TAX manager and tax agent in the UAE

Indirect Tax: Participated in conducting VAT projects.Customs duty specialist with GCC and wider Middle Eastern knowledge. In-depth understanding of the GCC Customs Law and Regulations, the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement and customs documentation.Involved in customs duty optimization engagements with a focus on FTA optimization, classification, and valuation. Extensive experience with Dubai Customs online implementation portal for customs declarations processing.Involved in assisting companies and the Customs Authority in conducting customs duty audits in relation to import/export of goods into and out of the GCC. Outstanding relationships with the Customs authorities in the UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), and access to information and officers at all levels.Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Tax Due Diligence and Structuring: Working alongside the Transaction Services team, with respect to providing assistance and advice on tax due diligence (buy side and sell side, asset, and share deals) assignments (often multi-jurisdictional) for clients.Providing a range of International corporate tax: services and tax structuring advice to multi-national companies in the region, SWFs and Government Owned Entities (GOEs).Inbound: Assistance with inbound set-ups, including feasibility studies on choice of entity and location, setting up assistance and provision of international tax advice in relation to the structure adopted for current and future operations.Tax advisory engagements for local and multi-national clients in different industries and jurisdictions.Experience in establishing international companies in both mainland UAE and UAE free zones (JLT/DMCC, TECOM, DSO, DIFC, JAFZA)Outbound: Providing assistance and advice to outbound investors looking to set up and establish a presence outside of the UAE. Work in this regard has entailed structuring investments to minimize tax leakage overseas as well as considerations of a tax efficient exit strategy in the long term.

Trained in the Risk Management Department as part of my internship in UAEU