New requirements will not imperil offshore formation
Last month’s column on offshore companies led to a storm of requests seeking clarifications on a number of issues, particularly…
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Bank Leumi: Germany's Moral Conundrum
Under finance minister Norbert Walter-Borjans, Germany state North Rhine-Westphalia has been a voracious acquirer of Swiss bank data proffered by…
New Saudi expat levy set to ‘harm’ businesses and families: Riyadh Chamber
New fees to be imposed on expats and their dependents in Saudi Arabia from July 2017 will be a financial…
Deloitte launches Business Guide for Iraq
The report looks to highlight key areas of consideration both for those businesses who are looking to invest in Iraq…
UAE, Panama among countries praised for 'strong progress' towards tax transparency
Global tax watchdogs have praised the progress made towards tax transparency by a number of previously 'non-compliant' jurisdictions.30 Jun 2017…
Bahrain expands its capacity to fight international tax avoidance and evasion
Today, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance of Bahrain signed…
Gulf states prepare for VAT in time of crisis
Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers, thanks to their reputation as tax-free havens, aim…
Dubai: Aadhaar card not mandatory for NRIs for financial, I-T transactions
To boost its drive against tax evasion and unaccounted transactions, the central government recently authorised the mandatory linking of Aadhaar…
UAE one of the easiest places in the world for accounting and tax compliance
Ranked 92nd out of 94 jurisdictions according to their financial complexity, the UAE is the least complex place globally for…
Global CEOs remain optimistic over the next 3 years and look to be the disruptor
KPMG International today released its 2017 Global CEO Outlook, based on in-depth interviews with nearly 1,300 CEOs of some of the…
Turkey signs pact to prevent tax avoidance, evasion
By signing a new international pact, Turkey has taken a key step forward to prevent tax avoidance and evasion by…
Turkey Unveils New Tax Amnesty Law
The Law on the Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree-Laws No. 7020 ("Amnesty Law") was…