Consulting Division Manager
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Kyoto University
Licensed Tax Accountant
U.S. Certified Public Accountant (State of Illinois)
Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan
Ken Takahashi has been active in international tax practice for more than 20 years. In the first 10 years, he was involved in a wide range of projects on the advisory side (at a Dutch tax law firm and a Japanese accounting firm). In the last 10 years, he has served as an in-house tax counsel at global financial institutions, whose stocks are listed on the Tokyo, NY and Singapore stock exchanges, and he has been involved on a daily basis in extremely demanding projects with high trade volumes and high complexities.
He is committed to providing high quality consulting services, taking into account what is relevant and required from a strategic perspective and why a certain solution is needed not only from the advisor's perspective, but also from the taxpayer's perspective, and he is good at providing to-the-point advice very quickly (so as not to miss emerging opportunities) while striking the right balance of tax theory and tax practice.
In recent years, he has been providing tax advice to high-net-worth clients both in Japan and overseas more frequently and has been actively supporting the development and execution of customized tax-efficient asset succession/protection plans leveraging his strong experience and expertise on European tax and cross-border financial transactions.
Joined Loyens & Loeff. (Tokyo, Amsterdam and Rotterdam offices.)
Joined Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office as a Senior Manager.
Joined Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. as the Head of Japan Tax and North Asian Tax in the Finance Division.
Transferred to the Tax Dept. of Nomura Holdings, Inc. as the Head of Japan Tax and the Global Co-Head of Transfer Pricing. (Tokyo, London)
Tax and Transfer Pricing Partner, Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
Returned to Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office as a Partner.
Wealth management
– Support services for the development, planning, and execution of smooth asset succession plans for high-net-worth individuals who own overseas assets
– Support services for the development and execution of tax-efficient asset management schemes utilizing cross-border structures
– Support services for the planning and execution of smooth asset succession plans that utilize private overseas foundations
International taxation
– Support services for the planning, execution, and post-execution maintenance of international taxation plans designed to reduce the effective tax rate of the corporate group as a whole
– Support services for the development and execution of tax-efficient asset management schemes utilizing cross-border structures
– Provision of advice on tax compliance in each jurisdiction for cross-border financial transactions
[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Demonstration Project] EPA Digital Innovation Forum: Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office
Accounting and Tax Treatment of Trusts: Case Studies (single-authored), Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings, Inc. (2008)
Accounting and Tax Treatment of Vehicles (Entities) (co-authored), Chuokeizai-Sha Holdings, Inc. (2007)
