UTAR industrial advisor and co-founder and chairman of Taxand Malaysia Sdn Bhd Dr Veerinderjeet Singh (picture) presented a lecture titled ‘The Goods and Services Tax (GST): The Good, Bad and Ugly’ at UTAR Perak Campus on 30 May 2012. In the two-hour talk, which was part of the UTAR 10th Anniversary Public Lecture Series, he shared his knowledge on taxation, advanced taxation, current issues on GST and the importance of GST toward the nation and people.
He also touched on tax matters affecting cross-border investments, corporate restructuring, financial institutions, and multi-national, listed, government and quasi-government entities, and projects. Many UTAR staff and students found the talk beneficial to their research papers, final-year projects, or preparation for industrial attachments.