About
Christine Teo is Head of Tax Compliance at Spice Taxation in Singapore, where she specialises in UK taxation for two groups in particular: individuals moving to and out of the UK, and overseas investors holding UK property who need to stay compliant with HMRC from abroad. She has advised individuals across three jurisdictions, Singapore, the UK and Australia, since 2014.
She joined Spice in January 2022 as Senior Tax Executive, was promoted to Tax Manager in January 2024, and to Head of Tax Compliance in April 2026. Before Spice she was Senior UK Taxation Executive at Select Investors in Singapore, and before that spent four years at Deloitte Singapore as a Senior Tax Associate, working on individual income tax compliance and advisory for multinational clients. She began her career inside the tax authority itself, as a Tax Officer at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, handling enquiries from individual taxpayers.
With Martin Rimmer she co-wrote the UK taxation chapter of Expatriate Law’s guide for British expats in Singapore, covering the tax consequences of divorce abroad: Capital Gains Tax on transfers between separating spouses, clogged losses, Split Year Treatment on a return to the UK, and domicile and Inheritance Tax exposure across a worldwide estate.
Christine read Accounting and Finance at the University of London, and holds an earlier degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Queensland. She has completed the Singapore Executive Tax Programme at Levels I and II with the Tax Academy of Singapore. Her work centres on keeping clients fully compliant with HMRC while finding legitimate ways to reduce their tax liability. She works closely with each client to understand their circumstances, making full use of the reliefs, exemptions and planning options available. She believes professionalism and integrity are vital to building trust, and aims to give every client clear, practical advice and the confidence that their affairs are in good order.
Areas of Tax Expertise
- UK personal tax planning and advice for individuals relocating to and out of the UK
- UK individual income tax compliance for non-residents, residents and Split Year residents
- Ongoing UK compliance for overseas investors holding UK property
- Inheritance Tax exposure on worldwide estate
- Singapore individual income tax advice and compliance
- Liaison with the relevant tax authorities
Current Roles
- Head of Tax Compliance, Spice Taxation Pte Ltd, Singapore (April 2026 to present)
Prior Career
- Tax Manager, Spice Taxation Pte Ltd, Singapore (January 2024 to April 2026)
- Senior Tax Executive, Spice Taxation Pte Ltd, Singapore (January 2022 to January 2024)
- Senior UK Taxation Executive, Select Investors, Partners in Managing Your Wealth, Singapore (December 2020 to December 2021)
- Senior Tax Associate, Deloitte Singapore (December 2014 to January 2019)
- Tax Officer, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (July 2014 to December 2014)
Education
- University of London, BSc Accounting and Finance, 2012 to 2014
- The University of Queensland, BSc Biomedical Sciences, 2009 to 2011
- Singapore Executive Tax Programme, Levels I and II, Tax Academy of Singapore
Selected Publications
- Rimmer M. and Teo C. “Divorce Abroad and UK Taxation”, chapter 9 of The divorce journey for British expats in Singapore, Expatriate Law, updated April 2022
Additional Areas of Interest
- Climbing
- Reading
- Wine tasting
- Volunteered as a Dignitary Liaison Officer at the 8th ASEAN Para Games, Singapore (2015)