Nassau, The Bahamas. GrahamThompson Consultant Counsel and head of the firm’s Tax Practice, Chia-yi Chua will deliver the keynote address on Day 2 of the upcoming Regional Tax & Compliance Symposium, “Ready and Prepared when the Tax Man Comes Calling… and he WILL call!”.

The tax landscape in The Bahamas is evolving rapidly, bringing new challenges for individuals and businesses alike. Chia-yi’s keynote will address questions essential to meeting these challenges with insight, precision and creativity:

• How do you truly achieve readiness in a world where compliance is constantly shifting?
• Do you understand the full extent of the DIR’s audit powers — and the risks of underestimating them?
• What would it mean for your organization if you were caught unprepared?

A seasoned tax veteran with extensive cross-border experience, Chia-yi’s practice centres on solution-focused advice that is strategic and transformative. Having acted for corporate taxpayers across some of Canada’s most important sectors, his experience spans Canadian commerce and industry.

Chia-yi who has been recognised by the market leading international ranking agency Chambers and Partners as having “a stellar reputation in the tax litigation field in Canada”, has been consistently ranked as a top practitioner by Chambers and Partners, the Legal 500 and the International Tax Review (ITR). He has appeared for clients at all levels in the Canadian court system, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Symposium, hosted by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), will take place from February 18^th to the 20^th, at the Grand Hyatt, Baha Mar, in Nassau, The Bahamas. Chia-yi’s keynote address is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. EST on February 19^th.

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