Tax and Revenue

About

Skrine’s Tax and Revenue practice offers diverse revenue solutions necessary to address our clients’ short and long-term tax objectives.

We advise on and represent clients in court and before the relevant tribunals on matters related to corporate tax, sales and service tax, real property gains tax, employment tax, stamp duty, customs duties and excise, anti-dumping and safeguards, and rates and assessments. Another key area of support that we provide to clients is in navigating tax audits and investigations.

The practice is headed by Preetha Pillai who brings her 25 over years of commercial litigation practice experience to handling tax disputes.

In the area of trade tariffs, Lim Koon Huan and Manshan Singh have acted for major exporters in anti-dumping and safeguard challenges. Lim Koon Huan is recognised in the Who’s Who Legal global rankings for Trade & Customs as a “widely recognised figure in the Malaysian market, and is commended for her great expertise in the space”.

Vijay Raj specialises in rates and valuation appeals in court, having acted for oil & gas companies in challenging the imposition of rates by local governments upon pipelines, tanks, refineries and associated assets.

Sheba Gumis leverages on her extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions or corporate advisory work, to provide holistic legal and tax advice and guidance to clients on a spectrum of tax issues including tax incentives, corporate tax, permanent establishment, withholding tax, sales and service tax, stamp duty, and other related matters.

Our awards and accolades:

  • Recommended Law Firm in asialaw Profiles 2020 – 2024
  • Recognized Practitioner Law Firm in Chambers Asia Pacific 2019 – 2021
  • Tier 2 in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 – 2025
  • Tier 3 in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 – 2021
  • Tier 3 in Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2021-2024