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MESA Tax Guide

KPMG’s Middle East and South Asia (MESA) e-guide was recently published, providing a tax overview of GCC countries, wider Middle East countries and South Asian countries.

The reported countries include:

  • Bahrain
  • Kuwait
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Yemen
  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka

The report provides a summary of Direct Taxes, including branches/permanent establishments, Tax Treaties, Indirect/Withholding taxes, Accounting rules including loss carryovers, and details about each country’s tax rules and requirements.

The guide is a handy reference, especially as the included countries are experiencing significant changes in their tax rules and guidance.

Click to access mesa-tax-guide.pdf

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GCC VAT: A reality

The long -awaited VAT has become a reality in the GCC, effective 1/1/2018.

This provision will require advance (systems) implementation and training, especially for companies in the region not familiar with VAT reporting.  Note the UAE and other GCC countries have nil, or minimal rates of corporate tax and this indirect tax will provide a local economic stimulus without creating additional complexities of corporate tax reforms.

This reform is not unexpected, although now the execution phase is very important to provide a seamless transition for reporting and collection.  

EY’s Global Tax Alert provides additional details of this development.

Click to access 2017G_00900-171Gbl_Indirect_Preparation%20for%20GCC%20VAT%20by%201%20Jan%202018%20requires%20immediate%20action.pdf

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