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We recognise that behind every trust or foundation is a family, with its individual issues and aims, ranging from the preservation of the family business or its inherited wealth, to matters of potential conflict within a family, such as generational change or divorce. TRUSTS We recognise that behind every trust or foundation is a family, with its individual issues and aims, ranging from the preservation of the family business or its inherited wealth, to matters of potential conflict within a family, such as generational change or divorce. Our partners are experienced in dealing sensitively with the pressures faced by such families, and fully accept the demands of a trustee’s role. They are used to dealing with the demands of multiple jurisdictions and the complex regulatory, tax and reporting requirements involved. They actively seek solutions tailored to ensure that, while the trust assets are preserved and can grow, the beneficiaries interests are maintained. They understand that full accountability and efficient administration are essential, coupled with an ability to deal sensitively with beneficiaries at every stage in life. Our Specialists

Our team of experts can advise and support the structuring of property purchases in Singapore. Our team has extensive experience advising on buyer’s and seller’s stamp duty, as well as ongoing tax responsibilities for residential and commercial properties in Singapore. PROPERTY TAX Our team of experts can advise and support the structuring of property purchases in Singapore. Our team has extensive experience advising on buyer’s and seller’s stamp duty, as well as ongoing tax responsibilities for residential and commercial properties in Singapore. We work closely with our UK and Australia offices for clients looking to invest or manage properties in these popular jurisdictions. Our Specialists

Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore offer a comprehensive range of professional services including, trust, accounting, corporate, tax consultancy and private client services. CLEAR ADVICE IN A COMPLEX WORLD Independently practicing since 2013 Tell me more about your... Services Trusts Accountancy Advisory Tax I'm looking for... People Select Staff Peter Milnes Jill Carpenter Candy Yang Claire Corden Gim Leong Chew By surname... Select person...

Singapore is a major international financial centre located in South East Asia. Its remarkable growth story since independence in 1965 is such that Singapore is now a major international player in financial services, shipping, banking, manufacturing, and research & development. SINGAPORE Singapore is a major international financial centre located in South East Asia. Its remarkable growth story since independence in 1965 is such that Singapore is now a major international player in financial services, shipping, banking, manufacturing, and research & development. Indeed Singapore is recognised as the world’s 4th leading financial centre and its port is one of the five busiest in the world. Regularly voted as one the most business friendly jurisdictions in the world, Singapore is now seen as the most attractive base for Asian operations for many banks, hedge funds, and family offices. Singapore’s ability to attract private and institutional investors is based on its ability to demonstrate key attributes: • Common law legal framework; • Excellent infrastructure; • Economic, social and political stability; • Corporate legal structure that is conducive to business; • Geographical location; • World class regulation; • Tax treaties in place with many of its Asian neighbours, as well as internationally; and • Attractive corporate tax rates. The majority of the world’s major banks, legal firms, and financial ser vices professionals have a presence in Singapore, and many consider Singapore to be their Asia Pacific Head Office. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is the integrated regulator and supervisor of financial institutions in Singapore. Singapore has established strict and rigorous anti-money laundering regulations and is countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes through its comprehensive and sound legal, institutional, policy and supervisory framework. As a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Singapore also contributes actively towards international AML/CFT standard-setting discussions

Our specialists can offer advice on all aspects of business taxation, withholding tax, property tax, from partnership changes and incorporation to acquisitions and remuneration packages for employees and directors. CORPORATE TAX We offer specialist corporate tax advice in Singapore, with a particular focus on family office structuring and administration. Furthermore, because of the international nature of the Rawlinson & Hunter network, our specialists are able to advise on complex cross-border structures particularly in conjunction with the expertise of our UK and Australian offices to allow companies to operate in a way which is tax efficient to the individual circumstances of their shareholders. Our specialists can offer advice on all aspects of business taxation, withholding tax, property tax, from partnership changes and incorporation to acquisitions and remuneration packages for employees and directors. Our Specialists

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Gim Leong Chew Director +65 6978 8873 gim.chew@rawlinson-hunter.com.sg Gim has more than 15 years of experience in the field of tax. He has in depth working knowledge of Singapore corporate income tax, personal income tax, withholding tax matters and international tax matters including advising on in-bound and out-bound investments. He currently focuses on providing tax advisory services including advising clients on family office set-ups, fund set-up, private equity funds structure, assisting with tax incentive applications (S13O & 13U), corporate restructuring, cross border transactions, etc. Gim is an Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) and is a member of the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals Limited. Expertise

As investment products become more diverse, keeping track of the financially successful family’s assets and their value is becoming increasingly difficult. This can make monitoring the family’s wealth, at best, more time consuming and, at worst, almost impossible for the family administrator or trustee. WEALTH REPORTING As investment products become more diverse, keeping track of the financially successful family’s assets and their value is becoming increasingly difficult. This can make monitoring the family’s wealth, at best, more time consuming and, at worst, almost impossible for the family administrator or trustee. We have developed our own systems and procedures for monitoring the composition and performance of a family’s investments and other assets. Our systems enable us to present the family or its advisers with comprehensive and timely reports consolidating the family’s entire asset base. The asset and performance analyses within our reports are tailored to the individual family’s needs in a way that we believe is unique in the marketplace. We consider that our independence from the investment process means that we can concentrate on our client’s needs and monitor objectively any investment adviser’s performance. Our Specialists

For individuals and trusts, we are able to offer specialist valuation and forensic accounting services either for litigation support, to deal with tax enquiries, or, perhaps most importantly, to ensure that proper records are in place for the families concerned. ACCOUNTANCY For individuals and trusts, we are able to offer specialist valuation and forensic accounting services either for litigation support, to deal with tax enquiries, or, perhaps most importantly, to ensure that proper records are in place for the families concerned. We have acted as experts in relation to matrimonial, tax and trust litigation. We are able to undertake corporate valuations in support of these, and also those needed for minority shareholdings, inheritance and capital gains tax events, and tax clearance applications. Our Specialists

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Jill Carpenter Partner +65 6908 8807 jill.carpenter@rawlinson-hunter.com.sg Jill Carpenter is a partner with Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore. After spending several years at a large multi-national professional services firm as the Head of Private Clients in Singapore, Jill knows what truly drives the Private Client business is ensuring excellent customer service and keeping up to date on planning trends whilst maintaining a firm commitment to regulatory and legislative commitments worldwide. Jill has extensive experience in many jurisdictions including Canada and Bermuda and has now lived in Singapore for nearly seven years. She has developed a network of industry professionals with whom she partners regularly and is an active member of both the Singapore Trustees Association and the Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners. In addition to her extensive experience in trust and estate administration and wealth planning, Jill is also interested in coaching and is pursuing her plan to become a trained business coach. Jill holds a Management degree from the University of Lethbridge (Canada) as well as TEP (Trust and Estate Practitioner) and MTI (Member Trust Institute) designations. Expertise

Rawlinson & Hunter offer a full tax advisory service with expertise in key regional and international jurisdictions. Our Singapore office provides Singapore and regional tax advice, and we work with our international firms to provide UK and Australian tax advice. TAX ADVISORY Rawlinson & Hunter offer a full tax advisory service with expertise in key regional and international jurisdictions. Our Singapore office provides Singapore and regional tax advice, and we work with our international firms to provide UK and Australian tax advice. Our Specialists

We provide expert taxation advice and support. We can help to plan your financial affairs efficiently, and to minimise liabilities to tax whilst ensuring full compliance with ever more complex tax obligations. PERSONAL TAX We provide expert taxation advice and support. We can help to plan your financial affairs efficiently, and to minimise liabilities to tax whilst ensuring full compliance with ever more complex tax obligations. We do not promote or advocate artificial tax schemes or marketed general planning solutions. Instead we seek to help plan our clients’ affairs for the long term, and minimise tax burdens as part of overall estate planning advice, to meet both current and future needs. Our international network of offices probably has a greater concentration of international private client expertise than any other firm. Our reputation has brought us family and corporate clients in every continent, almost entirely by personal recommendation. Our Specialists

Clients of Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore know they are receiving the benefit of private client management and advisory expertise that is built on years of first-hand experience of the offshore financial services industry. ABOUT US Clients of Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore know they are receiving the benefit of private client management and advisory expertise that is built on years of first-hand experience of the offshore financial services industry. We offer a comprehensive range of professional services including, trust, accounting, corporate, tax consultancy and private client services. This depth of professional expertise sets us apart from the competition and provides clients with a level of professional and personalised service that is second to none. For the private client we can take the strain, safeguarding their assets, leaving them to enjoy the benefits, not suffer the burdens, of wealth. Clients of Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore benefit from having direct access to our international grouping of professional firms which include Australia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom