Month: May 2017

The UAE Government is planning to introduce VAT on 1 January 2018.

May 30, 2017

Deloitte has published useful research notes on the 5% VAT that will be introduced in the UAE in 2018. Deloitte is among the region’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26 offices in 15 countries with more than 3,000 partners, directors and staff. It is a Tier 1 … More The UAE Government is planning to introduce VAT on 1 January 2018.

Regime for Marketing Foreign Funds in the UAE

May 30, 2017

Morgan Lewis published a very helpful article exploring the rules governing marketing in the UAE of interests in foreign (non-UAE) funds, and in particular the various exemptions from the general requirement that such foreign funds be registered with the Securities and Commodities Authority of the UAE and marketed in the UAE by locally licensed placement agents. Conclusions of the article: … More Regime for Marketing Foreign Funds in the UAE