Highlights/ Achievements

Commendable Finish at DTC 2021

TAR UC quartet (clockwise from top left) Karen, Lai Jin, Desmond and Jia Le snapped up two awards at the DTC 2021 (National Level) thanks to their solid teamwork.

 

They may be greenhorns for competitive tax competitions but four TAR UC Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) students did not buckle under pressure at the Deloitte Tax Challenge (‘DTC’) 2021 National Level; their collective effort earned the team a Merit Award (Team Category) and Best Presenter Award (Team Category).

With close to 2,000 participants across Malaysia vying for a share of the spotlight, it was an eye-opening experience for Desmond Yong Jin-Shen, Lee Jia Le, Karen Khoo Hai Ying and Chan Lai Jin who participated in order to challenge their skills and knowledge in the tax field.

“Our team leader Desmond rallied and encouraged us to give it a try and ‘don’t be afraid to fail’. So when we were announced as one of the two Merit Award winners, I was very surprised as we did not think we would win anything,” said Jia Le.

During the virtual awards ceremony on 17 December 2021, Desmond was also conferred the Best Presenter Award on top of the team’s Merit Award.

“This was the icing on the cake for me, but I have to credit my whole team for giving their all during this challenging competition that earned us two awards despite our inexperience,” said Desmond.

On how the team overcame the countless challenges that came in competitions like the DTC 2021, Karen explained: “We all had different roles, but we always ensured we played our part to contribute to the team. As a result, we built a rather solid working team dynamic that gave us this achievement.”

“We have to credit TAR UC and our lecturers, especially Mr Michael Yeo Thiam Swee and Ms Liew Wei Lee who sacrificed their time and effort to help us prepare for this competition by sharing their knowledge, resources, revisions and organising mock presentations that helped us get a feel of what a tax competition can be like,” added Desmond.

        
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