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Ali Hammad, Tax Policy Consultant

Ali Hammad

Tax Policy Consultant·United Nations Economics for Africa

Egypt

Diploma, International Taxation

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 5 months

Tax Policy Consultant

June 2021 - Present

United Nations Economics for Africa

Khartoum, Sudan

June 2021 - Present

 Leading the team responsible for assisting the Sudanese government in reforming its tax laws (CIT, VAT, Stamp duties, Capital gain tax) and tax administration.
 Provide expertise and technical advice on formulating and reviewing tax policy and legislation to efficiently increase voluntary tax compliance.
 Provide technical inputs and analytical insights regarding national and international tax policies and strategies.
 Review and evaluate the general tax design of direct and indirect taxes of the Sudanese Tax Administration.
 Provide policy advice for prioritizing tax policy reforms.
 Provide technical and practical support for developing a mechanism to identify large taxpayers' audit risks.
 Provide best practices for a good tax system and factors that enhance tax compliance and increase tax revenues.
 Provide practical support, training, and advice on developing a mechanism to identify evaded companies and individuals.
 Assist in analyzing and evaluating policy ideas that positively impact raising tax revenues.
 Assist in analyzing the effects of tax policies on inbound and outbound investments.
 Review and evaluate the Sudanese international tax developments and recommend policy ideas to address international aggressive tax planning and tax evasion.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Consulting

Tax Policy and Modernization Advisor

March 2019 - Present

Kuwait Ministry of Finance

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

March 2019 - Present

 Help identify appropriate tax policies according to the economic and country’s specifics.
 Assist the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance in modernizing its tax administration.
 Provide policy advice for prioritizing tax policy reforms.
 Plan and develop Transfer Pricing tax policies and regulations according to best practices.
 Assist the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance in fighting aggressive international tax planning and tax evasion.
 Review proposed and expected tax laws like excise tax, unified tax procedures law, VAT, etc.
 Assist in studying and analyzing new and current tax policies as well as their impact on tax revenues and taxpayers.
 Simplify new international tax policy concepts to Kuwaiti’s tax administration to understand the development of international tax laws and comply with its requirements, like CbC, FATCA, etc.
 Review Kuwaiti’s double tax treaty model and provide advice about new international amendments
 Facilitate coordination with international tax organizations and global compliance requirements.
 Led the team responsible for analyzing the tax administration structure and business processes.
 Review and advise on tax administration restructuring.
 I am a member of the Supreme Committee responsible for evaluating IT services providers to Kuwaiti’s tax administration.
 I am a member of the Supreme Committee of the Project Management team responsible for leading the introduction, managing, and applying an integrated tax administration system.
 I am a member of the Supreme committee of the change management team responsible for assisting and easing the tax modernization and reform process.
 Assist and advise the development team to recommend future tax policy and administration reforms.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Consulting

Senior Tax Policy Specialist

May 2016 - June 2019

Egyptian Ministry of Finance

Cairo, Egypt

May 2016 - June 2019

 Assist the Vice Minister for Tax Policy in prioritizing and implementing tax reforms (e.g., VAT, capital gain tax, applying an integrated system).
 Assist the Vice Minister for Tax Policy in establishing and developing economic analysis and forecasting in tax revenue authorities (VAT & Corporate Income tax law & Custom tax) with USAID assistance.
 Lead and provide detailed public revenue (including tax) data annually following OECD methodology and classification.
 I was a member of the Supreme Disputes Committee (Monitoring, collecting arrears from taxpayers, and decreasing the number of disputes considerably).
 I was a member of the Tax Evasion Committee (responsible for revising and analyzing tax evasion cases before the minister approves them and sends them to the court).
 Led the team that amended Income Tax Law no. 91 of 2005 (Tax Credit).
 Manage the Ministry of Finance working team with the Ministry of Investment to improve tax incentives efficiency according to the new investment law (law no. 72 of 2017) and measure the tax loss due to the new incentives.
 Conduct revenue analyses of proposed and existing tax provisions.
 Conduct public hearings and receive testimony regarding proposed rule changes.
 Analyze and investigate the current Tax systems (Income Taxes and VAT).
 I was a team member in charge of implementing VAT in Egypt.
 Study and evaluate VAT administration in Egypt.
 Measure the economic effects of current and expected tax policy.
 Develops and recommends policy options and evaluates existing policies at the request of the Vice Minister for Tax Policy.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Administration

Senior Tax Statistics Specialist

October 2018 - December 2018

OECD

Paris, France

October 2018 - December 2018

 Assist the deputy minister of Finance in developing the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy for the first time in Egypt.
 Provide advice on improving data accuracy, presentation, and comparability for the North African and MENA regions.
 Create tables and charts for documents and publications and prepare reports on tax revenue statistics and other related topics.
 Participate in internal OECD capacity-building meetings, workshops, and seminars (Kenya 2018) and the meetings of Working Party No.2 on Tax Policy and Statistics.
 Review the Egyptian Revenue Statistics following the OECD classification.
 Develop the VAT revenue ratio for Egyptian tax revenues from 2000 to 2017.
 Analyze and develop a presentation on the changes in the data to understand their policy, administrative and economic causes.

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Tax Evasion Investigator

January 2007 - April 2016

Egyptian Tax Authority

Cairo, Egypt

January 2007 - April 2016

 Audit and ensure that large and medium taxpayers are compliant with statutory legislation and regulations for different kinds of taxes (Corporate, Personal, Payroll, Withholding, Stamp, and Property taxes).
 Discover and analyze taxpayers' international transactions to discover tax evasion and avoidance.
 Manage the examination of transfer pricing, tax treaties, and international taxation rules.
 Familiar with all income tax disputes under income tax law no. 157 of 1981 and law no. 91 of 2005, such as Internal Committee, High Committee, and Court Appeals.
 Led a group of senior examiners in accomplishing the department's short and long-term targets and goals.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Tester

January 2016 - March 2016

Keywords International Ltd

Japan

January 2016 - March 2016

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Tax Examiner

January 2002 - December 2006

Egyptian Tax Authority

Cairo, Egypt

January 2002 - December 2006

 Ensure compliance of individuals, Small and medium taxpayers with income tax laws and regulations.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

IBFD

August 2020

August 2020

Diploma, International Taxation

Netherlands

GPA (percentage): 100%

GPA (percentage): 100%

 Tax policy trends and the developments of international taxation such as Pillar one and Pillar two.  Tax treaties model conventions according to recent development in the international tax environment.  Background on Multilateral Instrument and its implication on current and future tax treaties.  International tax planning and new international tax policy trends may impact businesses.  Transfer Pricing (TP) methodologies and related tax policies such as TP documentation, TP rules, comparability analysis, etc.  Examples of practical and real case studies and how the relevant tax administration dealt with them.
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Keio University

April 2016

April 2016

Master's degree, Taxation

Japan

 The program was funded by the World Bank and included practicum and academic excellence in tax policies and administrations. The academic program focuses on the analysis of tax policies using qualitative and quantitative methods.  Master's thesis title: "The impact of Corporate Income Tax Rates on FDI in Mediterranean Region: Evidence from 10 countries".  The practicum program analyzes the Japanese tax system and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. The program covers various tax policy and administration practices in income taxes, consumption taxes, property taxes, and inheritance and gift taxes. In addition, the program includes actual audit cases and visits to taxpayer premises with the Japanese tax authority.
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Ain Shams University

January 2009

January 2009

Diploma, Accounting And Audit

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Accounting - International Financial Reporting Standards.
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Cairo University

July 1998

July 1998

Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Audit

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 74%

GPA (percentage): 74%

Skills

Transfer Pricing
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PAYROLL PROCESSING
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PRICING
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TAX
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TAX PLANNING
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COM
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FINANCE
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POLICY ANALYSIS
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BUSINESS PROCESS
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT
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Transfer Pricing
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Income Tax
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taxation
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Tax Policy
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Languages

Arabic
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English
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Japanese
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Project Management Professional
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
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