United Arab Emirates News

BEPS Multilateral Instrument To Enter Into Force
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, March 23, 2018
The OECD has announced that its multilateral convention to implement tax treaty-related measures to counter base erosion and profit shifting will enter into force on July 1, 2018. Read Full Story

EU Announces Sanctions For 'Blacklisted' Countries
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, March 22, 2018
The European Commission is to take steps to ensure that EU external development and investment funds cannot be channelled or transited through entities in countries included on the EU's "blacklist" of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Read Full Story

Tax-Privileged Free Trade Zones The OECD's Next Target
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, March 19, 2018
In a new report, the OECD has drawn attention to criminal activity in free trade zones, which typically offer tax privileges and lighter regulation, highlighting that they may be unintentionally fostering growth in counterfeit goods. Read Full Story

EU Makes Changes To Tax Blacklist
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
The EU has removed three countries from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and added a further three. Read Full Story

UAE Tax Authority To Waive Late VAT Registration Penalties
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
The UAE's Federal Tax Authority has announced that it will waive late registration penalties for businesses that have not yet registered for VAT, on the condition that they do so by April 30 of this year. Read Full Story

UAE Clarifies Tax Rules For Contracts Agreed Prior To VAT
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
The UAE's Federal Tax Authority has issued guidance on whether a supplier or consumer is liable for VAT on goods or services for contracts negotiated before VAT was introduced. Read Full Story

Bahrain Commits To Introducing VAT This Year
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Bahrain has committed to pushing towards the introduction of the Gulf Cooperation Council's value-added tax framework by the end of the year. Read Full Story

UAE Issues Guidance Ahead Of VAT Filing Deadline
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Businesses registered for the United Arab Emirates's value-added tax need to complete a four-step online procedure to file their tax returns, the Federal Tax Authority has said. Read Full Story

UAE VAT Authority Addresses Compliance Matters
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
The UAE's Federal Tax Authority has newly launched a number of VAT compliance tools and further confirmed how the value-added tax regime, introduced at the start of the year, should operate. Read Full Story

UAE Confirms Online Purchases Are Subject To VAT
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The United Arab Emirates' Federal Tax Authority has released a statement confirming that all purchases from online retailers are subject to the same value-added tax rules as for purchases from brick and mortar stores – that they should generally be subject to the headline five percent value-added tax rate. Read Full Story
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