VAT implementation challenges in the GCC

International Tax Review is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, 1-2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND

Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2026

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement

Cookies Settings

VAT implementation challenges in the GCC

December 15 2015
gcc

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) oil export revenues are expected to be nearly $275 billion lower in 2015 than in 2014 and with low oil prices set to stay, countries in the region are undertaking fiscal adjustments. Mark Lindley, director of tax at the Qatar Financial Centre, explores the challenges.

Unlock this content.

The content you are trying to view is exclusive to our subscribers.

To unlock this content:

Take a Free Trial or Login

Topics

FeatureIndirect TaxGulf Cooperation Council
more across site & shared bottom lb ros

More from across our site

Direct Tax
London
Exclusive: Fieldfisher private client specialist leaves for barrister-led practice
Sara Morgan is due to join Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen as a partner in London, ITR understands
Tom Baker, May 11 2026
Direct Tax
alex jupp tim shuman.png
‘No one’s eating anyone else’s lunch’: inside McDermott’s tax-powered merger
The newly combined tax team has already worked on thousands of joint client matters, leaders from McDermott Will & Schulte tell ITR
Tom Baker, May 11 2026
AI in tax forum 2026 crowd shot
A taxing week: 2026 is the watershed year for AI in tax
As AI becomes increasingly intuitive and idiot-proof, its tax applicability is becoming impossible to overstate
Tom Baker, May 08 2026
Direct Tax
The globe, with lines connecting different countries
This week in tax: US and Swiss MNEs lag global counterparts on CbCR compliance
New data on public CbCR showed uneven adoption, as Singapore advanced pillar two compliance and firms expanded their tax capabilities
Tom Baker, May 08 2026
Transfer Pricing
Economic Analysis for transfer pricing in turbulent times.png
TP and the Corporate Tax Roadmap: reform by momentum, not revolution
Nearly two years after its publication, the Corporate Tax Roadmap is reshaping the UK’s TP framework through incremental reforms focused on scope, transparency and earlier HMRC intervention
Devon Buffoni, May 07 2026
Direct Tax
Audit And Fraud Investigation. Auditor Using Magnifying Glass
Pillar two’s first compliance test: what advisers should be telling clients
With a stark divergence between MNEs that prepared early and those rushing to catch up, advisers must remain agile with all manner of compliance risks
Akashni Ashok Latchanna, May 06 2026
Indirect Tax
European Union flag against European Parliament
This month in indirect tax: EU steps up VAT fraud crackdown
The EU agreed new cooperative and investigative measures to tackle VAT fraud, while Hungary faced legal action and Lavez Coutinho expanded its indirect tax team
Tom Baker, May 06 2026
Direct Tax
Aerial view of Christ and Botafogo Bay from high angle.
SiqueiraCastro acquires three-partner tax team to establish full-service Brazilian practice
The arrival of a team from Brazilian rival Costa Tavares Paes Advogados brings SiqueiraCastro’s tax headcount to seven partners and 30 associates
Tom Baker, May 05 2026
Direct Tax
ryan london zoo initiative .jpeg
A taxing week: Ryan’s day at the zoo was more than animalistic self-promotion
CSR initiatives can sometimes venture into virtue signalling, but Ryan’s tax literacy event for schoolchildren was a genuine and necessary endeavour
Tom Baker, May 01 2026
Direct Tax
Grant Thornton.jpg
This week in tax: Grant Thornton extends consolidation drive to Australia
Grant Thornton advanced plans to integrate its Australian firm into its US arm, as tax developments spanned law firm hires, aviation levies and digital services taxes
Tom Baker, May 01 2026
Gift this article