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In our January 2022 edition of GT’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, you can read the latest news updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing in the UAE and across the Middle East Region.

In our December edition of GT’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, you can read the latest news updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing in the UAE and across the Middle East Region.

Our M&A and Transactions Advisory team actively originates and executes transactions across a range of sectors. Some of the current as well as recently completed transactions include businesses in logistics, technology, real estate, food & beverage, healthcare, education, financial services and energy sectors.

In our November edition of GT’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, you can read the latest news updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing in the UAE and across the Middle East Region.

After challenging times, we have the fantastic opportunity to experience the world coming together to celebrate Expo 2020 here in the UAE. Together with our global network of over 58,000 passionate professionals, Grant Thornton UAE, shares the UAE’s commitment in providing businesses and individuals alike with opportunities and support to create a better tomorrow.

In our October edition of GT’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, you can read the latest news updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing in the UAE and across the Middle East Region.

Despite a difficult climate due to the pandemic across geographies and industries, Grant Thornton sees signs of optimism in both the resilience of the MENA markets and a strong recovery in economic and transactional activity.

In our September edition of GT’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, you can read the latest news updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing in the UAE and across the Middle East Region.

The Federal Tax Authority introduced a Special Refund Scheme in 2020 to reimburse VAT paid on goods and services for official participants in Expo 2020.

In our August edition of GT’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, you can read the latest news updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing in the UAE and across the Middle East Region.

Grant Thornton UAE is pleased to present our annual Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Benchmarking survey regarding compliance with UAE Insurance Authority Circular No. 21 of 2019 in the UAE Insurance Industry.

Read this month’s Hospitality Newsletter where our team of experts have gathered updates and shared insights on the UAE and GCC’s Hospitality landscape. Explore the updates affecting Indirect Tax, International Tax and Transfer Pricing.

In this paper we explore Trade-Based Money Laundering in further detail focused in particular on the December 2020 FATF publication “Trade-Based Money Laundering, Trends and Developments”* and provide guidance to Financial Institutions and other entities on how to assess, mitigate, identify and report the financial crime threats arising from the global trade system.

The UAE’s recent changes to its commercial law allowing 100% ownership to non-UAE nationals for mainland businesses, is a testament to the country’s commitment to encourage foreign funding and economic diversification.

Learn about the latest updates in Tax, Indirect Tax, and International tax in the UAE and GCC Region.

In this tax alert, our specialists, Steven Ireland and Muhammad Bhagat clarify the annual reporting requirements for all entities classified as Financial Institutions for FATCA and CRS Reporting (including the filing of Nil Returns) as stipulated within the regulations.