Vocational Course, Nottingham Law School

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

  • Barrister-at-Law (Inner Temple)


Practice Areas

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  • Income Tax

    • Tax Litigation & Dispute Resolution Proceedings

    • Tax Advisory & Planning

    • Tax Audit & Investigation

    • Transfer Pricing & Thin Capitalisation

    • International Tax (including cross-border transaction tax & double taxation issues and withholding tax)

  • Goods & Services Tax

    • GST Litigation

    • GST Legal Advisory

    • GST Audit & Investigation

    • Anti Profiteering

  • Real Property Gains Tax

  • Petroleum Income Tax

  • Customs Duty, Excise Duty & Anti-Dumping Duty

  • Stamp Duty

  • Private Clients


Notable Transactions Allowance for export increase

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  • Allowance for export increase

  • Anti-dumping duty

  • Appeal process

  • Appeal against own assessment

  • Assessment

  • Business promotion expenses

  • Capital allowance

  • Class of income

  • Compensation for land compulsorily acquired

  • Customs valuation & classification

  • Deduction of bad loan recovery expenses

  • Deduction of financing costs

  • Deduction of management fees

  • Deduction of warranty expenses

  • Dispute resolution proceedings

  • Foreign source income

  • Incurred

  • Industrial building allowance

  • Labuan business activity

  • Overpayment of tax

  • PenaltyPetroleum income tax

  • Pioneer status/Investment tax allowance

  • Procedural matters

  • Real property gains tax and real property company

  • Recognition of income

  • Reinvestment allowance

  • Release of debt

  • Revenue v capital expenditure

  • Sales tax

  • Service tax

  • Stamp duty

  • Tax avoidance

  • Taxation of land transaction

  • Timber license fee

  • Time barred assessments

  • Transfer pricing

  • Unjust enrichment & interest against the revenue

  • Valuation of stock in trade

  • Withdrawal of stock

  • Withholding tax

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