Syamsurizal
Rizal joined MDR Law Firm as Senior Partner in April 2012. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in Assegaf Hamzah & Partners as Senior Associate and since September 2009 at PT Ambalan Handal Prakarsa, a consultancy firm affiliated to Assegaf Hamzah.
Rizal graduated from the State College of Accounting (STAN) in 1990, before earning his undergraduate degree in accounting in 1996, followed by a master’s degree in fiscal administration from the University of Indonesia in 2004. He was awarded the highest tax consultant’s license (Brevet C) in 2014 and a Tax Court attorney’s license in 2009. He is a member of the Indonesian Tax Consultants Association and the Indonesian Customs Specialists Association.
Rizal has more than 25 years of experience in tax-dispute resolution, and tax compliance work in the areas of corporate, personal and value added tax, including 18 years of experience with the Directorate General of Taxes as a government tax auditor.
His extensive experience includes assisting clients on the resolution of tax disputes arising from tax audits; objections/reductions or cancellations of penalties and assessments; tax appeals in the Tax Court and subsequent judicial reviews in the Supreme Court.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Accounting, State College of Accounting (STAN) (1990)
- Bachelor’s degree in Economic
- Master’s degree in Fiscal Administration, University of Indonesia (2004)
- LL.B., Institute of Business Law and Management (STIH IBLAM) (2014)
- Advocate – the Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI) (2017)
- Tax Consultant – C License Certificate (the Highest Level) (since 2014)
- Customs Expert License (Ahli Kepabeanan) (2014)
- Tax Court Lawyer – Tax
- Tax Court Lawyer – Customs
Memberships / Directorships
- Member of the Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI)
- Member of the Indonesian Tax Consultants Association (“Ikatan Konsultan Pajak Indonesia”/”IKPI”)
- Member of the Indonesian Customs Specialist (“Ikatan Ahli Kepabeanan Indonesia”/”IAKI”)
- Vice Director of Legal and Advocacy Alumni of the State College of Accounting Association (“Ikanas STAN”)
Notable Cases & Transactions
- Successfully represented a Geothermal company in relation to 2006 – 2008 (3 years) tax audits (2011 – 2012)
- Successfully represented a Geothermal company in relation to 2010 tax audit (2012 – 2015)
- Successfully represented a Large Petrochemical company in relation to 2012 Customs appeal before the Tax Court (2013)
- Successfully represented a large Petrochemical company in relation to 2006 Value Added Tax dispute before the Tax Court (2010)
- Successfully represented a large Petrochemical company in relation to 2007 Value Added Tax dispute before the Tax Court (2010)
- Successfully represented a large Petrochemical company in relation to 2012 Customs appeal before the Tax Court (2013)
- Successfully represented a large Petrochemical company in relation to 2012 Customs appeals (2 disputes) before the Tax Court (2012)
- Representing a Swedish trade representative office in relation to 2004 – 2012 (9 years) tax objection of Article 15 Income Tax with the Indonesian Tax Office (2014)
- Successfully represented an Indonesian Crude Palm Oil derivative products company in 2014 customs dispute with the Indonesian Customs and Excise Office (2015)
- Representing a Japanese trading company in 2013 Corporate Income Tax objection with the Indonesian Tax Office (2015 – 2017)
- Represented two UK oil and gas companies in 2008 Branch Profit Tax appeals before the Tax Court (2014)
- Represented two UK oil and gas companies in 2009 Branch Profit Tax appeals before the Tax Court (2016 – 2019)
- Represented two UK oil and gas companies in 2010 – 2013 (4 years) Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2016 – 2019)
- Represented a Bermuda oil and gas company in 2014 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2016 – 2019)
- Represented two UK oil and gas companies in 2014 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2016 – 2019)
- Represented an Australia oil and gas company in 2014 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2016 – 2019)
- Represented a Canada oil and gas company in 2014 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2016 – 2019)
- Represented a large Japanese consumer products company in process of tax audit and tax objection for fiscal year 2015-2016.
- Represented a large Japanese holding company in process of tax audit, tax objection, and tax appeal for fiscal year 2014-2016 with disputes amounting to IDR 289 million
- Represented a large Japanese trading company in process of tax audit for fiscal year 2014-2016.
- Represented a Bermuda oil and gas company in 2015 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2017 – 2019)
- Represented two UK oil and gas companies in 2015 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2017 – 2019)
- Represented an Australia oil and gas company in 2015 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2017 – 2019)
- Represented a Canada oil and gas company in 2015 Corporate Income Tax and Branch Profit Tax objections and appeals with the Indonesian Tax Office (2017 – 2019)
- Successfully represented a large Japanese trading company in a series of tax audit process.
- Successfully represented a large Chinese upstream oil and gas construction company in a tax objection process.
- Successfully represented a large upstream oil and gas construction services company in a tax audit process.
- Represented a large Japanese Manufacturer company in a series of tax audit process, objection, appeal and Judicial Review.
- Successfully represented a large Japanese Manufacturer company in 2012 Corporate Income Tax appeal in relation to Royalty dispute before tax court (2020)
- Successfully represented a large Japanese Manufacturer company in 2012-2013 Coporate Income Tax appeal related to Promotion Expense disputes before tax court (2020)
- Successfully represented a large Consultant Construction Service company in 2015-2017 tax disputes with the Indonesian Tax Office (2020)
- Successfully represented a educational services company in 2016-2019 tax disputes with the Indonesian Tax Office (2020)
- Successfully represented a Construction Services company in 2015 preliminary tax investigation with the Indonesian Tax Office (2020)
- Successfully represented a Freight Forwarding Services company in 2015 preliminary tax investigation process with the Indonesian Tax Office (2020)