Anissa is an associate partner at Ernst & Young Tax Consultants Sdn Bhd with over 15 years of experience in corporate tax compliance, tax advisory services, and indirect tax. Her industry expertise spans across banking and financial institutions, capital market services, unit trust funds, real estate, hospitality, and charitable organisations. She brings a comprehensive understanding of both direct and indirect tax matters with practical experience serving a wide range of clients.
Her professional experience includes a series of tax advisory engagements such as tax retainer services, tax planning, and operational restructuring to achieve tax-efficient group structures. Anissa has provided advisory on stamp duty exemptions and managed tax audit services. She actively liaises with regulatory authorities on behalf of clients, handling tax audits, investigations, and appeals on specific taxation issues and tax reform processes. She has been involved in GST and SST implementation projects as well as health checks for companies in Malaysia, with a particular focus on the financial sector.
Anissa has also contributed to the implementation of the Common Reporting Standard for banks in Malaysia. Her international experience includes assisting in VAT implementation projects for financial institutions in Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait. In addition to her advisory work, she has conducted training sessions on corporate tax income, tax, GST, and SST for clients. Anissa also shares her knowledge as a speaker at seminars organised by EY and other external bodies, further contributing to the firm’s tax thought leadership and client education efforts.
