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Economic Substance Regulations in UAE: Changes and their impact
In response to a review of the UAE’s tax framework by the European Union and the UAE’s commitment to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) anti-Base Erosion and Profit shifting (BEPS) Action Plan, in 2019 the UAE Cabinet...
SEC Updates Statistical Disclosure Requirements for Banking Registrants
On September 11, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants provide to investors, in its on-going efforts to modernize and...
A New Era in the Middle East for Trade and Politics? Israel and United Arab Emirates Agree to Establish Full Diplomatic Relations
The substantive political and social upheaval that follows crises and disasters is a well-documented phenomenon. The worldwide coronavirus outbreak is likely to be no different, particularly when combined with an ensuing global recession. Arguably we may have already seen one...
Webinar: M&A - Emerging From Crisis
On 13 July 2020, Bracewell and BDO hosted a joint webinar on the theme of “Emerging from Crisis” which included a thought-provoking session at who will emerge from COVID-19 as winners and losers and what the M&A landscape is likely...
Antitrust Agencies Issue Final New Guidelines for Vertical Mergers
On June 30, 2020, the Department of Justice and a split Federal Trade Commission released the final version of their new Vertical Merger Guidelines , which outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the competitive impacts of vertical mergers, as...
M&A - Emerging from Crisis
The first half of 2020 has presented governments, business and individuals with an unprecedented set of circumstances to grapple with. As thoughts start to turn towards emerging from the crisis, people around the world have started to consider what the...
Webinar: VAT and Customs Duty Increases in Saudi Arabia – Implications for Investment into the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia: VAT Rate and Customs Duty Changes Brian Conn (Partner, BDO) and Mohammed Mahmoud Madbouly (Senior Manager BDO KSA) The old adage that nothing is certain except for death and taxes has, until recently, told only half the story...
VAT and Customs Duty Increases in Saudi Arabia – Implications for Investment into the Kingdom
Co-authored by Brian Conn (Partner, BDO) and Mohammed Mahmoud Madbouly (Senior Manager BDO KSA) The old adage that nothing is certain except for death and taxes has, until recently, told only half the story in Saudi Arabia. As the world’s...
UAE Economic Substance Regulations - Awareness Session
On 30 April 2019, the UAE Cabinet, in response to the European Union’s review of the UAE’s tax framework and the UAE’s commitment to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), anti-Base and Profit Sharing (BEPS) Action Plan, issued...
UAE Economic Substance Regulations – Self Assessment Notifications
Co-authored by Brian Conn (Partner, BDO) and Verona Hoh (Associate Director, BDO) On 30 April 2019, the UAE Cabinet, in response to the European Union’s review of the UAE’s tax framework and the UAE’s commitment to the Organisation for Economic...
SEC Adopts Amendments to Improve Financial Disclosures related to Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses, Update “Significant Subsidiary” Test
On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules that govern the financial disclosures registrants must make upon the acquisition or disposition of certain businesses. The Commission also amended the definition of “significant subsidiary” in...
Stay-At-Home Orders – 10 Step Evaluation Process For Manufacturers
In the week following our initial client alert regarding the effect of government stay-at-home orders on your manufacturing operations, approximately 27 states (and many other local authorities) have implemented a version of a stay-at-home order. Many of these same states...
Texas Community Bank Holding Companies may Conduct "Virtual" Shareholder Meetings
Texas community bank holding companies may want to reconsider plans for upcoming annual shareholder meetings in light of health, transportation and other logistical issues raised by the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although Texas corporations are required to hold...
Is Your Manufacturing Operation an "Essential Business" in the Age of the Coronavirus?
As a business with manufacturing operations that cannot be operated remotely by employees at home, it is challenging to comply with health and safety obligations in the age of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), while also preserving the financial integrity of the...
Amid "Stay Home. Work Safe" Orders, Community Banks Remain Open for Business Under Designation as "Critical Infrastructure Sector"
On March 24, 2020, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, in coordination with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, issued a mandatory “Stay Home. Work Safe.” order, effective at 11:59 pm March 24, to preserve public health and safety in Harris County in...