Gulf Tax Day - 28 January 2026
The IFA UAE chapter was grateful to have organized its flagship event, and the first event of this year – the exclusive and invitation-only Gulf Tax Day 2026. This was a must-attend full-day conference with excellent speakers and panelist from renowned tax consultancy firms and law firms. Gulf Tax Day is the platform where leaders in tax, policy, and advisory come together to navigate tomorrow’s challenges. This year's Gulf Tax Day was a very informative event with excellent presentations and panel discussions.
With IFA as a truly independent platform for tax professionals in the UAE, and beyond, the Gulf Tax Day attendees enjoyed the following insightful tax technical sessions:
➤ Shaping the Future: A Strategic Outlook for the GCC Economy – by Jeanne Walters of Emirates NBD
➤ GCC Tax Updates and UAE Corporate Tax Lessons Learnt – by Charles Collett and Hanan Abboud of PwC Middle East
➤ Head of Tax One-on-One Discussion – by Howard R. Hull and Siegert Slagman
➤ Tax Automation – by Djanno Boskan of Alvarez & Marsal
➤ Pillar Two – Developments and Compliance Aspects – by Jan Roderick van Abbe and Karen Hernández León of Deloitte
➤ Free Zone Persons: Interplay between the Corporate tax and Transfer pricing rules – by Sandeep Kumar and Kapil Bhatnagar of Dhruva Consultants
➤ Tax aspects for Mergers and Acquisitions – by Nilesh Ashar and Sameep Uchil of FTI Consulting
➤ Family Office – Tax Structuring – by Shiraz Khan of Al Tamimi & Company
➤ Transfer Pricing Disclosures – by Antonio Tapia Sánchez and Claire Boushell of KPMG Lower Gulf
➤ Tax Audit Readiness – by Chris Lord and Sana Azam of EY
