Spotlight on Financial Services Tax Series 1

Series 1 - Episode 8: Examining Withholding Taxes and their impact in the financial services industry

PwC Middle East — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:18:56 +0400

In this episode, Peter Maybrey and Bilal Abba take a look at Withholding Taxes (WHT) why WHT reclaims are becoming more of a 'hot topic' for the financial services industry.

Series 1 - Episode 7: A digital approach to Financial Services tax

PwC Middle East — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:13:27 +0400

In our Spotlight on Financial Services Tax series, PwC Middle east Financial Services Tax Partner and Leader, Peter Maybrey and Middle East Information Reporting Leader, Bilal Abba, look at the key issues Middle East based businesses need to be aware of and how they apply to the financial services sector. The series will be composed of 10 minute videos touching on various topics such as DAC6, digital banking, economic substance requirements, FATCA and CRS, among other key issues.

In the seventh episode of the series, we discuss the role of technology in tax processes for the industry.

Series 1 - Episode 6: Transfer Pricing for Financial Services

PwC Middle East — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:44:40 +0400

In the sixth episode of our Middle East Financial Services for Tax series, we take a look at the latest changes in Transfer Pricing rules and regulations affecting Financial Services organisations. With PwC Middle East Financial Services Tax Leader, Peter Maybrey, and PwC Transfer Pricing Director, Saumyanil Deb.

Series 1 - Episode 5: Current experience and hot topics in VAT for Financial Services

PwC Middle East — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:56:56 +0400

In the fifth episode of the series, we discuss the VAT requirements for the Financial Services sector and the relevant topics that require immediate attention.

Series 1 - Episode 4: Digital banking and relevant tax and legal implications

PwC Middle East — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:04:25 +0400

In our Spotlight on Financial Services Tax series, PwC Middle east Financial Services Tax Partner and Leader, Peter Maybrey and Middle East Information Reporting Leader, Bilal Abba, look at the key issues Middle East based businesses need to be aware of and how they apply to the financial services sector. The series will be composed of 10 minute podcasts touching on various topics such as DAC6, digital banking, economic substance requirements, FATCA and CRS, among other key issues.

In our fourth episode, we look at digital banking and relevant tax/legal implications.

Series 1 - Episode 3: Economic substance requirements and how to be compliant

PwC Middle East — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:56:00 +0400

In our Spotlight on Financial Services Tax series, PwC Middle east Financial Services Tax Partner and Leader, Peter Maybrey and Middle East Information Reporting Leader, Bilal Abba, look at the key issues Middle East based businesses need to be aware of and how they apply to the financial services sector. The series will be composed of 10 minute podcasts touching on various topics such as DAC6, digital banking, economic substance requirements, FATCA and CRS, among other key issues.

In the third episode of the series, we examine the economic substance requirements and the steps you need to take to be compliant.

Series 1 - Episode 2: EU’s Mandatory Disclosure Regime | DAC6 and the impact on Middle East businesses

PwC Middle East — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0400

We have been witnessing a rapid change in the financial services tax and legal environment amongst financial services institutions and groups.

In our Spotlight on Financial Services Tax series, PwC Middle east Financial Services Tax Partner and Leader, Peter Maybrey and Middle East Information Reporting Leader, Bilal Abba, look at the key issues Middle East based businesses need to be aware of and how they apply to the financial services sector. The series will be composed of 10 minute podcasts touching on various topics such as DAC6, digital banking, economic substance requirements, FATCA and CRS, among other key issues.

In our second episode, we look at automatic exchange of information regime and EU's Mandatory Disclosure regime, DAC6.

Series 1 - Episode 1: Exchange of information regime, FATCA and CRS, and the latest developments

PwC — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:48:43 +0400

We have been witnessing a rapid change in the financial services tax and legal environment amongst financial services institutions and groups.

In our Spotlight on Financial Services Tax series, PwC Middle east Financial Services Tax Partner and Leader, Peter Maybrey and Middle East Information Reporting Leader, Bilal Abba, look at the key issues Middle East based businesses need to be aware of and how they apply to the financial services sector. The series will be composed of 10 minute podcasts touching on various topics such as DAC6, digital banking, economic substance requirements, FATCA and CRS, among other key issues.

In the first episode of our series, Peter and Bilal look at the exchange of information regime, FATCA and CRS, and the latest developments clients need to be aware of.