The UAE Federal Tax Authority issued VAT Public Clarification - VATP039, providing clarification on the treatment of cryptocurrency mining on 13 January 2025. In a case of proof of work, a person can mine crypto currency for his own account, or

The UAE Ministry of Finance has released Ministerial Decision No. 301 of 2024 regarding the oversight of tax groups under the Corporate Tax Law on 9 December 2024. The decision outlines several important areas, such as ownership requirements and

The Cabinet of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates approved for ratification the income tax treaty with Bahrain on 2 January 2025. Earlier, the Bahrain Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with the

The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced Ministerial Decision No. 302 of 2024 on 10 December 2024, which replaces Decision No. 116 of 2023, revising the regulations concerning the participation exemption as outlined in the Corporate Tax Law. The

Dubai is reportedly planning to reintroduce a 30% alcohol sales tax effective 1 January 2025, reversing a policy that suspended the tax in 2023 to boost tourism. The announcement, communicated by major alcohol distributors MMI and African+

The amended protocol to the 2000 Netherlands-Moldova Income and Capital Tax Treaty, signed on 4 September 2023, will officially enter into force on 31 December 2024. This is the first amendment to the tax treaty and its  provisions will take effect