Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Business Tax Advisory and Tax Compliance – Income tax and VAT filings; ascertaining the impact of taxes on different transactions; finding VAT treatment of new and complex transactions; frequent dealing with the tax authorities; International Tax Services – Income tax and VAT advice on all aspects of cross-border transactions; transfer pricing reporting and advice; setting up IP-box companies; routing dividends, royalty and interest payments; advice on double taxation treaties, Permanent Establishment and BEPS Actions; disclosure of beneficial ownership; Capital Gains on disposal of assets outside territory; Transaction Tax – M&A; formation of REIT; restructuring; group formation; IPO’s; due diligence; health checks; tax planning; Tax Reform and Policy – Advised local and foreign revenue bodies on the matters pertaining to tax reform, policy and legislation; designing tax collection and enforcement systems and monitoring implementation of tax legislation while working on different assignments funded by IFC, World Bank, GiZ, ACCA UK and etc.; Corporate Law – Co-lead in the Corporate Law practice at Lahore office; drafting agreements, scheme of arrangements and other transaction documents, reviewing them from tax efficiency perspective; legal advice on corporate law matters; Tax Litigation – Handled tax litigation claims both for and against the clients including concluding general and withholding tax audits; attending hearings in tax proceedings, filing appeals, conducting research, making case briefs for different quasi-judicial and judicial fora including Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), High Courts, Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO). Regulatory Approvals – Opening of Branch/Liaison Office; incorporations; tax registrations; permission for merger; registration of foreign equity, loans, royalty agreements and associated statutory compliances with different regulatory bodies
Research Assistant to Mr. Mansoor Hassan Khan, senior partner at Firm The work involved visits to civil and sessions courts, interviewing Civil Judges, Magistrates and Sessions Judges, reading through the judicial record and writing research briefs