With over 25 years of professional experience, Lian Seng heads the KPMG Tax Services practice in Malaysia with a focus on bringing professional acumen, capabilities, connectivity and technology-powered solutions to the most complex business challenges and transformation projects that tax leaders face.

He also leads the firm’s Tax Dispute Resolution practice and has extensive experience in advising local and multinational corporations on tax advisory and compliance, specializing on tax audit and investigation across different sectors. His negotiation skills and problem-solving acumen are well recognized by clients, supported by the numerous resolved cases Lian Seng has secured in major dispute resolution engagements.

Lian Seng maintains a solid working relationship with multiple government agencies, namely the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and the Ministry of International of Trade and Industry (MITI).

Under his leadership, KPMG Tax Services in Malaysia was named the 2019 Tax Dispute & Resolution Firm of the Year by the International Tax Review. In 2022, Lian Seng was elected the Deputy President of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia for the 2022/23 term.

Sue Lynn’s experience includes assisting clients on the Sales Tax and Service Tax (SST) as well as Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation, advisory, compliance and health check projects. She also advised clients on customs and trade matters including valuation, product classification and market entry analysis.

Sue Lynn is also experienced in advising clients on the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering requirements

Her clients come from a diverse range of industries such as financial services, manufacturing, property and construction, retail, education and plantation. She is a regular speaker at Indirect Tax seminars and workshops (locally and internationally) and has authored several Indirect Tax articles.

Bob currently co-leads KPMG’s transfer pricing practice in Malaysia. He advises clients on various transfer pricing issues, including compliance to BEPS reporting requirements in Malaysia. He also helps clients formulate defense strategies for tax audit situations and planning for transfer pricing risk mitigation.

Bob has been extensively involved in providing transfer pricing services in relation to the supply chain restructuring of companies operating in the agricultural, consumer products, electronics, textile, pharmaceutical and oil & gas industries. In addition, Bob has also appeared as an expert witness for his clients in appeals before the Special Commissioner of Income Taxes.

Regina leads KPMG’s Tax Practice in Sarawak providing tax services to public listed groups, private and foreign entities in various industries and sectors including downstream oil and gas, property development, construction, plantations, manufacturing and investment holding.

Her areas of specializations include all aspects of income tax advisory, compliance, due diligence reviews, risks mitigation and management including transfer pricing, tax audits and investigations, tax incentives and indirect taxes.

Titus’ specializes in tax compliance, tax advisory services and tax investigations. He handles related advisory and compliance for clients in various industries including plantation, property development, construction, manufacturing, investment holding and timber.

He has also worked on tax advisory engagements in Labuan investments, as well as applications for tax incentives, restructuring exercises involving amalgamation and reconstruction of companies.

Yeth Fong heads the Corporate Tax Compliance team in KPMG’s Kuching office and supervises engagements providing corporate tax compliance and corporate tax due diligence reviews. She also assists clients in corporate tax audits, withholding tax audits, reviews and case resolutions.

Yeth Fong’s clientele covers public listed entities, private and foreign entities from a diverse range of industries.

Caroline brings over 20 years’ of professional experience, which started in the audit practice for five years before transitioning to KPMG’s tax practice. She currently specializes in tax audits, tax advisories, tax investigations, due diligence reviews and tax incentives applications.

Her clients include government-linked companies, large corporations as well as small and medium-sized companies in Malaysia from various industries including trading, plantation, investment holding, service industries, construction, property development and tourism industries.

Catherine specializes in corporate tax compliance and advisory services, due diligence reviews, corporate tax audits and tax investigations.

Her clientele covers a wide range of industries including public and privately held entities in the property development, construction, plantation, manufacturing, timber industries, trading, services, investment and property holding.

Catherine also assists clients on indirect tax matters covering GST transition engagements, GST advisory, Sales Tax reviews and audits.