ITR APAC Tax Awards: DDTC Retains Nominations and Reaches Asia-Pacific

JAKARTA, DDTCNews - International Tax Review (ITR), a London-based organisation that ranks tax firms and professionals globally, has once again announced the shortlisted candidates for the ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards 2026.

This annual awards programme recognises the achievements of the best tax firms and professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. ITR continues to divide the awards into several main categories, namely Jurisdiction Awards, Regional Awards and Individual Awards.

DDTC has once again been included in the shortlist for the ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards 2026. This year marks DDTC's nomination in three Indonesia jurisdiction-level firm categories (Jurisdiction Awards). Two of DDTC's professionals have also received individual nominations competing at the Asia-Pacific regional level.

At the Indonesia level, DDTC has again been nominated in three categories that form the core pillars of its practice, namely Tax Firm of the Year, Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year and Tax Disputes Firm of the Year. These represent all of the Indonesia jurisdiction categories contested this year.

This consistency builds on DDTC's track record at the same awards. In 2025, DDTC was named Indonesia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year, a title the firm also won in 2021. The year prior, in 2024, DDTC won Indonesia Tax Dispute Firm of the Year.

Meanwhile, in the individual categories (Individual Awards), which bring together tax professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region, two DDTC's professionals feature. They are Tax Director of DDTC Consulting Cindy Kikhonia Febby and Senior Manager of DDTC Consulting Khisi Armaya Dhora.

Cindy has received two nominations simultaneously, namely Tax Disputes Practice Leader of the Year and Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year. Of all nominees across both categories, Cindy is the only professional to appear on both shortlists at once.

Khisi, meanwhile, has been nominated as Indirect Tax Advisory Rising Star. This recognition also marks the second consecutive year that Khisi has been shortlisted in this category.

Nominations at both the practice leader and rising star levels demonstrate continuity of talent at DDTC, from professionals leading its practice to the next generation beginning to gain recognition at the regional level.

This year, ITR will also for the first time induct female professionals into the Women in Tax Leaders Hall of Fame for the Asia-Pacific region. The winners of the ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards 2026 will be announced on 12 November 2026 at the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong.

Unlike last year's ceremony, which was held in London, this year's event will be held jointly with ITR's sister publication, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), as part of the IFLR APAC Awards evening.

"We extend our warmest congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees," ITR wrote in its official announcement. (kaw)