Workshop: UAE Tax Essentials: Framework, Structures and Risk Management

This Workshop examines a practical and strategic overview of the key pillars of the UAE tax framework from Free Zone considerations and partnership structures to transfer pricing, compliance obligations, and proactive risk management. The workshop provides the participants with the insight needed to operate confidently and compliantly in the new environment.

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Date and Time

14 April 2026 8:30 AM 12:30 PM

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Venue

Dubai Chambers, 15th floor

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Organized By

Dubai Chambers & Al Tamimi & Co.

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Event Type

Workshop

About the Workshop

This Workshop examines a practical and strategic overview of the key pillars of
the UAE tax framework from Free Zone considerations and partnership structures
to transfer pricing, compliance obligations, and proactive risk management.
The workshop provides the participants with the insight needed to operate
confidently and compliantly in the new environment.

 

Language: English

 

Objectives

The participants will gain better understanding of:

 

  • The UAE Tax Landscape in Context: Evolution, Policy Direction, and the Broader Corporate & Indirect Tax Framework
  • Free Zones Under the Corporate Tax Regime: Incentives, Boundaries, and Strategic Considerations
  • Partnerships in Focus: Fiscal transparency, Allocation of Profits, and Structuring Implications
  • Family Foundations and Private Wealth Structures: Tax Treatment, Governance, and Long-Term Planning
  • Transfer Pricing in the UAE: Core Principles, Documentation Expectations, and the Introduction of the APA Regime
  • Corporate Tax Compliance in Action: Key Obligations and Practical Lessons
  • Managing Tax Risk in a Maturing Regime: Governance, Controls, and Preparing for Review
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Agenda

Participation Fees

(Excluding VAT)

  • Dubai Chambers' Member: AED 600 /-
  • Non-member: AED 1500 /-
     %10 discount available for groups of three or more.

A selection of our partners

Speakers

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Shiraz Khan
Head of Taxation, Partner

Shiraz is a UK qualified lawyer with over 23 years of international tax experience. Shiraz specializes in advising on international tax structuring and tax aspects of cross border M&A, private equity, structured finance, Islamic finance and real estate transactions. He has in-depth knowledge and expertise across all taxes including corporate tax, withholding taxes and VAT in a wide range of industry sectors.

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Giorgi Macharashvili
Transfer Pricing Lead

Giorgi has over 15 years of extensive experience working across public and private organizations, specializing in complex transfer pricing and international taxation matters. He is a skilled professional managing advisory projects across numerous industries, with deep expertise in transfer pricing issues related to financial transactions, intra-group services, supply chains, profit allocation to the permanent establishments

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Sahid Daud
Tax Counsel

Sahid has over 15 years of experience advising clients on international tax matters. Sahid has a wealth of experience in advising multinational groups on international tax matters in respect of acquisitions, disposals, restructures / reorganizations, expansion into new markets, group holding structures, financing arrangements and legal entity rationalizations.

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Marie Germain

Marie has over 8 years of extensive experience in international tax, corporate tax and cross-border structuring, specializing in tax advisory and transactional matters for multinationals, investment funds and regional companies.

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