Economic Substance Regulations workshop

As the deadline for submitting your annual Economic Substance Regulations is 30th June, we're hosting an informative workshop, giving an overview of ESR, your responsibilities as a business owner and how any recent changes to your business model could impact your current position.

Topics to be covered:

a) What are Economic Substance Regulations, and when are they applicable? (including FAQs)

b) Impact of any recent changes in your business model, on existing ESR evaluation / position.

c) How to deal with notices for penalty and / or ESR audit (including when to file an appeal against penalty imposed).

d) Impact of ESRs on Corporate Tax implications for Free Zone companies.

e) Q&A session on above aspects.

Speaker : Mr. Amit Thapar, Director – International and Corporate Tax, Moore UAE

• Amit is a Chartered Accountant with 15+ years’ experience in the field of corporate and international tax matters. He is also a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce.

• He has worked in the past with organizations such as KPMG, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Ernst & Young, as a part of their tax and regulatory practice.

• Amit has worked on tax matters of several large multinationals, startup companies and overseas investors/ funds across sectors such as Technology, Media, Telecom, Manufacturing, Defence, Oil & Gas etc.

• He has advised corporates on tax and regulatory implications on business transactions and complex tax issues such as Permanent Establishment (PE), Royalty, Inbound Structuring, Capital Gains including indirect transfers, Business Restructuring, Contract Structuring etc., besides handling routine tax compliances and advisory.

• He has represented clients before tax authorities and managed tax litigation before higher appellate forums such as Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and High Court.

• Amit has undertaken several impact assessment studies of developments in tax domain, such as the Multi-Lateral Instrument (MLI), other changes introduced by virtue of OECD / G20 BEPS Project, Equalization Levy w.r.t. e-commerce transactions, Place of Effective Management (POEM) regulations, General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), rules for attribution of profits to Permanent Establishments, etc.

This workshop is held in partnership with Moore UAE, a global accounting and advisory firm, operating in the UAE since 1999. For more information visit: https://www.moore-uae.ae/

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Radisson RED Hotel Dubai Silicon Oasis, Radisson RED, Dubai, United Arab Emirates