This session being held in partnership with Moore UAE will cover the following topics:

a) Important developments in the UAE VAT law

• Important developments that the Business must know

• Common errors made by the Businesses resulting into penalties

• Discussions on some peculiar issues related to export of services and zero-rating provisions

b) VAT Refunds

• Scenarios for claiming VAT refund

• Assessing preparedness

• Practical issues being faced by businesses

c) Question and Answers

Speaker Name: Mr. Ankur Jain, Moore UAE

• Ankur has more than 18 years’ experience in the compliance and consultancy space spanning across industries in areas of Indirect taxes including VAT

• He has over 14 years of experience in indirect taxation with the Big 4 accountancy firms

• He worked with the team that assisted the State Governments in India in drafting of VAT laws and regulations

• He handled four waves of indirect tax changes:

1) from General Sales Tax to VAT between years 2002-2006 in India;

2) during introduction of GST in India in the year 2017;

3) during introduction of VAT in the UAE; and

4) during introduction of VAT in Bahrain and Oman

• He led teams in conducting indirect tax diagnostic review of various multinational companies