Mohammad Yasin

Area of expertise

• Corporate tax
• Withholding tax
• Individual tax
• Goods and services tax
• Transfer pricing

Responsibilities

Yasin is an accredited Tax Advisor (ATA, Income Tax), an accredited Tax Practitioner (GST), and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore (CA Singapore). With nearly 20 years of extensive experience in corporate tax, individual tax, cross-border tax, and GST, Yasin brings a wealth of expertise to his role. In his current position, Yasin leads a team of accounting and tax professionals, managing corporate, personal, withholding tax and GST matters. He liaises with clients and tax officers and frequently conducts training sessions on tax updates and changes.

Yasin ensures compliance with statutory tax requirements in Singapore for both corporations and individuals. His responsibilities include reviewing corporate and individual tax computations and returns, assessing eligibility for tax concessions or incentives, and providing advice to clients on various tax matters to ensure clients achieve a favourable tax outcome while remaining compliant with tax laws.

Qualifications and memberships

• ACCA
• BSc (Honors) in Applied Accounting
• Advance tax programme (income tax)
• Advanced International Tax Planning programme
• GST programme Level 2
• Member of Singapore Chartered Tax Practitioners (SCTP)
• Member of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) 

Notable achievements

• Facilitated the approval of the Merger & Acquisition scheme for a client securing maximum tax savings of $9.6 million
• Secured reduced penalties under the VDP scheme for multiple clients for prior years’ omission of income
• Successfully securing a favorable tax ruling for a client on the non-taxation of gains arising from a business restructuring exercise
• Certified with Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance, demonstrating a commitment to professional development and excellence
• Adjunct lecturer teaching advanced taxation to adult learners pursuing the Singapore Chartered Accountants (SCA), consistently achieving high pass rates