Bio
Song Dae Lim is a tax attorney/CPA in Kim & Chang's Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution, Tax, and Real Estate & Construction Practices.
Mr. Lim has over 23 years of experience in advising companies on a wide range of corporate and business tax issues including corporate tax planning and individual estate planning both at the firm and at Samil PwC. A key focus of his practice has been advising clients on tax audit defense/tax dispute resolution against Korean tax authorities and comprehensive benefit such as tax and Cash Grant for companies making foreign investment.
As a member of the firm's Real Estate & Construction Practice, Mr. Lim also specializes in (a) providing comprehensive tax advice including national/local taxes on acquisition, holding, and sale of real estate with respect to foreign investors (such as PEF)'s real estate transactions in Korea and (b) assisting tax audit defense/tax dispute resolution for real estate investment transactions in Korea.
Mr. Lim's representative work in recent years includes advising major multinational enterprises on defense strategies for tax audit conducted by Korean tax authorities, and advising a client on tax issues related to global restructuring among affiliates.
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (1997-Present)
Samil PwC (1993.12.-1996.3.)
- Advised/defended Canada-based PEF's real estate investment in national tax audit.
- Defended a Belgium company engaged in CDM business and Europe-based clients in chemical manufacturing and cutting tool manufacturing business in national tax audit.
- Advised Europe-based clients on tax aspects of various cross-border transactions such as withholding tax on royalty, beneficial ownership of royalty/dividend income, and transfer pricing of IP transfers.
- Advised on various tax matters on restructuring for various US/Europe-based companies.
Publications/Activities
- Empirical Study on Earnings Forecast Model (1991.12.)
Education
University of Washington School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2003)
College of Law, Korean National Open University (LL.B., 2000)
Graduate School of Business Administration, Yonsei University (M.Bus., 1992)
College of Business and Economy, Yonsei University (B.Bus., 1990)
Qualifications
Certified Public Accountant, Korea, 1992
Languages
Korean, English and Japanese