Sessions
Conference Opening
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Wed
Vikna is recognised as a leading tax lawyer in Singapore and has a track record of successfully resolving high-profile tax disputes against IRAS. He advises clients on a full spectrum of Singapore tax issues, including tax structuring and tax insurance.
Vikna advises clients on complex income tax, GST, stamp duty, property tax and tax treaty issues, and specialises in contentious civil tax disputes with IRAS, tax structuring and criminal tax litigation. He has a track record of successfully and effectively resolving multi-million dollar disputes with IRAS and is regularly instructed by multi-national companies, other top-tier law firms and Big 4 accounting firms.
Vikna has been consistently recognised as “Highly Regarded” in the “tax controversy” practice area by ITR World Tax 2021 – 2023 and a ‘Litigation Star’ by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2021. He is ranked ‘Distinguished Practitioner’ in tax by Asialaw Profiles 2020 – 2023, ‘Leading Individual’ in tax by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 – 2023, and a leading tax lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific 2017 – 2023. He led the Tax Practice to clinch Singapore’s Tax Disputes and Litigation Firm of the Year by the International Tax Review 2017. He is praised in legal directories as being an “experienced litigator” with “extensive tax knowledge”, and “an extremely intelligent man” who is “excellent to work with”. He also combines “very deep technical expertise with acute commercial acumen”, while “carefully listening to his clients and putting himself in their shoes”.