Jeffrey Khoo

Experience

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  Symantec

  Nov 2003 - Oct 2015

  Tax Director

  Tax planning and advisory (2007 - 2015)Provide tax advisory to business operations on:• Various business model setup (Hardware and software services)• Indirect Tax - VAT/GST/Sale tax for audit defense, research and implementation of tax structuring• Direct Tax - Permanent establishment and withholding tax exposure • Advisory on tax exposure for different business mode• Advance tax ruling application • Implement and change business structure from marketing to buy/sell model (Australia)• Involved in company reorganization - spin-off and merger & acquisition on tax implication Compliance• Review tax returns (both direct and indirect) prepared by principal and tax accountants• Provide tax guidance to APJ tax team on a day-to-day operations• Participation in tax program like GST ACAP program by IRASTax audit and controversy• Audit defense and lead person for discussion with taxing authorities • Manage audit process by working with various business units to support the audit defense• Provide regular update to senior management and US tax team on the audit progressTax accounting and provision• Support US tax accounting team for quarterly tax provision for SEC filing• Lead the quarterly tax provision discussion with the US tax accounting team• Support US tax accounting team on quarterly and yearly tax computation• Cash tax forecastingTraining• Tax training and education to business operations and new hires• Provide tax training and help to setup India shared services 2003 - 2007Principal Accountant- Manage Asia South country statutory compliance- Review financial statements and liaise with external auditors, managing the PBC and audit timeline- Support US Accounting team in monthly/quarterly/yearly accounting close - Balance sheet reconciliation and balance sheet flux analysis - Asia Pacific liaison person for preparation of inter-company billings- Manage Asia Pacific AR, AP and Treasury functions for Singapore trading entity Show less

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  Veritas Technologies LLC

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

  Tax Director

  Tax planning and advisoryProvide tax advisory to business operations on:• Various business model setup (Hardware and software services)• Indirect Tax - VAT/GST/Sale tax for audit defense, research and implementation of tax structuring• Direct Tax - Permanent establishment and withholding tax exposure • Advisory on tax exposure for different business mode• Advance tax ruling application • Implement and change business structure from marketing to buy/sell model (Australia)• Involved in company reorganization - spin-off and merger & acquisition on tax implication Compliance• Review tax returns (both direct and indirect) prepared by principal and tax accountants• Provide tax guidance to APJ tax team on a day-to-day operations• Participation in tax program like GST ACAP program by IRASTax audit and controversy• Audit defense and lead person for discussion with taxing authorities • Manage audit process by working with various business units to support the audit defense• Provide regular update to senior management and US tax team on the audit progressTax accounting and provision• Support US tax accounting team for quarterly tax provision for SEC filing• Lead the quarterly tax provision discussion with the US tax accounting team• Support US tax accounting team on quarterly and yearly tax computation• Cash tax forecastingTraining• Tax training and education to business operations Show less

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  PwC Singapore Pte Ltd

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Tax Manager
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  Microsoft

  Sept 2020 - now

  Group Tax Manager

  - Tax planning and advisory- Tax compliance - Tax audit defence and controversy