Spotlight on Financial Services Tax Series 2

Series 2 - Episode 6: Crypto currency and the growth in use of digital assets

Anna Zeitlan — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:29:48 +0400

Welcome to Series 2 Episode 6 of Spotlight on Financial Services Tax Series. Bilal Abba (Director - Middle East Tax Information Reporting Leader) will kickstart the conversation with Anna Zeitlan (Director - Head of Fintech and Financial Services) where they discuss all things Crypto, the crash, CARF, regulations, obligations and its future in the Middle East region.

Series 2 - Episode 5: VAT Auditing & Systems

PwC Middle East — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:31:53 +0400

Welcome to series 2 episode 5 of the spotlight on Financial Services Tax series. Today we will be discussing VAT audits in the UAE and the importance of systems before, during and after the audit process. I am joined by my colleagues Kirti Joshi who is a Director leading our FS VAT practice in the UAE and Abhinav Mangla who is a Senior Manager in our Tax Strategy and Transformation Team.

Series 2 - Episode 4: Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”) and Amendments to the CRS

PwC Middle East — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:16:35 +0400

Welcome to Series 2 Episode 4 of Spotlight on Financial Services Tax Series. Tetiana Sphak will kickstart the conversation with Bilal Abba (Director - Middle East Tax Information Reporting Leader) on the proposed amendments to the Common Reporting Standard as well as a release of a new global tax transparency framework, which introduces the automatic exchange of tax information on transactions in Crypto-Assets (“Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework” or “CARF”)”.

Series 2 - Episode 3: Transfer Pricing & the rise and rise of digital banking

PwC Middle East — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:46:21 +0400

In the first episode of this series on Financial Services Transfer Pricing: The rise and rise of digital banking, Safae Guennoun, Zachary Noteman and Zeeshan Humayun discussed, amongst other aspects, the importance of transfer pricing considerations from a banking perspective; key transfer pricing considerations when launching a digital bank; how tax authorities around the world are approaching the issue of transfer pricing and digital banking and banking in general as well as global tax updates and the interplay with transfer pricing from a banking perspective.

Series 2 - Episode 2: A look at BEPS 2.0 proposed changes

PwC Middle East — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:25:10 +0400

In the second episode of our second series on Spotlight on Financial Services Tax, Peter Maybrey and Bilal Abba look at BEPS 2.0 proposed changes, a topical subject for many financial institutions at the moment. These significant changes are reshaping the tax landscape and the rules propose two reforms, Pillar One and Pillar Two, which will be discussed in high level throughout this episode.

Series 2 - Episode 1: Tax audit and assessment activity for tax reporting regimes across the Middle East

PwC Middle East — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:50:58 +0400

In the first episode of our second series on Spotlight on Financial Services Tax, Peter Maybrey and Bilal Abba look at recent developments around audits and assessments for tax reporting regimes, including the UAE Economic Substance Regulations (ESR) and the latest developments clients need to be aware of.