Taxise Asia LLC (WTS Taxise) has been ranked Band 3 for Singapore Tax in the 2022 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific. This latest recognition marks the Firm’s entry into the Legal 500 rankings for the first time. This also comes on the back of the Firm’s Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 rankings for Singapore Tax [read more – Chambers Asia Pacific recognises WTS Taxise as among 2022 leading tax law firms and lawyers in Singapore]. WTS Co-Founders and Principals Eugene Lim and Irving Aw have also been recognised as Recommended Lawyers for Singapore Tax.

In a span of over two years, the Firm’s awards and accolades also include “Recognised Firm for Transfer Pricing” (2021-22) by the International Tax Review and “Notable Firm” (2021-22) by asialaw. In 2021, Eugene Lim was awarded “International Trade Lawyer of the Year” by the Asian Lawyer.

WTS Taxise Co-Founder and Principal Eugene Lim commented: “This award means a lot to us as a young firm. It is a tribute to the team for their perseverance and fortitude during these challenging Covid times. It is also recognizes the trust and support of our clients and industry peers. We accept this award with gratitude and humbleness and are encouraged to strive for greater success.”

Co-Founder and Principal Irving Aw meanwhile said: “We are honoured to be among Legal 500’s top tax law firms in Singapore. Delivering the highest calibre of tax advice has been at the core of our strategy; it is wonderful for our team’s commitment to be acknowledged.”

Associate Principal and Head of the firm’s Transfer Pricing practice Molvin Yiu said: “It is exciting to be part of a team that has seen tremendous growth in a short period of time. Congratulations to my fellow partners and I look forward to building a world class practice together in the years to come.”

Founded in 2019 by some of the region’s market leading international tax and international trade lawyers and practitioners, WTS Taxise offers practical and audit conflict-free objective advice on complex local and international tax and international trade matters drawn from its unique mix of professionals including lawyers, tax accountants, economists, academics and senior former in-house tax specialists in its ranks. The firm also has a specialist team that focusses on the tax and private client needs of China clients. Together, the firm provides holistic multi-disciplinary perspectives and solutions to address our clients’ most difficult and strategic international tax, international trade and transfer pricing issues.