2023-05 JAPAN - Combatting the Professional Enablers of Tax and Other Financial Crimes (Specialty)

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Day

1 : May 22, 2023
00:00
00:00 - 00:30
Opening Ceremony
00:30 - 01:15
Who are Professional Enablers? - Cause and Effect
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)BrendonNorman-Ross
01:15
01:15 - 01:30
Break
01:30 - 02:00
Criminal Tax Investigation in Japan
Mr. Naoki FUKUDA, Senior Investigator(International), Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Mr. Yuki KOIKE, Investigator, Criminal Investigation Department, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
02:00
02:00 - 03:00
Services Provided by Professional Facilitators - Setting up Companies, Trust and other Business Structures
BrendonNorman-Ross
03:00
03:00 - 04:00
Lunch Break
04:00
04:00 - 05:00
Opportunities for Professional Enablers - Known Problems with the VAT System
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))
05:00
05:00 - 05:15
Break
05:15 - 06:30
Fraud Case Examples
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))
08:00
08:00 - 09:30
NTC Dinner Party
Deputy Commissioner of NTA will host a welcome dinner for the participants.

Day

2 : May 23, 2023
00:00
00:00 - 00:30
Participant Presentation
Neha Yadav, India
00:30 - 01:15
Organisational Awareness of Professional Enablers
Hybrid session - Please prepare your personal device (laptop and headset) to connecto to the Zoom.
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)CarynFinley (US Attorney’s Office)
01:15
01:15 - 01:30
Break
01:30 - 02:15
Measuring the Threat of Professional Enablers
Hybrid session - Please prepare your personal device (laptop and headset) to connecto to the Zoom.
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)CarynFinley (US Attorney’s Office)
02:15
02:15 - 03:00
Data Sources for Identifying Professional Enabler Activity
BrendonNorman-Ross
03:00
03:00 - 04:00
Lunch Break
04:00
04:00 - 04:30
Detection Through Development and Analysis of Professional Enabler Indicators
Hybrid session - Please prepare your personal device (laptop and headset) to connecto to the Zoom.
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)CarynFinley (US Attorney’s Office)
04:30 - 05:00
Fraud Case Examples
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))
05:00
05:00 - 05:15
Break
05:15 - 06:30
VAT Investigative Techniques
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))

Day

3 : May 24, 2023
00:00
00:00 - 00:30
Participant Presentation
Kelly Kaisa, Papua New Guinea
00:30 - 01:15
Legal Sanctions for Professional Enablers
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
01:15
01:15 - 01:30
Break
01:30 - 02:15
Professional Enablers - Injunctions
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
02:15
02:15 - 03:00
Professional Enablers - Professional Supervision and Regulation
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)OlegPobereyko (IRS Criminal Investigation)
03:00
03:00 - 04:00
Lunch Break
04:00
04:00 - 04:30
Tax Fraud Case Examples
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
04:30 - 05:00
Professional Enablers - VAT Investigative Techniques
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))
05:00
05:00 - 05:15
Break
05:15 - 06:30
Professional Enablers - Starting a VAT Investigation: Management & Challenges
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))
06:30
06:30 - 08:00
Culture Night
On May 24 (Wed) 3:00PM-5:30PM, Culture Night will be held, where you are expected to make presentation with regard to your home country within 10 minutes. Considering the limited time and infection control measures, please refrain from serving foods and drinks.

Day

4 : May 25, 2023
00:00
00:00 - 00:30
Participant Presentation
Wai San Loh, Singapore
00:30 - 01:15
Professional Enablers - Preventing Abuse
OlegPobereyko (IRS Criminal Investigation)
01:15
01:15 - 01:30
Break
01:30 - 03:00
Professional Enablers - Preventing Abuse
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
03:00
03:00 - 04:00
Lunch Break
04:00
04:00 - 05:00
Professional Enablers - Mandatory Disclosure Rules
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
05:00
05:00 - 05:15
Break
05:15 - 06:30
Investigation Team Structures
RalfOberle (Finanzamt Freiburg-Stadt (Tax Audit Unit))

Day

5 : May 26, 2023
00:00
00:00 - 00:30
Participant Presentation
Hassan Bin Izhar, Pakistan
00:30 - 01:15
Professional Enablers - Domestic Whole-of-Government Approaches
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)
01:15
01:15 - 01:30
Break
01:30 - 02:15
Inter-agency and International Co-operation for Investigations and Prosecution
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
02:15
02:15 - 03:00
Professional Enablers - International Co-operation - Whole of Government Approach
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)
03:00
03:00 - 04:00
Lunch Break
04:00
04:00 - 05:00
Professional Enablers - Intermediaries Disruption Strategy
MarianneBender (ØKOKRIM)
05:00
05:00 - 05:15
Break
05:15 - 06:15
Starting an Investigation: Management & Challenges
AnthonyCook (Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation)
06:15
06:15 - 06:30
Evaluations and Feedback: Questions from Participants
BrendonNorman-Ross
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