Indirect Tax
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months
Manager with a specialisation in Value Added Tax (VAT)
Key Accountabilities:
• Planning, executing, and spearheading Indirect Tax (VAT) projects, including advisory, compliance, litigation, and M&A.
• Provide effective advisory support to clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Kingdom of Bahrain ("Bahrain") and Sultanate of Oman ("Oman") on technical and complex VAT issues by monitoring changes and developments in the tax legislation.
• Lead teams to provide VAT compliance support including registration, deregistration, and VAT return preparation within prescribed timelines.
• Coordinate and manage periodic VAT reporting for businesses to ensure timely preparation and submission of all VAT returns. Review of documentation and transactions to ensure accurate monthly VAT filings.
• Coordinate, manage and build technical VAT arguments to ensure timely response to queries from tax authorities.
• Support businesses to obtain tax positions on complex technical matters from the tax authority including preparation of tax clarification letters, reconsideration letters, tax litigation and dispute assistance.
• Assist in developing and implementing VAT strategies, policies and procedures for VAT accounting, compliance, and audits.
• Conduct VAT health check reviews and recommend corrective actions to minimize gaps in VAT policy and controls.
• Guide businesses to prepare and file Voluntary Disclosure letters with a goal to minimize administrative penalties.
• Monitor compliance activities such as preparation of VAT refund requests, voluntary disclosure letters and forms and reconsideration letters to request a waiver of tax penalties.
• Perform due diligence on targets and vendors to identify potential tax exposures, ensuring sufficient coverage through warranties and indemnities.
• Communicate with all senior management and stakeholder of a business on all tax matters.
• Led business development support to win new clients and increase revenue stream.
• Provide support on budget and forecasting activities.
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