On 9 June 2020, The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) in Saudi Arabia published on its website the “Request for Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) — Taxpayer guidance” in both Arabic and English.  

Taxpayers, including multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Saudi Arabia may choose to initiate MAP requests to relieve double taxation or resolve treaty-based tax disputes in a timely manner. This is in line with Saudi Arabia’s commitment to the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 14 minimum standard as a member of the BEPS Inclusive Framework (BEPS IF).

In this webcast the agenda will include:

• MAP and its broad implications
• Leading practice examples seen around the globe
• Existing tax controversy in Saudi Arabia
• Typical cases where MAP might be useful (e.g., transfer pricing and permanent establishment)
• The MAP process in Saudi Arabia

A Q&A session will be included in this 75-minute webcast.

We look forward to you joining us.  

Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Time: 13:00–14:15 (CET) / 14:00–15:15 (KSA) / 15:00–16:15 (UAE)

Registration: Register for this event.

Panelists

• Ronald Van Den Brekel, Partner, EMEIA Transfer Pricing Leader, Ernst & Young Belastingadviseurs LLP
• Joel Cooper, Partner, Global Tax Desk — Transfer Pricing Controversy, Ernst & Young LLP
• Barry Magill, Principal, International Tax and Transaction Services Leader, Ernst & Young & Co. (Certified Public Accountants), KSA
• Ahmed Akeel, Partner, Direct Tax, Ernst & Young & Co. (Certified Public Accountants), KSA
• Venice Segarra, Director, International Tax and Transaction Services, EY Consulting LLC, Dubai

Moderator

• Abir Mukherjee, Director, International Tax and Transaction Services, Ernst & Young & Co. (Certified Public Accountants), KSA

For questions about this webcast, please contact abir.mukherjee@sa.ey.com.