1. MICHAEL VINCENT U. SIA, CPA
Unit 1812, Tower 3, Misamis St. Sto. Cristo Bago Bantay, Quezon City
Mobile Phone No. (+63) 917.3296105
E-mail address: mvsia86@gmail.com

2. PROFILE
• Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional
• Highly knowledgeable in corporate taxation in the Philippines
• Computer literate
• Outstanding ability to work and communicate with a wide range of clients and stakeholders
• Well disciplined with proven ability to manage multiple assignments under extreme pressure
while meeting tight deadline schedules
• Solid planning and organizational skills in coordinating all aspects of each project from
inception through completion
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make professional decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Open and willing to travel
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director A.M. Yu & Associates
(September 2013 to
Present)
Tax Division
Reporting Relationship: Reports directly to Partners
Duties and Responsibilities as a Director
 Identifies and resolves issues and provides clients with technical solutions to
their tax related business problems.
• Prepares answers to client’s queries on tax issues through written
opinions and suggestions;
• Analyzes tax implications of major investment decisions such as
mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions;
• Reviews the tax aspect of major contracts such as joint venture
agreements, sales/lease contracts, royalty agreements, and software
licensing agreements;
• Assists financial auditors in resolving tax issues affecting financial
statements.
 Ensures that work products are accurate and thorough so that Tax Partner
needs only perform a cursory review.
• Reviews the work of Supervisors and ensure that proper procedures
were followed and the client’s industry-specific tax issues were
properly addressed;
• Directly handles high risk engagements, high value clients and
engagements with tight deadlines.
 Supervises Supervisors.
 Liaises with the tax authorities and provides clients with advices on matters
involving tax assessments, claim for refund, and compliance with
administrative requirements.
 Reviews income tax returns prepared by clients and financial auditors for
income tax accrual purposes.
 Review clients’ tax position, practices, and procedures to determine
whether they comply with the tax laws, rules and regulations.
 Resolves tax issues encountered during the tax review.
 Accompanies Partners in discussions with clients.
Senior Associate SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.)
(June 2012 to
September 2013)
An Ernst & Young member firm
Reporting Relationship: Reports directly to Managers and Partners

3. Duties and Responsibilities as a Senior Associate
 Identifies and resolves issues and provides clients with technical solutions to
their tax related business problems.
• Prepares answers to client’s queries on tax issues through written
opinions and suggestions;
• Analyzes tax implications of major investment decisions such as
mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions;
• Reviews the tax aspect of major contracts such as joint venture
agreements, sales/lease contracts, royalty agreements, and software
licensing agreements;
• Involved in dealing with the tax studies of cross-border transactions,
the interpretation of international tax treaties and other international
tax issues brought up by multinational companies;
• Assists financial auditors in resolving tax issues affecting financial
statements.
 Ensures that work products are accurate and thorough so that Tax
Managers and Partner needs only perform a cursory review.
• Reviews the work of Staff and ensure that proper procedures were
followed and the client’s industry-specific tax issues were properly
addressed;
• Directly handles high risk engagements, high value clients and
engagements with tight deadlines.
 Supervises Staff.
 Liaises with the tax authorities and provides clients with advices on matters
involving tax assessments, claim for refund, and compliance with
administrative requirements.
 Reviews income tax returns prepared by clients and financial auditors for
income tax accrual purposes.
 Review clients’ tax position, practices, and procedures to determine
whether they comply with the tax laws, rules and regulations.
 Resolves tax issues encountered during the tax review.
 Accompanies Tax Managers and Partner in discussions with clients.
 Examines and evaluates the clients’ receipts and invoices to determine
the accuracy of the clients’ claim for refund or tax credit as part of the
Court of Tax Appeals requirement.
Jobs Handled
• Business Tax Compliance Services
Review of the calculation of clients’ tax liabilities and assist in the
preparation of the related tax returns. Monitors that taxes are properly
remitted and tax returns are duly submitted to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue within the prescribed period of filing. Taxes covered in these
engagements include income tax, value added tax, expanded
withholding tax, final withholding tax, withholding tax on compensation
and fringe benefits tax.
• Tax Compliance Review
Diagnostic review of clients’ tax position, practices, and procedures to
determine whether they comply with the tax laws, rules and regulations.
Identify clients’ tax exposures and institute corrective action before an
examination by the tax authorities. Taxes covered in these engagements
include all national and local taxes.

4. • Tax Due Diligence Review/Agreed-Upon Procedures
Extensive tax compliance review that covers all the material taxes to
which a company is liable. The primary objective is to identify and
quantify the possible tax exposures of a company for all the years open
to examination by the tax authorities. This is usually done to a company to
be acquired, or in preparation for the initial public offering of stocks.
• Contract Review
Evaluation of the tax implications of contracts executed by clients with
other entities as well as the recommendation of tax-efficient alternatives.
• Independent CPA Report Work
Examination, evaluation and auditing of clients’ receipts and invoices to
determine the accuracy of the clients’ claim for refund or tax credit. This
is part of the Court of Tax Appeals’ (CTA) requirement to issue an
independent CPA report to attests to the correctness of the tax amount
being claimed for a refund or tax credit by a client.
• Audit Support Jobs
Auxiliary jobs such as income tax accrual review and deferred income
tax review prior to submission of income tax returns, review of tax-related
controls, tax updates and assistance in other tax related matters.

5. Taxes Handled
Regular Corporate Income Tax, Minimum Corporate Income Tax, Gross
Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Premium Tax, Gross Receipts Tax,
Expanded Withholding Tax, Final Withholding Tax, Withholding Tax on
Wages, Fringe Benefits Tax, Documentary Stamp Tax, Local Business Tax,
Real Property Tax
Industries and Companies Handled
 Banks and Financial Institutions
• Allied Savings Bank
• Sterling Bank of Asia, Inc.
• Philippine Savings Bank
• United Coconut Planters Bank
• Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation
• Standard Chartered Bank
 Real Estate
• Sta. Lucia Land, Inc.
• Axeia Development Corporation
• Basic Housing Solutions, Inc.
• Household Development Corporation
• Vista Residence, Inc.
• Citibank Square Condominium Corporation
• Citi Center Building Corporation
• Citi Center Condominium Corporation
•
 Others
• Honeywell CEASA (Subic Bay) Company, Inc.
• Cisco Technologies Philippines, Inc.
• Deutsche Knowledge Services Pte. Ltd.
• Filairco Technical Services, Co., Inc.
• Honeywell Ceasa (Subic Bay)
• Ingersoll-Rand Philippines, Inc.
Associate SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.)
(November 2008 to
August 2010)
An Ernst & Young member firm
Reporting Relationship: Reports directly to Senior Associates and Managers
EDUCATION
University of the East
Juris Doctor (In process)
University of the East (2008)
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Masbate School of Fisheries (2003)
High School Diploma, Class Salutatorian
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

6.  PHL Local and Real Property Taxes, in-house (May 28, 2013)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Tax Research Methodology and Resources (May 27, 2013)
 PHL TQRM 301 Annual Global Tax Q&RM Update, in-house (May 27, 2013)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Value Added Tax (VAT), in-house (May 21, 2013)
 PHL DST, Excise and Amusement Tax, in-house (May 17, 2013)
 PHL 2013 Quarterly Tax Update Part 1, in-house (May 15, 2013)
 APAC TQRM 202 Tax Advisory Services, Client Confidentiality and Document
Retention (May 15, 2013)
 Annual Tax Update, in-house (October 13, 2012)
 Individual Tax Foundation BTS 603 (Expatriate Taxation and Basic Immigration),
in-house (June 18, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Fringe Benefits Tax and Withholding Tax on Compensation
(May 28, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Final Withholding Tax, in-house (May 28, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Income Tax, in-house (March 13, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Expanded Withholding Tax, in-house (March 13, 2010)
 Introduction to Tax Q&RM Policies and Procedures, in-house (December 18,
2009)
 TQRM 201: Client Engagement and Acceptance and Agreement, in-house
(December 10, 2009)
 FEA Tax 210: Becoming a Tax Advisor (Tax 2), in-house (December 4, 2009)
 FEA Tax 123-125 (Tax 1), in-house (December 3, 2009)
 FEA Tax 120-122 (Tax 1), in-house (December 2, 2009)
 Business Tax 4&5 and International Tax Foundation 3, in-house (November 6,
2009)
 Briefing on Financial Risk Management, in-house (December 23, 2008)
 Banking Industry Briefing, in-house (December 8, 2008)
 Assurance Core Skills 1, in-house (November 21 to December 5, 2008)
AFFILIATIONS
 Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Member
 National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(NFJPIA)
 National Association of Certified Public Accountants in Education
REFERENCES
Available upon request.

7.  PHL Local and Real Property Taxes, in-house (May 28, 2013)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Tax Research Methodology and Resources (May 27, 2013)
 PHL TQRM 301 Annual Global Tax Q&RM Update, in-house (May 27, 2013)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Value Added Tax (VAT), in-house (May 21, 2013)
 PHL DST, Excise and Amusement Tax, in-house (May 17, 2013)
 PHL 2013 Quarterly Tax Update Part 1, in-house (May 15, 2013)
 APAC TQRM 202 Tax Advisory Services, Client Confidentiality and Document
Retention (May 15, 2013)
 Annual Tax Update, in-house (October 13, 2012)
 Individual Tax Foundation BTS 603 (Expatriate Taxation and Basic Immigration),
in-house (June 18, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Fringe Benefits Tax and Withholding Tax on Compensation
(May 28, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Final Withholding Tax, in-house (May 28, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Income Tax, in-house (March 13, 2010)
 PHL Basic Taxes – Expanded Withholding Tax, in-house (March 13, 2010)
 Introduction to Tax Q&RM Policies and Procedures, in-house (December 18,
2009)
 TQRM 201: Client Engagement and Acceptance and Agreement, in-house
(December 10, 2009)
 FEA Tax 210: Becoming a Tax Advisor (Tax 2), in-house (December 4, 2009)
 FEA Tax 123-125 (Tax 1), in-house (December 3, 2009)
 FEA Tax 120-122 (Tax 1), in-house (December 2, 2009)
 Business Tax 4&5 and International Tax Foundation 3, in-house (November 6,
2009)
 Briefing on Financial Risk Management, in-house (December 23, 2008)
 Banking Industry Briefing, in-house (December 8, 2008)
 Assurance Core Skills 1, in-house (November 21 to December 5, 2008)
AFFILIATIONS
 Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Member
 National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(NFJPIA)
 National Association of Certified Public Accountants in Education
REFERENCES
Available upon request.