Tax

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Turkish Ministry of Finance Announces New Tax Rate Increases – Esin Attorney Partnership

September 27, 2017

Naci Ağbal, the Ministry of Finance, has announced the following tax increases during the Medium Term Program meeting (2018-2020):   …

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

‘Database’ of 118 local firms compiled so far under FATCA

September 24, 2017

Unconfirmed statistics indicate there are about 13,000 Kuwaitis holding US citizenship and they have the option now to file bank…

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Legal

Grant Thornton partner detained in Dubai

September 21, 2017

David Ingram, a partner in the insolvency and proceeds of crime team and a licensed insolvency practitioner at Grant Thornton…

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New Investment Products & Services

PwC Working to Establish Iran Presence

September 19, 2017

PricewaterhouseCoopers, a leading multinational professional services network, is working to establish a formal presence in Iran, as foreign interest in…

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Tax

Family offices told to separate family, business expenditures ahead of VAT

September 14, 2017

Family-owned offices, importers/exporters, and technology, media and telecom  firms will be impacted in various ways, therefore, they need to ensure…

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Comment & Analysis

Rich people from these nations hide the most offshore wealth

September 13, 2017

Pinpointing the inequality between rich and poor is notoriously difficult because the data is so squishy, and new research shows…

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Tax

Here are the countries whose wealthy stash their riches in offshore havens

September 11, 2017

The rich use offshore tax havens when they live near Switzerland, are from a country stocked with natural resources, or…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

UAE’s tax authority prepares for excise tax, VAT implementation

September 7, 2017

The board of the UAE’s Federal Tax Authority has finalised plans for the introduction of excise tax next month and…

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Legal

Germany plans to file lawsuit against Kuwait on tax evasion

September 4, 2017

MP Saadoun Hammad, a member of the committee that was formed by the National Assembly to investigate the financial irregularities…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

VAT could emerge a cost centre for banks irrespective of rates

September 3, 2017

Implementation of Value Added Tax  in the UAE starting from January 1, 20018 will have some adverse implications for the…

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Financial Results

Middle East M&A deal volume falls in H1 as investors escape troubled markets

August 28, 2017

A recent report issued by the auditing and consultancy firm EY found that mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East…

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Executive Moves

Andersen Global Expands Presence in Israel

August 23, 2017

Andersen Global has announced the appointment of the Regional Managing Partner for the U.S., Canada and Israel, Dan DePaoli.  …

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