Forum reviews tax developments, challenges and modern systems

Forum reviews tax developments, challenges and modern systems

Muscat: Under the patronage of Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, Chairman of the Tax Authority, the Omani Tax Forum was launched, which was organised by the Tax Authority in cooperation with Ernst & Young company, one of the leading accounting companies, and in the presence of more than 300 persons representing major companies operating in the Sultanate of Oman.

The forum opened with a speech delivered by Said bin Ahmed Al-Shanfari, Director General of the Second Directorate General of Taxes on behalf of the Tax Authority. He welcomed the attendees and confirmed that the Tax Authority always seeks to strengthen ties and community partnerships. Therefore, he emphasized that this forum is one of these partnerships which aim to exchange experiences and opinions to enhance the development of the tax system in the Sultanate of Oman and meet the desires of taxpayers through their experiences in the tax field internally and externally. Then the vision and mission of the Tax Authority were inaugurated.

Three working papers were reviewed during the forum: the first paper was presented by Ahmed Al-Aisari - Head of Tax Consulting Services in the Middle EastRegion and North Africa at Ernst & Young - under the title “The Most Important