Ajit Prabhu
Head of Tax
Deloitte Southeast Asia and Singapore


Ajit Prabhu, a practicing member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, is head of tax for Deloitte Southeast Asia and also leads the tax practice of Deloitte Singapore. He has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting, providing tax consultancy services with emphasis on the Singapore and Asia-Pacific tax implications of inbound and outbound investments.

He has prepared and presented papers on investment and taxation topics at numerous seminars in Singapore and overseas, including those conducted by the Asian-Pacific Tax and Investment Research Centre, Institute for International Research, and other seminar organizers. Ajit has also authored several articles on investment and taxation, including taxation of electronic commerce in Singapore that have been published in academic journals in Singapore and overseas, including the CCH Journal of Asian- Pacific Taxation, CCH Singapore Master Tax Guide Manual, Euromoney’s International Tax Review and Tax Planning International.

Ajit has been ranked a leading tax advisor in Singapore by the International Tax Review and the Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisors (both published by Euromoney plc) every year for the last eight years.

He specialises in corporate tax, including international mergers and acquisitions and multinational tax planning and a substantial portion of his practice is devoted to advising clients in the real estate and financial services industries.

Ajit has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and is a Chartered Accountant (England & Wales).